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 |