The Atom

"The Atom is a lightweight, highly efficient bicycle generator and rechargeable battery pack designed to power virtually any of your electronic or mobile devices via USB."
If your teen rides a bike, what could be a more perfect gift?

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Fate of the World (Computer Game)

This game involves real science and real solutions. Intelligent, scary and thought-provoking.
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Green and More. com

Backpacks with solar panels or made of green neoprene
Site also has green gadgets and organic bedding for kids.

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Think Geek

OK, this is a bit of a stretch to include this site in a list of green sites. But it is such a cool site, I just have to share it with you. This is especially great for kids that are technologically oriented.
Take some time to look around the site, you'll find some fun items that may be that "something new" you're looking for.

They do have a few things that actually are somewhat green - the Sneaky Books, for instance, include recycling and conservation techniques.

"The Kill-A-Watt allows you to connect your appliances and assess how efficient they are."(Find that in Essential Gear).

They have solar powered items. (Type 'solar' into their search field.)

Also, a t-shirt that says, "Think Globally. Act within local variable scope."

This is a great place to look for imagination-promoting toys, science stuff and cool puzzles, too.

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Discover This

As a homeschooling mother, I couldn't help but include this site. A great place to find educational science kits and toys. Searchable by price range.

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Stuff Junction

All sorts of solar, wind, and water powered clocks, calculators, gadgets, chargers, and toys!
Section with prices under $20
 The Sun Jar, pictured, would make a great get-well gift.

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Geekware

Computer parts recycled into jewelry, cuff links, key chains, notebooks, trinket boxes, clocks, etc

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Cool Stuff Express

Solar powered toys
This site also has a marshmallow shooter and quite a few other fun things, although not necessarily green ...

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Edmund Scientifics

Edmund Scientifics "Think Green" section. More than sixty science items. There is a broad price range.

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Computers - compare some major companies

 Dell - Environment  -has a 'choose greener products' link

 Apple and the Environment -includes product reports

Acer Environmental Information 

Cisco Systems Environment - company also addresses ethics and social issues 

  HP Environment - includes link to HP Environmental Solutions Store

IBM Energy and Environment

Philips Sustainability  -has links to green products

Toshiba Environment

Lenovo



By the way, when it comes time to part with a computer, Goodwill will accept computers as donations. They are one of the few places, in my area anyway, which doesn't charge to accept computers for recycling.

Toughbook

Thinking of a computer as a gift? "Toughbook laptops are manufactured with the environment in mind and are compliant with some of the strictest environmental standards in the world. "

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Green Earth Logic

The Solar & Dynamo section has some ideas for teens. There is also a kit for making a solar-powered boat out of a soda bottle that would appeal to a wide age range.
The Kids Toys section has huggable Earth balls, recycled tire animal swings, Xeko, puzzles, cooperative boardgames.

Solar powered backpack image from Green Earth Logic

Solar Power Generation

All kinds of solar powered stuff, including models and kits. Not always  stocked.

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Sundance Solar

Excellent site for renewable energy themed kits and toys. Lots of other solar and battery products. Also a list of related links.




 

Silicon Solar

              
                             Solar car kits, educational kits





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Thames & Kosmos

 Science kits about
Alternative Energy & Environmental Science

Earth Science & Natural History

and many other sciences

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Brenthaven

Here is a green company which makes high quality bags and cases with a lifetime guarantee. I still use and love my bags I purchased thirty years ago...
Choose from phone cases, laptop cases, camera cases, messenger bags, courier bags for cyclists, backpacks, TSA- friendly cases, more.




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Crazy Old Lady of Peace

Looking for something a little different?  Check out Orsobear's store on Zazzle.
                                           








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Resources for Green Computer searches

Green PC ~This blog is a GREAT resource for shopping for an environmentally-friendly computer
http://green-pc.blogspot.com/2008/02/eco-button-for-green-pc-users.html

Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool ~ This is a site that will give you information about the performance and environmental attributes of various computers.
http://www.epeat.net/

see also my computer category