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Make a count of the electronic equipment you have in the house. Your handphone, laptops, desktops, cordless phones, tv, psp, wii, ps3... the list goes on.

Ever wonder how much energy these electronics consume?

Greenpeace has recently updated their Guide to Greener Electronics. So here's a list that ranks the top 18 manufacturers in terms of its GREENness (on the scale of 10):

5.1 Sony Ericsson - Leading with almost top marks on toxic chemical phase out but poor on recycling.
5.1 Sony - High score for products free of the worst toxic chemicals and committed to cuts in it's greenhouse gas emissions.
4.8 Nokia - Docked one penalty point for poor take-back practice in India. High renewable energy use.
4.5 Samsung- Scores well on chemicals and waste criteria. But very poor on energy issues.
4.5 - Dell - Good on toxic chemicals and e-waste, but low score on energy issues.
4.3 Toshiba - Scores well on toxic chemicals but badly on e-waste and energy.
4.3 Acer - Good commitment to phase out toxic chemicals, but poor overall on e-waste and energy.
4.3 Panasonic - Several products free of toxic chemicals and good energy efficiency, but poor on e-waste.
4.3 Motorola - Average scores for toxic chemicals, e-waste and energy issues.
4.3 HP - Good on amounts recycled and committed to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
4.1 Apple - Increasing number of products free of the worst toxic chemicals. Low scores on energy except for good energy efficiency in products.
3.9 Sharp - Good on toxic chemicals and energy efficiency but very poor on recycling.
3.9 Lenovo - Some points for toxic chemical commitment and good on product energy efficiency.
3.7 Philips - Top score on energy issues but zero on e-waste policy and practice.
3.7 Fujitsu Siemens - Some products free of the worst toxic chemicals but poor on e-waste and energy issues.
3.3 LG - Some points on toxic chemicals and e-waste but zero on energy.
2.15 Microsoft - Some commitments on toxic chemical phase out but poor on e-waste and energy issues.
0.8 Nintendo - Some improvement on toxic chemicals and commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Another point to highlight is that laptops are still very much more energy efficient than desktops (source here).

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Notebooks are the most obvious way to save energy in home computing and client-side office computers. Energy consumption is a critical factor in notebook design. It determines how long the batteries will last, which should at least be a couple of hours even with the most power-hungry processor. As a consequence laptops use the most energy efficient displays (LCD), adapters, hard disks and CPUs that are available. All CPU manufacturers have special mobile versions of their CPUs sporting PowerNow! (AMD), SpeedStep (Intel) and LongRun (Transmeta) power-management features.
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So on your next electronics shopping spree, remember to pick the ones that will help green the world!

We live in a world where we work fast, live fast and therefore eat fast. Almost everything under the sun (and edible) is available frozen, canned and highly processed.

Jean Michel Fraisse, author of cookbook Taste (as featured in theStar today), observed that:

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“In France, we worship fresh produce but this practice doesn’t exist here – not any more, anyway,” he says. “In Asia, 90% of the food explanation and information is outdated and obsolete. The food and beverage industry here is caught in a time warp.

“Having lived in Malaysia for the past 12 years, I have seen the cooking competency level decline over the years. Malaysia is not short of talent but it’s sad when good chefs are forced to go abroad for better pay because it’s cheaper to hire foreign labour to cook with poor quality produce.”
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One does not have to look far to see this. Just switch on the AFC channel on Astro. Most of the cooking shows produced in the Europea and Canada features chefs cooking food using only fresh ingredients. Compared this to Malaysian cooking shows, which (mostly) shows chefs cooking with ingredients from Maggi or Ayamas. While i am well aware that these shows are sponsored by these companies, it is disheartening to see that Malaysian Chefs are actually promoting these products in a cooking show.

Mr Fraisse also adds that:

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It’s no use resorting to organic food only when your health or those of your family members are affected. By then, it may be too late. Why not start now?

“Although the price you pay for good quality and organically grown food may be higher now, it’s actually more cost-effective in the long run. Nourish your family with all the nutrients from good, wholesome food and think of how much you’d save on health care costs in the long run.”
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Organic food is often label the 'food for the sick'. This is furthest from the truth, as everyone needs the best nutrients and nourishments in life.

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