Or does it?

Green was definitely a big theme at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show this past January. Almost every major manufacturer devoted a portion of its press conference to environmental issues.

“Green” products and practices were prominently displayed at many booths.

From all of this marketing, one might assume that the consumer electronics industry has transformed itself into a model of environmental stewardship overnight. But has it?

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Twitter and Facebook your way to Mits' Carbon Neutrality

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. has announced the Carbon Neutral Facebook campaign. The LaserVue Carbon Neutral Facebook campaign underlines MDEA’s commitment to reduce waste and set higher standards of efficiency throughout the TV industry.

The LaserVue Carbon Neutral Facebook campaign aims to inspire individuals to calculate their carbon footprint, reduce what they can and then mitigate the rest with carbon offsets.

Auto shut-off your lights

New to Crestron’s energy saving product line are Green Light occupancy sensors.

Used to enhance the functioning of environmental controls, the sensors’ built-in microprocessor-based technology optimizes performance and uses photocells to reduce the on time for lights and cut energy usage.

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The makings of an eco TV.

Just what is an eco TV? The phrase first appeared in 2008, brought to us by the fine folks at Philips to describe their 42PFL5603D LCD HDTV. In September, Vizio jumped aboard the eco TV train with an eco-friendly 32-inch LCD model, and I suspect we’ll be seeing even more models in years to come.

Are eco TVs truly different from “non-eco” TVs, or is this just marketing spin?

E-waste is everyone’s problem.

The impending arrival of the analog TV cutoff date has the environmental community worried that a flood of obsolete TVs will find their way into trash bins across the nation, contributing even more to the global problem of electronic waste.

The EPA estimates that, in 2007, Americans disposed of 2.25 million tons of TVs, cell phones, and computer products, with 82 percent ending up in the landfill.

But it doesn't have to.

Green Team

To help companies meet state recycling requirements, Panasonic, Sharp, and Toshiba have formed the Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company, LLC (MRM).

With its mission to “bring electronics manufacturers and electronics recyclers together into long-term relationships that provide convenient recycling opportunities to consumers, MRM’s long-term goal is sustainable electronic product recycling.”

Da-lite Delights in Being Green

When considering the environmental impact of various home theater products, projection screens probably aren’t the first category that we feel the need to discuss. Perhaps that’s because we tend to focus, first and foremost, on issues related to power consumption.

While energy efficiency is a hot topic, it’s not the only environmental issue that companies need to address. Recycling, the use of toxic chemicals, and air-quality issues are a few that come to mind.

Greenpeace recently released the eighth edition of its “Guide to Greener Electronics,” in which the environmental group rates 18 companies’ green efforts on a scale of one to 10.

Not surprisingly, the group’s rating criteria is tough indeed, evaluating specific practices that are based on three fundamental questions.

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