So……What’s Green At CES?

• CES has been crazy this year, with the launch of Palm’s new Pre, LG phones converting to watches, and thousands of other new products launching.  One thing that’s consistently at the forefront of these announcements are new and improved green practices.
• CES, the show itself is working with Carbonfund.org to offset 20,000 tons of carbon and invest over $100,000 on environmental efforts.  They’ve also devoted a portion of the show to cleantech and sustainable technologies. They’ve named the area Sustainable Technologies TechZone….clever.  Companies displaying their work and practices include Dell, Voltaic Systems, Freeplay Energy and Meraki Networks among others.
• Three giants; Panasonic, Toshiba, and Sharp formed the Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Co. LLC (MRM).  The organization will manage the collection and recycling of old electronics.  MRM has  been running for 5 months in Minnesota and has already collected over 750 tons.  This year, they plan expansion to 280 sites throughout the US.  This goes along with all the other green moves Panasonic has been making lately.
• Just following it’s announcement to enter the solar market, Toshiba continued to deliver the goods with a few notable green product announcements.  They’re launching the Portégé laptop which is said to be the greenest laptop sold in the US (by EPEAT standards), a electric bicycle that goes 20-30 miles on a 5 minute charge (sick), a LED downlight that uses one seventh the power a normal light bulb, as well as some energy efficient LCD’s.
• Garmin made one of my favorite announcements with their free “ecoroute” software update.  Before they only had “fastest time” and “shortest distance” as route options.  The new update includes a “less fuel used” option by suggesting the most fuel efficient route….nice.
• Motorola seems to be doing all it can to stay current by introducing a new green phone to the mix.  The MOTO W233 is made partly from recycled water bottle plastics and is 100% recyclable and carbon neutral.  They make this claim by neutralizing the carbon emission from manufacturing and distribution with Carbonfund.org….one of the better announcements I’ve seen out of Motorola in while.
• Keep your eyes up for more updates from Vegas….

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