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Greenpeace attacks HP with paint, William Shatner
PC maker breaks chemicals promise 31 July 2009 10:38 GMTGreenpeace, unhappy with Hewlett Packard's perceived broken promise to eliminate hazardous chemicals (polyvinyl chloride and brominated flame retardants) in its products, has attacked the corporation on two fronts - with paint and William Shatner.
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Greenpeace slams HP, Lenovo, and Dell in 11th Guide to Greener Electronics
Philips gets a gold star for effort 1 April 2009 7:13 GMTGreenpeace has slammed HP, Lenovo and Dell in its latest Guide to Greener Electronics chart after it claims the companies broke promises about phasing-out toxic chemicals in their products.
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Greenpeace reveals tenth Guide to Greener Electronics
Motorola, Microsoft, Dell, Apple, Lenovo, Samsung, Nintendo and LG named and shamed 24 November 2008 11:13 GMTGreenpeace has released its tenth edition of the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics that shows, in the organisation's words, "that most consumer electronics companies have been slow to get serious about climate change."
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Greenpeace discusses new greener MacBooks
"Not quite the breakthrough we were hoping for" 17 October 2008 12:15 GMTGreenpeace has offered its thoughts on Apple's new greener MacBooks.
Posted by "tomD" on Greenpeace's "Making Waves" blog, the campaigners note the devices have reduced toxics, are more energy efficient and use less packaging, but state Apple can still do more.... -
Greenpeace reveals Nokia as greenest electronics brand
As Microsoft, Sharp and Nintendo still lag behind 16 September 2008 12:43 GMTGreenpeace has revealed its latest Guide to Greener Electronics and Nokia has regained the lead with seven points out of ten.
Near the bottom is Microsoft, which received 2.2. Sharp only managed 3.1 while Nintendo "remains rooted to the bottom" with 0.8. -
Greenpeace happy with new iPods
But calls for greener iPhones and Macs 11 September 2008 11:04 GMTGreenpeace has stated that it has "applauded" Steve Jobs' announcement that Apple's latest models of iPods will now be free of both PVC and BFRs, along with an absence of mercury and the use of arsenic-free glass.
"Greenpeace congratulates Apple for phasing... -
VIDEO: Megawhat news - Government puts citizens under surveillance
Video news bulletin of today's top stories 20 May 2008 18:17 GMTWant to know the latest news but don't have time to read the stories we've written. Don't panic - here are the top stories on video.
In today's headlines: Government puts UK citizens under surveillance; Napster launches world’s largest DRM-free music store;... -
Greenpeace goes after gaming giants
Consoles aren't eco-friendly 20 May 2008 10:57 GMTGreenpeace has named and shamed all of the major games console makers in a new report.
The environmental activists claim that Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are all not doing enough to make their products eco-friendly.
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CeBIT 2008: Greenpeace talks eco electronics
"No product could yet lay claim to being truly green" 6 March 2008 11:14 GMTGreenpeace usually has a presence at CeBIT and this year is no exception with the campaigners showing a pile of e-waste and releasing more info on which companies are doing their green bit.
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Greenpeace praises MacBook Air
"We can almost taste that green Apple" 18 January 2008 12:40 GMTGreenpeace, the environmental organisation that has been very critical of Apple in the past, has responded positively to the launch of the new MacBook Air.
Describing the "highlight" of Steve Jobs' Macworld keynote speech where he launched the new notebook... -
Greenpeace looks at games machines
Big three not "even close to making a greener console" 12 December 2007 10:59 GMTGreenpeace is continuing its worthy march through the consumer electronics industry with the launch of a new area of its website dedicated to games consoles.
Although most of us chose a console based on more selfish factors, such as exclusive games and home... -
Greenpeace to protest at UK iPhone launch
Planning rallies for Friday 6 November 2007 9:05 GMTMacNN reports that Greenpeace is planning a rally during Apple's launch of the iPhone in Europe to protest the use of alleged toxic chemicals in the device, including brominated flame retardants.
The environmental campaigners argue that tests conducted by its... -
Greenpeace turns its sights to laptops
Names and shames the naughty ones 26 October 2007 10:50 GMTAfter grabbing headlines with their recent attack on Apple, and in particular the iPhone, Greenpeace has released another statement about consumer electronics - this time focusing their attentions on laptops.
The Greenpeace investigation into hazardous materials... -
Greenpeace attacks Apple over iPhone
Leads to lawsuit 16 October 2007 7:41 GMTGreenpeace has published a detailed report on the un-environmentally friendly qualities of Apple's iPhone, which has led to the company being sued.
The Center for Environmental Health is suing Apple based on the Greenpeace research. In California, products... -
Greenpeace publishes latest Green Guide - Nokia is the greenest
Find out who isn't... 20 September 2007 14:05 GMTGreenpeace states that a year on from the launch of the Greenpeace guide to greener electronics, the industry has made "great improvements".
The environmental campaigners say that companies are now competing to become the first to go green by eliminating hazardous... -
CES 2007: Dell launches 'Plant a Tree for Me’ initative for PC buyers
Dell promises a money towards trees from every purchase 12 January 2007 11:03 GMTDell has announced that it is launching a global carbon-neutral initiative called 'Plant a Tree for Me' that will plant trees for customers to offset the carbon impact of electricity required to power their systems.
The new scheme, which will be available to... -
Greenpeace ranks tech companies on green issues
How green is your gadget? 27 August 2006 14:54 GMTGreenpeace has launched a guide to green electronics naming and shaming electronics companies around the world that aren't doing enough to keep our planet as it is.
Companies where ranked on their use of toxic chemicals and electronic waste policies listed on...
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