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Apple's iPhone Is Green

Just not as green as Greenpeace would like it to be...

By Victor Mihailescu, Apple News Editor

16th of October 2007, 16:13 GMT

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The Greenpeace report on Apple's iPhone blasted the company for using hazardous materials and has even led to a lawsuit against the company, but by Greanpeace's own admission, Apple has remained true to its promises and that the device respects environmental laws almost everywhere
on the planet.

The Greenpeace report on the iPhone called the company out for using toxic brominated compounds which indicate the presence of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and hazardous PVC.
Based on the report, Apple is being sued by The Center for Environmental Health, as California's Proposition 65 law states that products exposing consumers to phthalates or other chemicals known to be reproductive toxins or carcinogens must carry a warning label, but the device has none.
"In general what we try to do is encourage the manufacturers through a negotiated settlement to reduce the use of these chemicals," said Caroline Cox, spokeswoman for the Center for Environmental Health. "That would be our goal with Apple."

But aside from the lack of a warning label, which is indeed a violation of California's laws, Apple's iPhone is nowhere near as bad as the Greenpeace report makes it out to be.
Once again, the environmental agency has made a big racket over Apple and their high-profile products, but the truth is, there is really nothing to complain about.
Greenpeace admits that the device meets the goals that Apple set for themselves and respects the European Reduction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) legislation too. In essence, all the Greenpeace report says is that the company has not moved as fast as the environmental agency had wished.

Much like in previous cases of Greenpeace reports on Apple's products, there is no comparison with other competing products and no foul play, just another case of riding on the Apple fame in order to make the headlines and get a lot of free press coverage.

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Comment #1 by: Judge Dread on 17 Oct 2007, 13:21 GMT reply to this comment

Mr. Mihailescu,

I am beginning to get tired of reading your ill informed and biased articles where you continously rail against the work of Greenpeace in trying to hold large companies and governments to account for their actions. What have you got against Greenpeace? Why can't you write balanced articles like your colleagues do? When Apple and Greenpeace come in the same title, there goes Mr. Mihailescu to the rescue!

I don't know if you have noticed but Apple has grown up quite a lot in the last few years both in size and product popularity. It is only right that they are held to account for the effects of their products on our planet and our people. With power comes responsibility perhaps? I am a firm supporter of Apple but my loyalty is to the planet that is our home and to my health and the health of my people. I therefore would be much happier if Apple set a high standard in solving the problems of pollution (just like they do in computing) rather than trailing behind and being interested only in profits. We have plently of those kinds of corporation already, and you (especially being from Romania) should know that.

It is lucky for us that there are people like those that make up the laudable organisation Greenpeace who bother to commit their lives against all odds, like David against Goliath, to bringing these matters of great importance to our attantion while we can sit here comfortably in front of our toxic screens and plastic keys browsing the internet and attacking them.

I was looking forward to getting and iPhone and I am quite disappointed that Apple has used such toxic chemicals in building it BECAUSE THEY DON"T HAVE TO. I not interested in their own targets, I am interested in what the targets SHOULD BE. We have already done enough damage and are continuing to do so, (or have you not noticed?) and it is people like you that need to WAKE UP and support the few that are doing something, rather than trying to put them down for no good reason.

I don't know what you think you are doing by trying to discredit Greenpeace on your website, but you are helping neither Apple nor anyone else.

Apple does not need you to defend it, but I think we all need to be aware of the Mihailescu in ourselves: by trying to hurt Greenpeace you only discredit yourself.

I wish you Guidance.

JD

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