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12/18/2006, 10:35am, EST
Monday, December 18th
Activists 'green' Apple's 5th Ave NYC store
More than 60 Greenpeace activists on Friday gathered around New York's Fifth Avenue Apple Store to protest the company's use of toxic chemicals in its hardware products. Activists shined green lights throughout the glass cube, lighting up the structure with a green glow in front of thousands of busy shoppers. "Our holiday wish list is simple. All we want from Steve Jobs is a green Apple," the organization said. "This holiday season, Mr. Jobs has the chance to play Santa and answer the wishes of children all over the world: deliver them an organic green Apple." Greenpeace activists protested Apple's use of toxic chemicals at the recent Apple Expo in London where it handed out organic green apples and flyers about the company's manufacturing policies. Apple also scored lowest in the organization's recently updated 'Guide to Greener Electronics,' which graded large tech companies on their use of toxic chemicals and harmful substances.
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Here's a thought... Why not come up with solutiuons and present them to Jobs and Co instead of wasting time shining lights on things? I dunno.. seems like offering solutions would be a much better way to spend your time.
And with alll the things wrong in this world, this one is the most important to them? lol!!! talk about lack of perspective!
You may disagree with them as much as you possibly can; they will always be a very prominent and internationally recognised authority on environment. Consequently, they can do damage to Apple's image if ignored or snubbed. Apple's PR is most likely working overtime to come up with a proper strategy for handling GP. Let's hope the damage is minimal.
my .02
The best way to handle this terrorist organization is to ignore them. And yes, they are a terrorist organization. They may not kill and mame physically, but their intention is to harm any company they don't agree with. Character assassination is their weapon. If everyone ignored them, they would eventually get bored and go home.
these people are akin to football fans sitting on the sidelines and yelling at the couch what he's doing wrong. Again.. if they would present solutions to the proper people, I think they would have a much greater impact..
And does anyone find it funny they are attacking Apple? A company that only has 5% of the market? If Apple is a 2.7 and Delll is a 7.. but Delll shipped 5x as many PC's.. wouldnt they be just as bad as Apple? Is Volume even counted?
FYI: iPods are not mentioned on the toxic report.
You'd have to use the term "voilence" very losely and in business terms.. but yea. youre dead on using Terrorism to describe Greenpeace. :)
Thanks tree-huggers :)