greenpeace.org— "Some of the best-known laptops are contaminated with some of the worst toxic chemicals. Of the five top brands we tested Hewlett-Packard and Apple laptops showed the worst contamination levels."
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Maybe we should all stop using computers. They consume power, take up nasty space in landfill, are full of nasty chemicals, and take away time we could use better by growing our food in a garden in the backyard.How much lead are we talking about? Compared, say to a 32" tube TV set?
They said MacBook, not MacBook Pro. I wonder if this covers all the models.Apple actually does care, because I know they've been working on Greenpeace with their new iPod packaging and to get the small amount of lead out of the mp3 players.My guess is Steve Jobs personally cares about the environment simple because of his past, and his association with Al Gore being on Apple's board of directors
I'll drink to that. Greenpeace is full of it. Not only that, but they were wrong, they admitted it, end of story. It doesn't make any difference whether you prefer Apple to Microsoft.
Greenpeace can kiss my ass. I'm not necesssarily against them but it is obvious they will spin anything to make their efforts look righteous. Apple fanboys do the same thing, and Microsoft and so on. Get the picture? The fact is, if Greenpeace wants companies to go even farther than the standards that are in place then where do we stop. I could just as easily say that greenpeace volunteeers should never use electricity, or drive a car. They should live in the mountains and eat dirt and live off the land, but that would seem outrageous. So come on Greenpeace, it would be great for you to encourage others to exceed standards but stop the bullying.
Didn't Dell give a large tax deductible contribution to Greenpeace just recently? ....Seriously though folks doesn't anyone feel that this article is a little absurd? Of course there are hazardous materials in your Laptops in ALL laptops... hell even your stereos or any other electronics. There have been steps taken to make all electronics more green namely the ROHS initiative put forth by the EU and Macbooks are 100% ROHS compliant. So instead of green peace making some direct targeted attack at a corporation why don't they try to discover/implement a COST effective alternative or even just an idea as to how to make the products contain less hazardous materials. Seems kind of idiotic to sit around pointing fingers... when you could be proactive.
@tehJRHave you ever been to the rain forrest? then be quiet.besides if the rain forrest was disapearing halve as fast as those nuts at green peace say it would be gone by now. they always over sensationalize every thing. and there peace full protest are a joke. if i was shiping something and they boarded i would shoot them and say i thought they were pirates.
f**k Greenpeace. My MacBookPro runs sooo much better than any other laptop I've ever used, and I couldn't care less what chemicals are involved in the manufacturing process.I haven't ingested any part of my laptop in weeks, so I think I'll be ok!
a2fanSep 20, 2006
I would love to have seen that. You are my hero.
macnttSep 20, 2006
Maybe we should all stop using computers. They consume power, take up nasty space in landfill, are full of nasty chemicals, and take away time we could use better by growing our food in a garden in the backyard.How much lead are we talking about? Compared, say to a 32" tube TV set?
inkheadSep 20, 2006
They said MacBook, not MacBook Pro. I wonder if this covers all the models.Apple actually does care, because I know they've been working on Greenpeace with their new iPod packaging and to get the small amount of lead out of the mp3 players.My guess is Steve Jobs personally cares about the environment simple because of his past, and his association with Al Gore being on Apple's board of directors
uownedgeSep 20, 2006
I'll drink to that. Greenpeace is full of it. Not only that, but they were wrong, they admitted it, end of story. It doesn't make any difference whether you prefer Apple to Microsoft.
shin3rSep 20, 2006
Greenpeace can kiss my ass. I'm not necesssarily against them but it is obvious they will spin anything to make their efforts look righteous. Apple fanboys do the same thing, and Microsoft and so on. Get the picture? The fact is, if Greenpeace wants companies to go even farther than the standards that are in place then where do we stop. I could just as easily say that greenpeace volunteeers should never use electricity, or drive a car. They should live in the mountains and eat dirt and live off the land, but that would seem outrageous. So come on Greenpeace, it would be great for you to encourage others to exceed standards but stop the bullying.
gdoubleodSep 20, 2006
Didn't Dell give a large tax deductible contribution to Greenpeace just recently? ....Seriously though folks doesn't anyone feel that this article is a little absurd? Of course there are hazardous materials in your Laptops in ALL laptops... hell even your stereos or any other electronics. There have been steps taken to make all electronics more green namely the ROHS initiative put forth by the EU and Macbooks are 100% ROHS compliant. So instead of green peace making some direct targeted attack at a corporation why don't they try to discover/implement a COST effective alternative or even just an idea as to how to make the products contain less hazardous materials. Seems kind of idiotic to sit around pointing fingers... when you could be proactive.
mississippimanSep 21, 2006
Grow up. I'm sure wishing cancer on someone because they don't agree with you is ok where your from. But most people wouldn't agree.
bobothnSep 21, 2006
@tehJRHave you ever been to the rain forrest? then be quiet.besides if the rain forrest was disapearing halve as fast as those nuts at green peace say it would be gone by now. they always over sensationalize every thing. and there peace full protest are a joke. if i was shiping something and they boarded i would shoot them and say i thought they were pirates.
grant1080Sep 21, 2006
f**k Greenpeace. My MacBookPro runs sooo much better than any other laptop I've ever used, and I couldn't care less what chemicals are involved in the manufacturing process.I haven't ingested any part of my laptop in weeks, so I think I'll be ok!
grant1080Sep 21, 2006
hhahahahha best story I've heard all month! Too bad you don't have pics of that!