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Acer Ditches Toxic Substances in New Laptops

Kudos to computer manufacturer Acer, which finally ditched toxic polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in two recently-launched laptops. The move has been a long time coming for the company. Acer committed ...READ»

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Apple Finally Reveals Exactly How Bad Its Computers Are for the Environment

Apple has never done particularly well in Greenpeace's quarterly Guide to Greener Electronics. In the most recent guide it ranked near the bottom, at number 11 out of 18 electronics manufacturers. The company has taken some steps ...READ»

Greenpeace Uses Design to Instigate Corporate Change. Will It Work?

Earlier today, Greenpeace activists stuck it to the man by painting the words "Hazardous Products" in non-toxic children's finger paint across an 11,500-square-foot swath on top of HP's global headquarters in Palo Alto, California. ...READ»

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Greenpeace Attacks Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony With Their Own Creepy Game Console Scraps

Greenpeace's Guide to Greener Electronics produces a new series of incendiary videos to alert people about how the big video-game system makers need to do more to rid their consoles of toxic chemicals.READ»

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Dell Bans Export of E-Waste to Developing Countries

Dell became the first major electronics manufacturer this morning to ban the export of electronic waste to developing countries. It's a practice that often leads to supposedly recycled e-waste being smashed, burned, and taken apart ...READ»

Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics: Nokia Shines, Dell Lags Behind

The theme of this quarter's Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics is toxic chemical bans, and some companies have risen up to the challenge significantly better than others. Greenpeace's quarterly ranking scores IT and consumer ...READ»