Link to article The Greener Gadgets Conference in New York earlier this year was mostly a pragmatic affair, with presentations from representatives of big companies and design firms and projects like One Laptop per Child. The day ended on a different note, with the results of a design competition, run in conjunction with the industrial-design-focused Web site Core77. After a day of wrestling with the vexing practical details of making the world a greener place, this was a forum for more sweeping ideas, both large and small.