Nokia's employees are passionate about creating technology that has a low impact on the environment -- and they came all the way from Finland to share their passion with us at the 2008 CES.

While I found it odd that a booth entitled "Ecology Meets Technology" would be set up in front of a single TV reaching from the floor to the ceiling, I liked what the gentlemen there had to say about how they've reduced their packaging and taken toxic chemicals out of their products.

Nokia certainly has a strong environmental platform, and it was at the top of the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics when it first came out. The company has slipped recently due to ease-of-use problems with their takeback practices in the Philippines, Thailand, Russia, India, and Argentina, and could stand to improve its recycling scorecard a bit too.

All told, though, Nokia has an impressive record, and it was great to meet some of the people who make it happen!