http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/09/groups.take.sides.in.row.over.environmental.laws/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/app1.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Both Greenpeace and the US Secretary of Energy are welcoming an Apple decision to abandon the US Chamber of Commerce. The former's toxics campaigner, Casey Harrell, on Thursday issued a statement which applauded Apple for confronting the Chamber over its opposition to mandatory limits on greenhouse gases. Apple is the first technology company to have removed itself from the Chamber over the issue... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/09/groups.take.sides.in.row.over.environmental.laws/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/28/group.suggests.greenpeace.isnt.the.only.watchdog/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/green.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A California-based nonprofit, As You Sow, claims it has been a significant influence in Apple's latest campaign to develop environmentally-conscious practices. Although Greenpeace typically gets the first mention amongst organizations pushing companies to improve their methods, As You Sow suggests it directly engaged the Mac maker to disclose carbon footprint data.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/28/group.suggests.greenpeace.isnt.the.only.watchdog/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/24/apple.overhauls.green.info/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/macbookair-greensm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple tonight put new life into its eco-friendly image with a major overhaul of its environment data. The new site puts an emphasis on the company's complete ecological impact and includes details of how each iPhone, iPod and Mac impacts the environment from its assembly through to its recycling or disposal, including detailed breakdowns of the toxicity of the materials used and the energy used i... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/24/apple.overhauls.green.info/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/28/greenpeace.anti.hp.protest/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/probooksml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Greenpeace through its Twitter feed said Tuesday that it has launched a campaign against HP today to criticize the company for its environmental policy. The activist group claims to have painted the roof of HP's Palo Alto headquarters with the words "hazardous products" and to be calling HP staffers with automated messages from William Shatner asking why the company hasn't lived up to its promise... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/28/greenpeace.anti.hp.protest/ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/31/greenpeace.shifts.rankings/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0810/applegreen.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Several companies have shifted positions within Greenpeace's quarterly tech industry rankings, the latest report from the environmental group states. One of the notable increases in rank belongs Apple, which has risen four spots in the list to reach 10th place. All of the company's major products, barring power cords, are now claimed to be free of PVC plastic and brominated flame retardants (BFR... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/31/greenpeace.shifts.rankings/ Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/21/dell.vs.apple.on.greening/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0812/macbookair-green.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dominant PC builder Dell has sharply criticized Apple for its environmental claims, a promotional blog post reveals. The company's community VP, Bob Pearson, has specifically taken aim at a recent MacBook ad, which suggests that the new unibody systems are the "greenest" notebooks on the market. Apple is only making broad claims without providing any long-term plans or even facts to back them up... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/21/dell.vs.apple.on.greening/ Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/08/greenpeace.picks.on.apple/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0812/macbookair-green.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Greenpeace may be unfairly singling out Apple in its latest technology rankings, research by BusinessWeek shows. The magazine notes that Apple's score on the eco-friendly chart has barely moved despite its green initiative that eliminated toxins and many non-recyclable materials from most of notebooks, which itself followed similar moves to purge many of the materials from iPhones and iPods.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/08/greenpeace.picks.on.apple/ Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/26/greenpeace.rates.apple/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0810/applegreen.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has again lost ground against several competitors in the Greenpeace Greener Electronics ratings, despite a slight increase on the scale to 4.3 points. The environmental group cited positive changes in the computer manufacturer's processes and materials, including the removal of PVC and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) from some products, but noted that the company would have to completely ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/26/greenpeace.rates.apple/ Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/29/mac.pro.toxic.u/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/reviews/apple/macbookcoreduo_med.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />(Updated with corrections) Mac Pros may be producing fumes that contain toxic chemicals, according to tests posted on a French site for Mac enthusiasts, MacBidouille. The testing laboratory, Analytika, used multiple sensors over a period of eight days to collect air circulated by the cooling fan. Using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, the report claims to have identified seven organic con... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/29/mac.pro.toxic.u/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/11/greenpeace.on.new.ipods/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/ipodnano4g.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has made yet more environmental progress with its latest iPods, but still has more to accomplish, claims Greenpeace. The activist organization notes that the latest iPod nano has a number of positive checkpoints, such as arsenic-free glass, and a complete lack of mercury, PVC or brominated flame retardants (BFRs), all of which are said to be toxic in varying degrees. Though not immediately... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/11/greenpeace.on.new.ipods/ Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:10:00 GMT