Is it better to save the earth or to save money?

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Cellphone makers start offering 'green' models. Until now,there have been few models available of so-called green,or environmentally friendly,mobile phones,so consumers have been able to dodge the question.That is slowly changing,as the mobile phone industry looks for a way to appeal to a growing segment of consumers who want to reduce their carbon footprints. This week in Barcelona,Spain,several mobile phone makers are taking the oppurtunity to gauge consumer interest in green products. "people aren't going to care about environmentally friendly mobile phones until the green products cost less than the regular ones." "Its good thst manufacturers are talking about this because it will raise demand down the road and prices will come down,but it will be two -five years before we see this as a mass market phenomenon." NOKIA which made more then one of every three cellphones sold,will probably have to play the leading role in producing green phones.NOKIA's 5630 Xpress music,has a program that lets users calculate their carbon emissions. Green feature include a light sensor that detects natural light,allowing the phone to save energy.Most Nokia phones now beep when they are fully charged,alerting the owner to detach the charger from the wall socket. MOTOROLA will be displaying its MOTO W233 Renew, which was released in United states.W233 is made using plastic from recycled water bottles and can itself be entirely recycled.The phone costs $9.99. The phone is also sold in packaging made of 100 percent recycled paper and includes a prepaid shipment envelope for buyers to send in their old mobile phone for recycling. In addition,Motorola will pay offset the carbon emission created to manufacture and distribute the W233,as well as to recycle it at the end of its life.The payment will also cover the first two years of use.W233 is the first carbon-neutral phone.