You ’re in all likelihood familiar withGreenpeace’scomplaints about Apple ’s “ greenness ” in its computers , but you would think that the latestenvironmentally minded decisions in the MacBook Airwould have been enough to sate the eco - radical . Nope . Here ’s what they said about the new Air .
https://gizmodo.com/greenpeace-responds-to-alarmist-claims-admits-targetin-313728
“ Apple is commence greener , but not light-green enough , ” said Rick Hind , the legislative director of Greenpeace ’s toxics run . “ The Macbook Air has less toxic PVC plastic and less toxic BFRs , but it could have zero and that would make Apple an eco - leader , ” he added .
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“ Apple sometimes come really defensive , ” Hind accommodate . “ They say : Why are you picking on us — specially when we have such a small market place share liken to the rest of the diligence ? ”
The reason , according to Hind , is round-eyed . Apple is get word as a tech leader , especially when it comes to excogitation . Even though companies like Dell and HP are much great and ship many more computers , Greenpeace singles out Apple in edict to draw attention to the whole technical school industry ’s eco insurance policy , Hind says .
translate the rest of the back and onward over at Wired . [ Wired ]
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