weblog.greenpeace.org - 10/16/2008
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Yesterday we were listening closely to Apple's announcement of their new MacBook line up - Steve definitely put a lot of emphasis on the green elements of the new MacBooks - reduced toxics, more energy efficient, less packaging. All good news, but in our campaign for greener electronics we were ...
gizmodo.com - 10/15/2008
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gizmodo.com —
Steve Jobs is leaving Apple. Not tomorrow, but
probably very soon. That's why he started to say...
good bye today, doing something more important than just presenting new MacBooks , MacBook Pros , and an updated MacBook Air . Today's event was a play in ...
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Is Steve Jobs Preparing His Farewell? [Apple]
macworld.com - 10/15/2008
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macworld.com —
by Jason Snell , Macworld.com The new MacBook
and MacBook Pro are here. No, not just “here”...
in the sense of “publicly acknowledged by Apple and being shipped to arrive in Apple Stores tomorrow.” Here in the sense of, in my office right now. So in ...
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First Look: MacBook and MacBook Pro
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Greenpeace responds to 'Greener Apple' update
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... According to a blog post on Greenpeace's website, Apple's new MacBooks are not entirely free of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a kind of plastic. Apple says that internal cables now contain no PVC, but Greenpeace wants to see the entire computer free of PVC. ...
Environmentalists Cheer on Apple for Getting Greener
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... Greenpeace, an environmental blog, commends Apple for cutting down on
the amount of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) used in its notebooks and new
cinema display. The new products' internal power cables are now
PVC-free, and Apple says it's continuing to work toward completely
PVC-free products. ...
Greenpeace Reviews Apple’s ‘Greener’ Approach to New Notebook Family
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... Apple, and other top electronic companies, still face many challenges on the road to truly green electronics, it can only be a good thing to see a top CEO and high profile a public figure as Steve Jobs devoting significant time to environmental concerns at Apple.”
These are remarkably optimistic statements for the notoriously scrutinizing eyes of Greenpeace. Perhaps not until notebooks are made solely out of corn will they ever truly be satisfied.
[Greenpeace]
Greenpeace responds to Apple's latest environmental efforts
Infinite Loop —
[image] For a few years now, Greenpeace has been dogging Apple (and plenty of other electronics manufacturers) to remove acronym-ified chemicals like PVC and BFR from computer components. As you're probably aware, the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros are more environmentally friendly than previous models, and now that Apple has taken a few more green steps, Greenpeace has issued a statement giving Apple some kudos for the recent environmental developments. Between the new, greener Mac notebooks and Steve Jobs' ...
Greenpeace shows a little Apple love
MacUser —
... , which you give props to in one of your latest blog posts. In fact, you even go so far as to say that the elimination of BFRs and PVC from the Apple product line “will be a first for a computer maker and lays down the challenge to competitors such as HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer and Toshiba.” ...
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