Green Features We Love in Apple’s New iPad
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There’s little doubt you’ve heard the buzz about the iPad today. Apple made the announcement of the next big thing in consumer electronics, and detailed the specs for the iPad. While you can grab all the info you need about it over at Apple, there are several great green features we want to highlight…plus point out a couple things we are still waiting to see. …Read the full story on TreeHugger
What Does Apple’s Tablet Really Mean for Our Society?
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The Internet is abuzz with talk about the next BIG thing. Really big. Really, really, really big. The announcement of Apple’s tablet device which is expected to happen on Wednesday, January 27th. With the amount of hype this event and device is getting – I mean really, it’s Ap…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Apple Board Opposes Shareholder Petition Request For Broadly Scoped CSR Report
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EE Times, a trade journal of record for the electronics sector, reports that “As You Sow” wants Apple to produce a report on how they will “reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address other environmental and social impacts such as toxics, recycling and employee and product safety,” according to the proxy statement.” Apple’s Board of Directors says no, maintaining it has made plenty of progress on matters of en…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Amazing Video of Fake Chamber of Commerce Press Conference
This morning I posted on a hoax perpetrated by the Yes Men and the Avaaz Action Factory in which they posed as representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and announced that the business group had changed their position on climate legislation from not supporting it to giving it a full throated endorsment. The rus…Read the full story on TreeHugger
In Hoax, Avaaz Has Chamber Flipping Its Position, Now Supporting Climate Action
In an amazing turn of events, the US Chamber of Commerce has changed its position and now supports action on global warming. Well, this would be true if the folks at Avaaz Action Factory had their way. The group put on a fake press conference today posing as the Chamber to draw attention to the business association’s backward looking position on climate action. The ruse worked for Reuters, which covered the “press conference” as if it was…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Top 5 Reports on US Chamber of Commerce + Impact of Its Climate Policy
As the US Chamber of Commerce comes under more and more pressure for its out of touch climate policy our own Daniel Kessler reported on the Chamber’s bad PR week and TH Blog Love took a tour of the blogosphere to see just how bad the flak is. So let’s see who is saying what about the CEO’s who are taking a stance on Climate Change and the exodus of top flight companies from the Chamber. …Read the full story on TreeHugger
Apple’s Tablet to Take Over Textbooks, Magazines, Newspapers
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So Kindle seems to be bombing out among university students as a replacement for textbooks, at least in one trial run. But we mention that the Tablet from Apple could be a better solution since it is more interactive, and more familiar to anyone currently using an iPhone. And word on the street is that’s just where Apple is headed with the new device, along with revolutionizing newspapers and magazines. …Read the full story on TreeHugger
Apple Adds More Environmental Impact Information to Website
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Yesterday, Apple updated more information about the environmental impacts of its products on its website, bringing a little more transparency to consumers. That added information includes life cycle analysis of greenhouse gas emissions for its products. Yesterday we were just noting how carbon footprint measurements can be sticky business because it all depends on how far down the supply chain, how broad across the business oper…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Apple’s Snow Leopard Saves $10 Million In Energy Annually
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Windows 7 has been boasting how it’ll consume less energy and save users on battery life and energy costs. But Apple won’t be left out on this angle for their OS. According to a CNET review, Snow Leopard could help users cut back on energy consumption by around 10%, and that means an overall savings of as much…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Solar Powered Skins for iPhones and iPod Touch
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It looks like Apple gadget users will have a new way to charge up iPods and iPhone devices with the sun, thanks to the latest from NovoThink. The company has released the Solar Surge, a skin with an integrated solar cell capable of charging the Apple devices on 100% solar power. …Read the full story on TreeHugger