Save money and energy with these electronics

• If you are considering buying a stereo, don't.  An MP3 player is a much greener choice.  A stereo uses 120 kilowatt hours of electricity per year, you'll spend $13.20, and using it will put 206 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.  An MP3 player, however, has a much smaller footprint.  It will only use 6 kilowatt hours of electricity per year, cost you $0.66, and its use will put 10 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.  
  
• If you are considering cable versus satellite, go with satellite service if it is available to you. Digital cable uses 239 kilowatt hours of electricity per year, will cost you $26.29, and puts 410 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Satellite, on the other hand, uses 124 kilowatt hours of electricity per year, costs $13.64, and will put 213 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.  
• A desktop computer uses 255 kilowatt hours of electricity per year, costs $28.05, and emits 437 pounds of carbon dioxide.  A laptop, though, only uses 83 kilowatt hours of electricity per year, costs $9.13, and emits 142 pounds of carbon dioxide.
• A cordless, landline phone uses 26 kilowatt hours of electricity per year, costs $2.86, and emits 45 pounds of carbon dioxide.  A cellular phone uses 3 kilowatt hours of electricity per year, costs $0.33, and emits 5 pounds of carbon dioxide.  
• If you are going to break down and get that giant TV that you've been eyeing for a long time, then get an LCD rather than a plasma TV.  The plasma TV, on average, uses 441 kilowatt hours of electricity per year, costs $48.51, and emits 756 pounds of carbon dioxide. But an LCD only uses 77 kilowatt hours of electricity per year, costs $8.47, and emits 132 pounds of carbon dioxide.

Remember to recycle all of your old electronics too.  Don't just throw them away!