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Lighten Your Travel Bag on Earth Day With USB-Rechargeable Batteries

You drive a Prius. You own a reusable grocery bag. You're able to explicate - at length - the nuances of the organic vs. localism debate. But for some reason Earth Day still fills you with guilt. You're pretty good about the whole environmentalism thing when you're at home. But when you're on the road you sometimes let nature take a backseat to convenience.

Let Jaunted unburden you with a few suggestions about battery-using peripherals. Help us help you.

We've already expressed our love for all things USB-chargeable when it comes to travel electronics. The advantages of making sure that your peripherals can be recharged that way run the gamut from less clutter to a lighter backpack to a more universal charging scheme. But there are some devices that still need batteries.

Some of those you can give up when you're out of the house - external mice don't need to come with you on your trip to Europe. But if your camera takes AA batteries then you need double AA batteries. And if you're in certain European cities - or you've traipsed off into the countryside - that could be a genuine problem.

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