PCWorld.com released its list of the top ten greenest tech products today. The list included laptops, a solar powered charger for cell phones, cameras, IPods and other tech gadgets, and even a green web hosting company.

Nokia made the list with its N95 cell phone which handles WiFi, GPS, email, text-messaging, web browsing, plays video and music, has a 5 megapixel camera that also takes video. The company will even recycle the phone for free. Nokia recently topped Greenpeace's June 2007 Guide to Greener Electronics.  read more »

The Green Electronics Council released its first report estimating the benefits of purchasing desktops, laptops and monitors registered by its EPEAT database. EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool) is an online tool which allows organizations to compare and select computers based on their environmental attributes. EPEAT ranks qualifying products in three tiers, Bronze, Silver or Gold with the lowest meeting all requirements and the strictest (Gold) meeting 75% or more optional criteria.:  read more »

In a first for the American presidential debate, eight Democratic candidates answered questions from users. The questions were selected by CNN from almost 3000 submissions via YouTube. the questions differed from traditional debates. One question aimed at Clinton asked "how would you define the word 'liberal?' And would you use this word to describe yourself?" A broadly directed question later asked "All of you say you will be able to work with Republicans. Well, here's a test. If you had to pick any Republican member of Congress or Republican governor to be your running mate, who would it be?"  read more »

After its chairman, Craig Barrett previously made negative comments about it, Intel has decided to join up with the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project. Craig Barrett called the laptops a "gadget". The new partners announced that Intel will join the non-profit's board and contribute funding for the program.

The project is also referred to as the $100 laptop program, in reference to the intended cost of the items . Currently the actual cost remains $175 USD. The laptops are intended for distribution to children in poor and developing countries.  read more »

Google Inc. joined with Intel, Dell, EDS, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and many other organizations tannouncing the Climate Savers Computing Initiative (www.climatesaverscomputing.org).

The initiative is an effort to "save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by setting aggressive new targets for energy-efficient computers and components, and promoting the adoption of energy-efficient computers and power management tools worldwide."  read more »