Apple earns a silver in environmental evaluation

To be honest, I think they'd get a gold if they made use of LEDs in all of their LCDs, not just Macbook Pros, but manufacturers aren't there just yet it seems.

@7 - If someone trashes a beautiful 23" HD monitor just because they got a new iMac, that user is the environmental problem.

All-in-one desktop systems like the iMac create more waste when perfectly good monitors with years and years of life left are thrown into the trash.

What practical reason is there for the all-in-one design for a desktop?

An older, slow CPU shouldn't force someone to trash a beautiful, 23" HD monitor just to run newer software.

Form over Function is silly.

# 4 : you don´t want the cost of your Apple products to down because of these nut- jobs ? Here´s a thought : the demands of the nut-jobs , and consumers like me , have been a factor that has had positive effects on for example battery technology - both for the environment and the consumers .

Listen, I don't give a shit about environmental hysteria. Who cares who has more gold metals in the arbitrary bullshit. Greenpeace isn't the most respected and respectful of organizations anyway. I don't want the cost and quality of my products from Apple go down because of these nut-jobs. I love Apple, hate un-needed environmental hysteria.

Hmmm, I'd have thought they'd have gotten a better score. I mean, they go longer than other manufacturers between product updates, so people aren't always rushing to buy the latest and greatest...they keep the same case designs for years, so no manufacturer retooling...there's the iPod battery replacement thing...you'd think all that would count for something.

Well said Rich. Well said.

Hopefully, Apple will continue to design and sell technologically superior products that are consistently dependable and useful, and will appropriately ignore calls to sacrifice utility for conformity.

Apple has a very limited product line compared to these other OEMs and doesn't focus on "corporate" sales the way other OEMs do.

Couldn't these other OEMs have specifically built systems that would qualify for EPEAT Gold status to gain gov't contracts while letting the majority of its product line fall well below the EPEAT standard?

I know this is technically just a blog but a link to the EPEAT site and a list of their mandatory and optional criteria would be nice.
• http://www.epeat.net/
• http://www.epeat.net/Docs/Summary%20of%20EPEAT%20Criteria.pdf