Full FeedApple + Greenpeace = A Green Apple?
Should Apple go green? When I first read the title of that article, I was thinking more along the lines of Apple changing their main colors to green (apples = red or green, not black and white), and thought that would be a step away from the minimalist color design they currently have.
I was quite mistaken, as the article turned out to be about Apple’s battle against Greenpeace, who claim that Apple is using toxic chemicals in their manufacturing process, and demand that they clean up their act. According to its report on Apple, chief among Greenpeace’s complaints is the use of PVC, as well as poor recycling performance.
Greenpeace has started to publicly attack Apple with demos and other eye catching moves (such as making Apple’s NYC store green with flashlights) to get their attention, which haven’t seemed to work very well just yet—I haven’t been able to find any public rebuttal/press release from Apple regarding this matter online. But if they keep up the effort, I don’t think it’ll be long before Apple does something about it. They’re going to either fight Greenpeace or try to accommodate their demands and be more environmentally friendly. If that’s the case, I think my original interpretation of the article’s title should fit perfectly, use green as their main colours, since it will represent both the environment, and an apple.
Read [DailyTechRag] Read [ArsTechnica - InfiniteLoop]
Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! - 
Subscribe to our feed
Live from CES 2009
We're live from the world's largest tradeshow. Hit up our dedicated CES page for keynote coverage, product announcements, interviews, and photo galleries from the show floor. We're excited... are you?
Live from Macworld 2009
The Appletell staff is working their way through the show floor at Macworld 2009 to bring you the latest Apple products and accessories. Hit the Macworld page for non-stop coverage...
http://www.apple.com/environment/recycling/
on December 21, 2006 at 08:40 PM - LINKWilliam - Remember this? http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/greenpeace-says-apple-motorola-and-lenovo-are-among-least-green/
Just because they have a recycling program doesn’t mean they’ve “Gone Green”
on December 21, 2006 at 08:42 PM - LINKand just because Greenpeace said it doesn’t make it so does it. The only green that GP is looking for is the color of money. Jesse Jackson tried the same thing a couple of years ago with Apple and got nowhere. Do you really think that Steve Jobs is not “green” and that he would give it to a shakedown? The Greenpeace kids can yell, scream and pout until their faces turn purple but no way is Apple going to response to them. Saying that Apple is the worst company is so outrageous that it defeats any creditability that Greenpeace might still have, which is not much by the way.
on December 21, 2006 at 11:14 PM - LINK