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Question of the Day: Do You Care if a Company is "Green" When it Comes to Gadgets?

As I am sure you know, Greenpeace has been all over Apple about it not being more eco-friendly with regard to its products. Needless to say, the term "hippie" gets thrown around quite a bit when we discuss these issues, but there is no doubt that there is a lot of pressure on companies to go green these days. However, the question is: do you care if a company is green as long as they make cool gadgets?

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5:20 PM on Wed Jan 30 2008
By Sean Fallon
3,585 views, 86 comments

Latest by Fatty: so manny small minds. But I'm sure we can all agree on these facts..? its really very simple 1- there is a limited supply of resources on this planet..no??? 2-so far 53% of gizmodo readers do not think their individual actions could make a difference to the environment. -aka-(don't give a shit more »

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Greenpeace Responds to MacBook Air (Supplies! They're Still Not Happy)

You're probably familiar with Greenpeace's complaints about Apple's "greenness" in its computers, but you would think that the latest environmentally minded decisions in the MacBook Air would have been enough to satiate the eco-group. Nope. Here's what they said about the new Air. More »

5:35 PM on Thu Jan 17 2008
By Jason Chen
20,629 views, 83 comments

Latest by rimplestultskin: @CruJones: so so true. and honestly, with the tiny-ass volume of macbook airs that will be sold, since thinness isn't worth the extra cost and i'd rather get a regular MBP, greenpeace shouldn't be bitching. and it's a first step, i'm sure apple will continue to go greener and greener more »

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Greenpeace Clash of the Consoles: Corny, Vaguely Informative and Pointless

Never one to take a PR opportunity lying down, Greenpeace is fashioning the hooplah over its goose-eggs for Nintendo on its green company survey into even more media fodder. (And we're covering it!) Its latest gamer attention-grabber is Clash of the Consoles, a site that ranks the big three on their greenness with hokey, popcorn-y copy ("Master Chief won't be winning any green battles with lame recycling and big power use sucking down his energy score") and pretty much rehashed info from the green company survey. But, they've got fun form letters for you to send your company of choice begging them to go green! More »

8:00 PM on Tue Dec 11 2007
By matt buchanan
3,149 views, 14 comments

Latest by AlfaSpider: @novacthall: But who gets to wear the monkey suit? more »

green with envy?

Another Reason Mac Users Are Snobby: They're Greener Than You

According to Forrester Research, while 53 percent of US adults are concerned about the environment, only 12 percent are willing (or can afford) to pay more for green products. We don't have access to the full report—it costs $279, which we need to buy green gear, natch—but the excerpt notes (ironically?) that among major computer companies, Apple's customers are the "greenest," with 17 percent willing to pay more to go green. More »

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7:20 PM on Tue Dec 4 2007
By Matt Buchanan
5,366 views, 37 comments

Latest by johnnyabnormal: @calaverasgrandes: If you haven't noticed, there's a regular gaggle of posters/posers in here who are complete right wing moron ditto-heads: SISEDI w00zzy SYNDICATION Etc... I would bet my life that they are all loyal Bushie 2 term voters. Usually all of my encounters with them result in them being bitch-slapped with reality till they more »

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Sony Ericsson and Samsung Top Greenpeace Green List; Nintendo Worse Than Exxon on Crack?

For consumer electronics companies, going green (and vocally so) is the new going Apple white, though Apple's only halfway on the train. Greepeace's sixth guide to greener electronics tells us just how well they're doing. They're a bit nutty, but they are using definite criteria in this survey. Topping the list are Sony Ericsson, Samsung and Sony—not so surprising. Shocking: Nintendo's dead last, the first "global brand" to net zeros across the board. Does Greenpeace hate Nintendo more than Apple or something? No, Nintendo just gives out zero information about any of their policies or practices with toxic chemicals or green plans. Hence, FAIL. More »

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7:00 PM on Tue Nov 27 2007
By Matt Buchanan
6,151 views, 36 comments

Latest by Robin Hood: The greenpeace hating on this site is really going over the top. Seriously folks, its safe to assume that we all like cool hardware gadgets, we all want there to be more and better and cooler stuff in the future, but wouldn't be amazing if it didn't have the nasty more »

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The iPhone is Hazardous to the Environment, According to Greenpeace

Greenpeace has slammed Apple once again on environmental issues, claiming that scientific tests they arranged uncovered hazardous chemicals in the iPhone. I'm sorry, but I have a hard time believing that Apple is the only phone maker that has these toxic chems, considering that the plants that iPhones are built in also make Nokias and Sony Ericsson phones too. Apple doesn't just say "Hey, put this poison in phones"—They're just a high profile target of these treehumping-nazis. At least take the entire industry to task if you're going to do something like this. And require that no Greenpeace workers and volunteers ever use another cellphone again, or any oil in their boats, or any gasoline in their car as they drive to their treehouses. I'm not saying they're wrong, but we're all a part of this, and unless they have a fix, like some hemp circuit boards, I don't want to hear it. [Edited to rant by BLam] More »

6:00 PM on Mon Oct 15 2007
By Sean Fallon
3,986 views, 54 comments

Latest by Amiash: if greenpeace could say that a certain "chemicAl" is harmful, they should also propose a better "solution" for that.. do they have an alternative for using BFR's and PVC's?! more »

sweet talk busted

Apple Still Not Green Enough, According to Greenpeace Wackjobs

steve-jobs-hippie.jpgGreenpeace reponds to El Jobso's letter declaring Apple a greener company. All that sweet talk just ain't enough for the tree humpers. (Not even the promise of LED backlit LCDs? Okay, fine.) According to their scale, the new measures will bring Apple to a 5.0 on their 10 point scale (that's up from the 2.7 they were ranked at before.) What they're asking for is:

Apple, which is not just green skin-deep, but green to the core.

Poetic, isn't it? We're no experts on what's green and what puts the toxic nipple clamp on Mother Earth's sweet teat. But the entire statement is after the jump if you wish to investigate the words straight from the hippie's mouth: More »

9:22 PM on Thu May 3 2007
By Brian Lam
2,745 views, 38 comments

Latest by raggy: This isn't greenpeace attacking apple, this is greenpeace applauding a good start, and encouraging more movement in the right direction. If you start something, take it right through to the end. This is just too typical for you, America, to be overly willing to call unfinished business a victory. Wake more »

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Greenpeace Dumps on Apple's E-Waste


Apple is apparently right up there with whale hunters and baby seal clubbers when it comes to the environment. The company is, "now in last place among the 14 largest electronics firms in committing to phase out harmful and toxic substances and instituting recycling programs of products that have reached the end of their lifecycles," according to Greenpeace. So a cadre of e-waste activists are going to hold a demonstration at the Apple flagship store on 5th Ave. in Manhattan today at 6pm. Seems no matter how many (product) Red iPods Apple sells, there will still be toxic chemicals leeching out of my new MacBook Pro and into the bloodstream of third-world garbage pickers. Happy Christmas!–Noah Robischon More »

1:44 PM on Fri Dec 15 2006
By Noah Robischon
356 views, 21 comments

Latest by Worf: Greenpeace is all about marketing. They don't do any real work anymore, even though they say they do. The only real thing they have is a brand name, though most now associate it with junk. They probably do more harm to the environmental movement than they help, really, by the more »