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Greenpeace Demands Apple Come Clean

Written on July 02, 2009 by Charles Jade and 18 people have commented

Greenpeace released the 12th edition of its Guide to Greener Electronics today (PDF), with Apple falling somewhere between tangerine and burnt orange. For those who take the rating seriously, Apple scored 4.7 out of 10, unchanged from last time, though the company slipped from 10th to 11th place in the ranking of 18 companies.
The guide [...]

Apple Cuts Down “A Real Tree,” Shuns Charity Apps

Written on March 11, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 7 people have commented

Yesterday we covered Apple’s seemingly automated rejection of a new Tweetie update, which has thankfully since been reversed. It must’ve been a no brainer once they realized what they’d done, especially since, while using Wordbook last night, I found I was able to search for, find, and have a computerized voice speak any profanity I [...]

Reforest the Planet With Your iPhone

Written on December 03, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 9 people have commented

The iPhone is a lot of things to a lot of people. You can control your home, buy movie tickets, track projects, play games, and more. Now, you can also use it to help the environment. A Real Tree, a recent addition to the App Store, offers users a chance to use their iPhone or [...]

Apple Pushing Green Notebooks in Ad Campaign

Written on November 27, 2008 by David Appleyard and 4 people have commented

With their latest lineup of products, Apple is pushing the new environmental features in an aggressive way. Rightly so, they are proud of their achievement — going from a heavily criticized Mac and iPod lineup a few years ago, to a set of very environmentally friendly products today.
Their environment page states, albeit in a typically [...]

Apple’s New Manufacturing Process

Written on October 15, 2008 by Weldon Dodd and 3 people have commented

Along with all the other technology that Apple announced today, there was quite a bit of time devoted to showing off the innovative manufacturing process in the new 15″ MacBook Pro. Previous versions of the MacBook Pro were made from pressed aluminum parts held together with screws and fitted with plastic gaskets to cover the [...]

Apple Appears Green, May Be More Greenish-Brown

Written on October 10, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 4 people have commented

Consumers may be perceiving Apple as a more ecologically friendly company than they actually are, according to a new report by marketing research firm TDG.
Results of a survey of randomly selected participants found that roughly 30% believed Apple was the most environmentally friendly tech brand, with Dell and HP the next most popular choices, at [...]

Flipswap – Good for You, Good for the Environment

Written on July 10, 2008 by Jethro Jones and 1 person has commented

Flipswap is a service that allows you to send in your old phone for free and get paid for it. They send your old phone to another country where someone less fortunate will be able to use it (while also covering shipping both ways). They will put your phone in a happy place:
If your [...]