Green Options » green my apple http://greenoptions.com/tag/green-my-apple Posts tagged 'green my apple' Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:48:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Apple Refuses to Publish Sustainability Report http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/12/apple-refuses-to-publish-sustainability-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/12/apple-refuses-to-publish-sustainability-report/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:48:41 +0000 Ariel Schwartz http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/12/apple-refuses-to-publish-sustainability-report/ apple

We recently applauded Apple for its new energy efficient 17″ MacBook, but news that the company wants to stifle shareholder requests to publish a Corporate Sustainability Report has overshadowed our praise.

The shareholder resolution was proposed by an environmental group called As You Sow, and asks for detailed information about toxins, recycling, greenhouse gases, and more. This past Wednesday, Apple’s board of directors asked shareholders to vote against the resolution.

Read more of this story »

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/12/apple-refuses-to-publish-sustainability-report/feed/ Apple Introduces “Green” MacBooks http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/14/apple-introduces-green-macbooks/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/14/apple-introduces-green-macbooks/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:51:21 +0000 Ariel Schwartz http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/14/apple-introduces-green-macbooks/ green my apple

Last month, Apple took a big step towards becoming environmentally-friendly by eliminating Brominated Flame Retardant (BFR) and polyvinylchloride (PVR) from its iPods. Now the company is taking another huge step with its notebook computers.

Read more of this story »

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/14/apple-introduces-green-macbooks/feed/