There appears to be little consistent information for evaluating manufacturer claims about green phones and other mobile devices and much of that is dated*. Here's what we found.

The European market for Green ICT products has many local standards with few certified products. This does not appear to best serve sustainability-oriented computer buyers, consumer or enterprise, who need to make practical purchasing decisions today.

While much of the green computer focus worldwide is on laptops, UK companies are doing interesting things with desktops.

Aleutia offers low-power units that "are designed to easily connect to solar power and work in remote places." Case studies include Africa and Central Asia.

VeryPC's new Broadleaf is advertised as "super energy efficient…PVC Free, BFR Free, Halogen Free…Low Mileage, Low Carbon End-to-End Design…Fully Ethically Carbon Offset [for] embedded, transportation and 5 years of operation..."

A number of sustainability rankings in the US and Europe let us take a look at how telecom providers perform compared to each other and to broader tech sectors. France Telecom, Sprint-Nextel, and Vodafone perform consistently well across the table, below.

Desktops and workstations are still widely-used in enterprise computing, particularly for demanding applications, although some of these models are targeted to the consumer. Nine manufacturers are offering over 90 models. Apple, Dell, HP, and Lenovo offer the most choices; AUSUTek, BenQ, and MDG are the latest to register offerings.

95 EPEAT Gold displays offered in USA: Dell and Lenovo offer the most; Hyundai is the latest to register products, Apple is conspicuous by its absence.

EPEAT Gold models meet all 23 of IEEE 1680 required criteria plus at least 21 of the 28 optional ones. ~20* manufacturers are now offering over 700* EPEAT Gold products registered for the United States.

Notebooks, including laptops, netbooks, and tablets, is the most well-reviewed e-gear category. HP models are noted by all five sources; Apple and Toshiba by four. The EPEAT Gold database includes over 430 models for the US; Sony and Toshiba offer the most.

Looking for the greenest television set? We sort through a complex set of resources for you to help you buy that green TV.

Here's a guide to go about finding the greenest e-gear. It's not as easy as it sounds!