Verdant Computing opens an eco-friendly electronics store

Reducing the environmental impact of the electronics industry has been a hot issue lately -- and although it's inspired some wacky protests and even the occasional CEO rumination, there hasn't been an easy way for the average consumer to make environmentally-conscious tech purchasing decisions without doing a lot of research. Verdant Computing is hoping to capitalize on that market with their new store, which aims to only sell products that meet environmentally-oriented criteria like ease of recycling, energy-efficiency, eco-friendly packaging, and several others. In addition, the Verdant offices and servers are all powered with renewable energy, making the entire experience just a little more earth-friendly. It's nice to see companies take these types of steps to increase consumer awareness -- but it's even better to see how many products Verdant is already selling.

[Thanks, Carl]

[bl0nde @ Aug 18th 2007 7:28AM]

Good stuff, hopefully these kinds of businesses stay profitable and grow to let the rest of the industry know this kind of stuff is important to consumers. Vote with your wallets people! Are there any companies doing a similar thing in the UK?

[energyvortex @ Aug 18th 2007 8:36AM]

When it comes to stuff like this, it's usually the UK or Europe as a whole that's done it *LONG* before the US does. We've got a lot more people here who are more interested in their wallets (lobbiests, congressmen, ect) than the air their kids breathe.
I hope the Eco movement continues here, we need it. Expensive? Yes. But all 'new things' are. The more people adopt the idealism of being Ecofriendly and mindful of their carbon footprint, the cheaper the tech will become over time.
*crosses fingers*