Green Guide scoured the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) for eco-friendly gadgets and devices. From batteries and solar chargers produced by (sometimes cheesy) small start-up companies to TVs and entire home-energy systems including manufacturing giants such as Panasonic and LG, these items stand out among thousands as having some real environmental benefit, or at least honest intention (in the context of consumer electronics).

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My teacher showed this to us in my "Planet in Peril" class. It's pretty neat. Check it out...

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This could be the easiest resolution to keep: Opt out of phonebooks. Check this out.

Who We Are

Yellowpagesgoesgreen.org is an organization working to educate consumers and promote the green movement to eliminate the unsolicited delivery of Yellow and White Pages books. This site is aimed at starting a national movement to solicit the White/Yellow Pages industry to proactively stop the delivery of books or to begin moving legislation to mandate the stoppage of this activity. This movement should be similar to the National No-Call Registry that have stopped and/or decreased the number of unwanted solicitations telephone calls to consumers.

Be creative this Holiday season and wrap your gifts in something more eco-friendly than store-bought paper. Wrap presents with newsprint, old maps, or homemade artwork. Ditch the traditional wine bag and wrap spirits in a festive scarf, or other useful cloth item. Create gift tags from old holiday cards by cutting out the artwork from the front of the card and stringing with a piece of ribbon. Your gift will look extra special under the tree. 

Unless you’re lucky enough to host Thanksgiving, the occasion may involve travel. If you're in the East or Midwest, check out one of the many new discount bus companies, like Bolt and Megabus. Bus travel has become more pleasurable in recent years as these companies and others have added leather seats and wireless internet.

Even if you’re driving, there are ways to cut down on fuel. The Alliance to Save Energy, a non-profit energy-conservation group, says a well-maintained car, a strategically timed trip to avoid traffic, and driving lower speeds (under 60 miles [96 kilometers] per hour) can all make that tank of gas last a little longer. Check out their Driver Smarter Challenge for more tips.

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First, what to do about the bird? What about going without? British economist Lord Stern and American novelist Jonathan Safran Foer, among others, are promoting vegetarianism as the most responsible and ethical choice for the planet.

We know, for example, that the livestock sector contributes close to 18 percent to the total sum of greenhouse gas emissions emitted each year, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (including turkeys and other poultry). We also know that the waste from industrial-scale turkey farms creates noxious ammonia fumes and can pollute water resources.