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According to Greenpeace — who’s here at CES to right and properly scold the consumer electronics industry for not doing more to keep the planet hospitable for humans — Apple
Apple has set up a new, environment-focused section of their website, which covers their full product range and life-cycle — including TiPb’s titular iPhone [PDF link].
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Because of Apple’s high media profile, Greenpeace likes to have a little fun with them. Nothing gets headlines like bashing Apple in the tech industry, especially if you’re hippie enough
Apple’s response to Greenpeace’s report of PVC, phthalates, and BFRs in the iPhone is short and sweet. Witness the words of the Apple spokesperson as told to MacWorld:
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Apple was sued on the basis of information from Greenpeace’s report card for the iPhone from yesterday. Apparently, California’s Proposition 65 requires the disclosure of phthalates on a warning label,
figure 1: Greenpeace currently gives Apple a 5.3 out of 10 as their environmental score.
On the same week that notable Apple board member Al Gore wins the Nobel Peace
I’ve posted short blurbs, little slices, really, about Apple and Greenpeace previously, but it seems that we now have enough green apple slices to bake a pie (I’m sorry about
