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Following the positive response from Greenpeace over publishing its carbon emissions, Apple is now being praised by the U.S. Secretary of Energy for its decision to resign its membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over its stance on climate change. According to AppleInsider citing Reuters, Energy Secretary Stev... |
9 October 2009
05:38 GMT |
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Apple ranks around the middle of the scale in the latest edition of the Guide to Greener Electronics. However, the company recently claimed its efforts to stay green were not reflected by the chart, with Greenpeace now admitting the figures were put together before Apple’s recent publication of its green initia... |
2 October 2009
03:43 GMT |
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While Apple touts its new products as being even greener than their predecessors, the latest Greenpeace survey says otherwise. Although it got high marks for reducing toxic chemicals, the Mac maker scored low in the organization’s Guide to Greener electronics for not supporting global recycling initiatives or u... |
2 July 2009
05:38 GMT |
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Despite hopes in this year's International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting to resolve the most pressing issues in the area at this point, little progress seems to have been actually made. Talks have now come to a standstill, as discussions between pro- and anti-whaling nations find no resolve. Nations such as I... |
11 May 2009
02:58 GMT |
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The Japanese whaling fleet, which departed for its Antarctic hunting grounds in secrecy last year, has recently returned to port in shame, having only been able to capture little over a half its whale target of 950 minke whales and 50 humpbacks. Largely thanks to the efforts of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (... |
13 April 2009
04:16 GMT |
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A lot of companies are under big pressure to keep their manufacturing process as “green” as possible in order to prevent the increase of pollution and eventually destroy the planet. Among the organizations that militate most gravely against wasteful corporations is Greenpeace, which releases every year a ... |
2 April 2009
15:01 GMT |
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In this 11th edition of the Guide to Greener Electronics, Greenpeace has penalized corporate IT vendors for failing to commit to eliminating PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) from their products by the end of this year. Apple climbed four spots on the ranking (now on tenth place) for suc... |
2 April 2009
05:42 GMT |
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Three of the world's leading PC vendors, HP, Dell and Lenovo, have received a penalty point from the International Greenpeace organization, for not being able to keep the promises they made back in 2008, regarding the use of toxic chemicals in their product lineups. Meanwhile, Acer and Apple have managed to get ... |
1 April 2009
10:56 GMT |
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Another brave effort on the part of Greenpeace has revealed the fact that the United Kingdom is in contradiction with European norms, as far as disposing of e-waste goes. Activists from the group mounted a GPS tracking device in an old TV set, which they then took to a recycling site. The chip showed that the apparat... |
20 February 2009
09:17 GMT |
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Recent information indicates the fact that Japan is currently engaged in obtaining a new deal of whaling, and that it's trying to persuade the six nations that make up the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to allow it to continue its bogus “scientific” whaling program that claims the lives of mo... |
27 January 2009
06:27 GMT |
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The effects of global warming are generally known to the public, and everyone keeps saying that the problem needs to be tackled at an individual level. However, very few people know what tackling problems at an individual level means. In the case of college students, for example, the possibility of beer going “... |
16 January 2009
13:01 GMT |
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In a Greenpeace blog post, we were astonished to find that the organization we believed was really into the environment thing (and less into publicity) was bashing Apple for the third time in less than a few months. Although the company's new family of notebooks is by far less toxic than most other laptops (and ... |
8 January 2009
03:25 GMT |
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According to a communicate on Sea Shepherd's website, its flagship, the Steve Irwin, will return to Australia, in a yet undisclosed port, to refuel before continuing its chase of the Japanese whaling fleet, which continues to break international rules and hunt whales, although that is strictly forbidden worldwid... |
5 January 2009
06:59 GMT |
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Sea Shepherd's announcement, published on the organization's web site, was greeted with satisfaction by many environmental groups, which applauded the tenacity of the group, which managed to once again chase the Japanese whaling fleet away from Australia's economic exclusion zone (EEZ), where hunting w... |
28 December 2008
07:30 GMT |
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Although Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd are the two most renowned environmental organizations to battle against the Japanese government and seeking to save the whales in the Southern Ocean from being killed in the name of “science,” the means by which they accomplish this goal differ substantially. While GP ... |
18 December 2008
05:27 GMT |
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Australia recently made public its plans for tackling climate change for the next 10 to 11 years, setting new goals for reducing carbon emissions throughout the nations. The country is still heavily reliable on coal for its electricity, and politicians agree that now is not the time for the delays requested by the in... |
15 December 2008
08:19 GMT |
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Rob Gilchrist, a member of Greenpeace, has been working for the New Zealand police department since 1998, supplying them with data about environmental groups such as GP, Peace Action Wellington and the Vegan Balaclava Pixies, as well as anti-Iraq War groups, civil rights groups and other such organizations. His girlf... |
15 December 2008
05:30 GMT |
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Greenpeace announced that over 200 people and 100 logging and charcoal companies faced prosecution in Brazil for their involvement in a large-scale fraud case. The companies allegedly contracted hacking groups that broke into the government's network and altered the records in order to allow for excessive defore... |
13 December 2008
06:56 GMT |
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Here are just a few of the most important achievements that environmental organizations managed to obtain or lead to during 2008. The list of successes is much longer, but the current row of accomplishments only highlights the most important or groundbreaking of them, as seen by Planetsave. The Environmental P... |
10 December 2008
05:46 GMT |
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Japanese officials recently announced that, if the environmental group Sea Shepherd interfered with its “scientific” harvesting of whales in the Southern Ocean, activists would be arrested and detained by authorities. The threat comes after a disastrous whaling season last year, when Japan's fleet wa... |
10 December 2008
03:26 GMT |
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The environmental organization Greenpeace announced last weekend that it was pressuring president-elect Barack Obama harder and harder, urging him to take an active interest in the UN Climate Change Conference, which takes place in Poznan, Poland, between December 1-12. Greenpeace says that Bush's disastrous pol... |
8 December 2008
16:31 GMT |
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Daryl Hannah, a renowned environmentalist, joined forces with hard-line environmental group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, in an attempt to stop the Japanese whaling fleet from completing its cull of long-finned and minke whales in the Southern Ocean this year. Hannah criticized environmental organization Greenpe... |
2 December 2008
04:52 GMT |
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Greenpeace again reacted positively to Apple's ongoing efforts of removing PVC and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) from some products, but noted that the Mac maker would have to completely phase-out such elements to score higher on the Guide to Greener Electronics. Apple is also facing some deadlines in its i... |
26 November 2008
05:51 GMT |
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Peaceful Greenpeace protesters were met with violence by Poznan miners on Monday, as they attempted to write STOP next to a huge bulldozer, used for coal transport. The miners prevented the activists from protesting and removed them from the area. Police arrived at the scene shortly and separated the two groups. This... |
25 November 2008
04:56 GMT |
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Greenpeace (GP) activists protested on Thursday in front of the Garona nuclear power plant, in Spain, chaining themselves to the entrance gate. The environmental organization is trying to get the newly-elected Socialist government to deny the renewed permit request the plant put forward. The facility is old, GP repre... |
21 November 2008
03:58 GMT |
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The Australian government strongly opposes Japan's policy of studying the whales in the Antarctic by killing them. Seeing how all commercial whaling has been outlawed by an international agreement in 1986, the Far East nation decided to start a "scientific" approach to hunting. Yearly, its fleet captures some 90... |
17 November 2008
05:57 GMT |
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Rotterdam's Mississippi harbor was completely blocked during this weekend, as two Greenpeace ships, the Rainbow Warrior and the Beluga II, prevented coal shipments on their way to the Netherlands from reaching their destination. The move was saluted by other environmental organizations as well. They said that th... |
17 November 2008
02:34 GMT |
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After the controversial release of 6 Greenpeace activists from arrest this summer, by a court order, the environmental organization strikes again. This time, the flagship of the Greenpeace fleet, the Rainbow Warrior, dropped anchor in the harbor next to the Kingsnorth coal-powered plant and several activists took the... |
30 October 2008
09:36 GMT |
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The conclusion was presented to the world on Monday, by the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) and the Greenpeace Organization, which proposed 2090 as the last target for complete renunciation of fossil fuels, including oil, natural gases and coal. The study estimates some $18 trillion savings in future fossil ... |
27 October 2008
08:13 GMT |
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With Steve Jobs posting an open message on the company's web site regarding Apple's efforts to stay green, Greenpeace acknowledged that the internal cables in new MacBooks now contain no PVC. Still, the organization wants Apple to apply this across the whole notebook, not just the cables. Apple, for its par... |
17 October 2008
06:07 GMT |
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A post on the Greenpeace blog, signed representative tomD, reveals that Greenpeace is mighty proud of Apple's new iPod line. Apple made more efforts this year to remove all of the Arsenic, Mercury and PVC out of the materials an iPod is comprised of, but Greenpeace feels it's high time Macs got a little gre... |
11 September 2008
14:16 GMT |
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Sony Ericsson is having a bit of a hard time, as it has recently announced that both its net sales and net income are declining. This is mainly due to the facts that, as the company puts it, there's a "moderating demand of mid-to-high end mobile phones". Also, it seems that the Swedish Japanese company is also a... |
1 July 2008
03:19 GMT |
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Apple is said to be kicking off what appears to be the final move towards a "greener Apple," sources are reporting. Last year, shareholders and environmental organizations started pointing their fingers at Apple for being too slow at removing environmentally harmful materials from its products. As such, Apple is plan... |
22 May 2008
05:17 GMT |
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Greenpeace has released a report in which it is heavily criticizing all three major console makers because of the way they use hazardous materials in the construction of their products. Somewhat surprisingly, Nintendo is the biggest offender, as far as Greenpeace is concerned.Zeina Al-Hajj, the Toxic Campaign coordin... |
20 May 2008
10:10 GMT |
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Recent reports are revealing that Apple is steadily securing a better position within the Greenpeace Guide with the passing of each year. Jumping from 2.5/10 to 6.7/10 in less than two years is quite a feat, but the Cupertino-based corporation still has to shake off the remaining PVC and BFRs in its line of Macs.As ... |
31 March 2008
18:21 GMT |
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Greenpeace has recently released a report showing which major companies deserve the best ratings when it comes to environmentally friendliness. Nintendo managed to be part of a premiere scoring 0 out of 10, which practically means that they'll pollute the environment each time you look at their products. Micros... |
29 November 2007
12:01 GMT |
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Greenpeace has released the latest version of their 'Guide to Greener Electronics.' The August 2006 edition of the guide has not changed much beyond the inclusion of televisions and game consoles. Apple has climbed a few spots, but that is mostly because of the introduction of the new companies.Greenpeace&... |
28 November 2007
14:35 GMT |
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The Greenpeace report on Apple's iPhone has come under criticism from the chemical industry. The environmental agency is being accused of being unfair and ignorant for making sensationalist accusations about nothing.The Bromine Science and Environmental Forum is calling Greenpeace out for the report published la... |
23 October 2007
07:05 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 Greenpe... |
16 October 2007
12:13 GMT |
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Despite being constantly pestered by Greenpeace for no reason whatsoever, Apple continues to be one of the greenest companies in the computer industry. Now, the Cupertino Company has expanded its recycling program to allow schools to dispose of their old hardware, without the need for a purchase.Apple's recyclin... |
20 May 2007
11:16 GMT |
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It seems that some organizations simply have no shame. After several reports that singled out Apple as not being 'green' enough, Greenpeace is now patting itself and its fans on the back, practically claiming credit for Apple's efforts.The Greenpeace reports that made such a big deal on Apple was neve... |
4 May 2007
07:36 GMT |
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Apple's secrecy is so well known that it is no longer just a curiosity but a fact about the company, a fact that everyone that works or buys from Apple is aware of. However, it looks like all things change sooner or later, and Apple is slowly starting to trim the curtain around the edges and let us see a little ... |
3 May 2007
06:15 GMT |
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There is no love lost between Apple and Greenpeace, and it is becoming a well known fact. In the latest rankings of major electronics makers for their environmental friendliness, Apple was given the lowest scores.Greenpeace spokeswoman Iza Kruszewska said that Apple failed to stop using several types of harmful chemi... |
4 April 2007
07:32 GMT |
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