The Green PC: Making Choices That Make a Difference

In a candid study of the effects of computers on the environment, users learn how to reverse the growing problem of computer-generated pollution. Original.

According to Compute magazine columnist Anzovin, it's easy to view your personal computer as a harmless technology with little impact on the environment: "some wasted printer paper here, a toner cartridge thrown away there, a few extra killowatt hours on your electric bill." But with 155 million PCs worldwide today, you quickly realize how computers contribute to processes that pour toxic chemicals and solid waste into our environment. We can make choices to reduce the environmental harm of computing, and Anzovin's book contains hundreds of ideas on how to use computing resources efficiently, reduce computer waste, and use PCs to communicate and educate about the environment. Each chapter takes an in-depth look at "green computing," offering tips on squeezing more from your existing hardware, recycling computer consumables, designing healthy computing environments, tapping into online sources for environmental information, telecommuting, and more. Included are up-to-date descriptions of products and addresses of organizations. Highly recom mended for all libraries.
- Nancy Chipman-Shales, Governors State Univ. Lib., University Park, Ill.
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