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New Report Shows Environmental Benefits from Green Computers

Press release: “Numerous environmental benefits of buying high-performance, environmentally friendly computer equipment are highlighted in the first annual report issued by the Green Electronics Council this week. The report, called The Environmental Benefits of the Purchase or Sale of EPEAT Registered Products in 2006, states that the purchase of more than 36 million EPA approved computer desktops, laptops and monitors has led to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.”

  • “EPEAT has made it easy to identify greener computers and monitors. However, until recently it has been difficult to quantify and measure the environmental benefits of buying greener computers and monitors. In the spring of 2007 the University of Tennessee Center for Clean Products released the first version of the Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator (EEBC) which allows purchasers or other parties to calculate the environmental benefits from the purchase of EPEAT registered green computers and monitors. The tool is available to the public here.”
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