Which green mobile?

Handset manufacturers have been focused on reducing the carbon footprint of mobiles for some time with most firms offering to recycle old phones and starting to use recycled plastics in their manufacturing processes.

Yesterday, though, Sony Ericsson announced two new handsets – the C901 GreenHeart and Naite – that they are actively marketing as "green" alternatives. The major leap forward is not in the handset at all but its packaging. The new phones will use 90% less paper than previous models, partly as a result of being much lighter. Hard plastics used within the phones themselves will be recycled and they will come with low power chargers too. Read more in The Guardian

Battery life - did you know?

Did you know that in the UK we needlessly throw away 600 million household batteries – that's 22,000 tonnes or the weight of 110 jumbo jets – all going into landfill each year. Batteries are filled with precious metals that are relatively easy to extract and re-use including lead, nickel-cadmium and mercury.

Top 10 Renewable Energy Sources

As a quick reference to who's doing what globally this is a great list. It highlights the different solutions needed to tackle energy consumption from the micro domestic level through to powering whole nations.