January 2010
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Microsoft's Missed Chance at CES
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NYT: Green Guide to Electronics Is Disputed, but...
The New York Times’ Green Inc. blog has a great history of the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics and its effect on the industry. Check out Tom Zeller’s piece here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/business/energy-environment/11green.html?ref=energy-environment
—Daniel
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CES' Best And Worst
BEST IN SHOW Hewlett-Packard, which Greenpeace targeted last year for failing to meet its deadline for phasing out toxics in its products, deserves credit for the HP Compaq 8000f Elite Ultra Slim Desktop PC, the industry’s first Microsoft Windows based desktop to be free of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) “from the wall to the mouse.”
WORST IN SHOW Samsung,...
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From Hazardous to Healthy Products at HP
HP turned around and surprised the industry with a green desktop to start CES. Previously, HP had delayed their phase out of PVC plastic and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) from their computing products for 2 years.
Six months ago, I was climbing a ladder over a barbed wire fence to get on the HP roof with two gallons of paint on my back. Twelve activists painted a huge sign that said...
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DAY 2 Green Thumbs Down: Microsoft
Microsoft is making no effort whatsoever in demonstrating sustainable electronic products at CES. After several in-person requests for information, they have nothing to show or say for environmental concerns. Unlike other leading companies represented at CES, Microsoft does not showcase green products or provide information or examples of sustainability. They do not provide concrete information...
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Home energy monitoring gets its due
Home energy monitoring, which lets users dial in the energy use in their homes, has inspired several new products at CES and is getting some well deserved attention. Direct Energy, which is working with Whirlpool Corp., Best Buy, Lennox and OpenPeak, has put out a smart meter that include real-time energy monitoring. Homeowners can use these control their electricity usage and costs. The use of...
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Two Green Products That Caught Our Eye
Almost every big tech company at CES has their signature “green” product. Sony has its new Vaio laptop, 23 percent of which is made from recycled CDs. The packaging of the device is made of recycled materials, and cardboard waste for shipping is minimal.
All Sony Ericsson products are already free from PVC vinyl plastic and brominated flame retardants (BFRs), with the exception of a...
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Green Products: PVC and BFR-free, by Company →
We just posted this great resource to find out what companies have products on the market today that are PVC and BFR-free.
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Slideshow: Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics... →
Missed the press conference and want the story? The slides are online at the link above or below in thumbnail.
GPI CES Power Point
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CES Day 1 Best Green Product and Biggest Greenwash
Hewlett-Packard, whom Greenpeace recently targeted for failing to meet their deadline for phasing out toxics in their products, deserves credit for the HP Compaq 8000f Elite Ultra Slim Desktop PC, the industry’s first Microsoft Windows based desktop to be free of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) “from the wall to the mouse.” It’s so green that I might even pick one...
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Talking Green and Walking Green
Today Greenpeace released the latest Guide to Greener Electronics at a time when many companies are talking green. Apple, Sony Ericsson and Nokia are free of the worst hazardous substances but Samsung, Dell, Lenovo, and LG Electronics have dropped in the ranking. With many consumers now choosing green products, Greenpeace verifies the claims of companies and cuts through the greenwash. The...
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Buy it, Use it, Break it, Junk it, it's Toxic
—Daniel
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Greenpeace at CES 2010
CES 2010. The lights, the sounds, the greenwash. Greenpeace analysts are once again here at the “World’s Largest” consumer electronics show to help consumers and the throngs of industry media to see through the haze of both positive green news and industry misinformation.
While some electronics makers have moved to eliminate toxic chemicals in their products—Apple, for...