Steve on a Greener Apple

i think its really good thata apple has been removing these toxins from their products and theyre actually doing something the e-waste. all these electronics are going to damage our earth. i think Electronic Recyclers
and other companies should try to educate the citizens of the US in ways to recycle their products instead of dumping them in land fills or other developing countries

Re: climate change. Better safe and sorry -- if the vast majority of scientists that predict climate change are in fact correct then we are in deep trouble. Given the urgency of the threat to our species and many others, why create confusion by linking to fringe skeptics?

On page 2 of the article you link to about a warming Mars it says:

"His views are completely at odds with the mainstream scientific opinion," said Colin Wilson, a planetary physicist at England's Oxford University.

"Wobbles in the orbit of Mars are the main cause of its climate change in the current era," Oxford's Wilson explained. (Related: "Don't Blame Sun for Global Warming, Study Says" [September 13, 2006].) http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/09/060913-sunspots.html

Building better quality would be a major improvement on the way towards greener hardware production. the iBook I previously owned had 3 major defects in less than 2 years, though I barely moved it around. Apple hardware quality sucks. The only reason I bought a Mac again was the OS which is superior in every aspect to Windows IMHO

Wow, after reading that article you linked as proof of doubt, I think I understand why there are still people who comment here randomly assailing those of us aware of the gravity and oxygen that compose our rather unique atmosphere.

Honestly, I thought you were linking to this:
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/04/21/tds-jason-jones-refutes-an-inconvenient-truth/

You know, come to think of it, why aren't we required to say "windows Rulez!" whenever we discuss the Mac?

Yes, now I'm more proud to own a Mac.

When will Steve Jobs enlighten us on Apple's policy on illegally granted stock options?

Much to my surprise, Apple actually offers a free recycling program for your old Mac (or any other computer) if you purchase from the AppleStore and opt-in for the recycling program.
Info here: http://www.apple.com/environment/recycling/program/
I just set up a new iMac for a client today, and after registering it, she received an email thanking her for buying a new Mac and included two printable shipping barcodes and instructions on packaging your old machine, taking it to FedEx, and shipping it off.
Neat! It's about time!

Man, Jobs has really been stepping up to the plate recently hasn't he? First you have the anti-DRM letter, now this. I like that he takes an extremely active role in what Apple does and how they are perceived. I kind of wish we could have a fireside chat with Jobs on a weekly basis so he could tell us the state of the Apple union and discuss his plans. I suppose once a month isn't too much to ask is it?

yeah, those 20" monitors weigh a ton.

after reading the Apple Board comments about eWaste, Apple is on target. I think most of the "green" and recycling comments are what everybody sees everyday...computer packaging, materials, recycling of used computers.

Apple made all of their packaging smaller and uniform. Dell was ahead for a "takeback" program. Apple is addressing that. They just need to take back ALL electronics.

"Did you know that a typical CRT contains 3 pounds of lead?"

No, but after moving one from apartment to apartment for the last seven years, I am in no way surprised by this news.

Just goes to show those damn environmentalists don't have a clue what they're on about! Apple pwns the biosphere lol