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Apple datacenters now fully powered by renewable energy

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:56:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/news/1203/apple-maiden.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />announced on its website. The company is relying mostly on a mix of solar, wind, and geothermal energy. At a facility in Maiden, North Carolina, it is also relying on fuel cells that convert biogas; the main source ...]]>

Apple supplier faces penalties for polluting Chinese river

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:01:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1354289112_ipadmini-hands.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Financial Times reports. Waste discharges by Casetek subsidiary Riteng are said to have regularly turned the river milky white since the Songjiang #3 factory opened two years ago. The fish population in the river has died, while area farmers say they can ...]]>

Greenpeace downgrades Apple over transparency issues

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:59:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1353351580_greep2012.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Guide to Green Electronics. The slip to sixth place is blamed on a "lack of transparency" with several issues, namely "GHG ...]]>

Apple buys $3M in extra land for North Carolina datacenter

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:36:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/news/1203/apple-maiden.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hickory Daily Record. The purchase includes a base 218.885 acres plus another 0.251, all expected to support a new solar farm. The information new report, Greenpeace analyzes Apple's efforts t...]]>

Apple wins rights to sixth solar power patent

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:52:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1342101235_solarpatagain.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Patently Apple. The concept involves a portable device with several power in...]]>

San Francisco to halt Mac buys in wake of EPEAT issue

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:34:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1339528054_macbookpro2012-zebras.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Wall Street Journal. The officials say that within the next two weeks it will send out letters to agencies explaining that Macs "no longer qualify" for city money, following Apple's request to have 39 desktops, monit...]]>

Apple 'spaceship' campus gets expedited environmental check

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:56:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1337561940_campus2-3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />upcoming "spaceship" campus for a streamlined environmental review, says the San Jose Mercury News. While the change isn...]]>