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Many tech geeks would like to pride themselves on being liberal environmentalists, but with a recent Energy Saving Trust’s report, studies show that the use of consumer electronics will actually double within the next couple of years. With this new surge of electronics, a surge in energy will be soon to follow. So the popularity of gadgets might contribute to global warming:

Fear of the catastrophic consequences of global warming is finally prompting Britons to start changing their lifestyles, a survey said on Monday.

It is not before time, said the Energy Saving Trust’s report “The Rise of the Machines” which predicts that energy used by consumer electronics will double in the next four years.

What people really want to know is the environmental properties of the array of gadgets they are buying so they can make the most appropriate decisions, said the EST, an independent, non-profit organisation.

So if tech geeks are going to continue to be environmentally aware, they should start putting pressure on the tech companies to create more energy-efficient gadgets.

For instance, in the linked article:

The report said large plasma television screens consumed up to four times as much power as normal cathode ray tubes.

Hopefully, gadget blogs will start paying attention to this issue and will highlight energy-efficiency when talking about specific gadgets.

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