Greenpeace Releases Its Latest ‘Guide to Greener Electronics’

Published on October 1st, 2009

Posted by Gasparrini in Ecology

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# 1 pedro said, on October 1st, 2009 at 7:22 am

So greenpeace has found a new way to extort money. What else is new.

# 2 SparkyOne said, on October 1st, 2009 at 7:54 am

BFD, it is Greenpeach

# 3 MR said, on October 1st, 2009 at 7:57 am

I get the impression that someone at Greenpeace is a little bitter that they stood out all night for a WII and didn’t get it.

# 4 Angus said, on October 1st, 2009 at 8:05 am

How can Microsoft be so non-green? Their products are software only, except for the Zune, which nobody buys, hence no pollution from it’s materials.

# 5 Christopher Burg said, on October 1st, 2009 at 8:08 am

I read a while back that Greenpeace gives Nintendo a rock bottom rating because Nintendo doesn’t publish any information in regards to their “greenness.” Hence it’s not that Nintendo are worse than any other company but they simply refuse to talk about it.

# 6 jim said, on October 1st, 2009 at 8:17 am

This only makes me want to buy more Nintendo products. TX greenpeace.

# 7 Unimatrix0 said, on October 1st, 2009 at 8:32 am

Hey Greenpeace…..blow me.

# 8 pedro said, on October 1st, 2009 at 8:32 am

#4 Company operations. Not how much juice their products use.

#5 So, they decide to extort them by giving them a “worst of the pack” grade rather than disclosing that they haven’t given any info. As I said: extortion, the new greenpeace way.

# 9 fab said, on October 1st, 2009 at 8:34 am

Does not seem very robust:
- Trends don’t match the previous ranking (Dell is moving UP compared to version 12 ranking)
- Looks very unstable. Companies move from very high score to very low too quickly (look at Lenovo)
- Refusing to disclose information gives you the lowest score (Nintendo).
- Subcontractors are not evaluated (only the policy in place between the company and the subcontractor)

I’m convinced by the need for such information to be available, but I don’t trust their rating.

# 10 jescott418 said, on October 1st, 2009 at 9:00 am

Considering how well Nintendo sells. I don’t think too many give a crap about how green or lack their of they are. Even corporate biggies still buy computers from Lenovo and Dell. Even Apple is kind of on the bubble.

# 11 Jim said, on October 1st, 2009 at 9:22 am

Trust != Greenpeace.

Note the odd scale that relates to … nothing.

Sounds exactly like greenpeace.

I keep waiting to run into one of those super-talkative greenpeace signup people and discuss why they hate third-world countries because of their anti-GMO activities.

# 12 nolimit662 said, on October 1st, 2009 at 9:35 am

Who gives a crap? I buy products for what they do, not if they’re green or not. WTF? Greenpeace are a bunch of kooks!

# 13 sargasso said, on October 1st, 2009 at 11:55 am

I checked out their web site and the ranking criteria seems to be based entirely on corporate policy statements of “Green Governance”.

# 14 ECA said, on October 1st, 2009 at 12:03 pm

“Notice that Nintendo is at the bottom, being the least green company. Think about this the next time you are playing with your Wii. ”

Interesting comment..NOW where is MS?? not that far away.

For you others.
The pollution from using plastic is enough to kill 1/2 the planet.
Bleaching products for WOOD, is so much fun..
I hope you all live long enough to float in benzine bath..

# 15 Faxon said, on October 1st, 2009 at 12:04 pm

Green is new Fascism.

# 16 MikeN said, on October 1st, 2009 at 12:10 pm

How about having fewer electronics and less development?

A big screen TV costs 1c a minute at current cheap power rates. How about we limit the production of large screen TVs and ban laptop screens larger than 14 inches? This would reduce power usage by several power plants worth.

# 17 ikelleigh said, on October 1st, 2009 at 12:11 pm

I wonder if they know how green the hardware is that are hosting their web sites? Or how much energy/resources it takes to keep said web sites operational?

# 18 Dr Dodd said, on October 1st, 2009 at 12:28 pm

#14-ECA-The pollution from using plastic is enough to kill 1/2 the planet.

Oh Really?

# 19 Faxon said, on October 1st, 2009 at 12:33 pm

#16 How about jerks like you not deciding what the fuck I buy?

# 20 pedro said, on October 1st, 2009 at 2:29 pm

#19 FWI, #16 was being sarcastic.

# 21 Hugh Ripper said, on October 1st, 2009 at 2:55 pm

#19 Faxon

Jerk than knee much? No-one’s telling you what to buy. It’s advice, nothing more. If buying ‘eco-friendly’ floats your boat, pay attention. If not, don’t. What fascistic about that?

A lot of people (mostly non-American people from what I can tell) actually give a crap about pollution (pun not intended) and the environment and try to live accordingly. Personally I don’t really go for the Greenpeace dogma, but I do consider the environment when I buy and dispose of stuff.

Reducing pollution and increasing energy efficiency are desirable outcomes.Why the redneck ‘dont tell me to stop polluting’ attitude?

# 22 soundwash said, on October 1st, 2009 at 5:53 pm

um..Gasparrini…i hope you do realize that the entire “Green” movement is a farcical PTB inside joke.. the “Green” refers to $$$MONEY$$$ not anything related to energy.

It is a nice little [pointless] flash-app though.

—-

When we see the personal, over-unity power units whose design has been around for the better part of century, THEN you’ll have something truly green.

That would be right around when Western Science uses Einstein as their excuse for holding back their progress in energy and space for 80+years, denying that the Aether exists and not “discovering” that gravity proper is nothing more than a helical, polarized electromagnetic wave produced by the spin of electrons in the atom.

[The Russians will probably out that shortly]

Like i been saying, in the very near future, resonant electromagnetics [and perhaps tuned toroidal coils] will be the *only* thing that matters.

It is the one and only unifying force that ties the entire universe together and powers all Life within it.
-and soon, it will power everything on this planet. [as soon as someone kills off all the oil families, that is] muhahaa

-s[enior] froot loopy

(save those old hard drives. there are rare earth neodymium magnets in them that will become mighty handy in the near future–count on it)

# 23 MikeN said, on October 1st, 2009 at 9:30 pm

Pedro, I’m not being sarcastic. If people think it’s a good idea to ban SUVs because some people drive them with just one person in the car and they burn too much fuel, then it is reasonable to ban other wasteful products. If people want to see brightness, let them go outside and look at the sun. Limit laptops and desktops to 14 inch screens. Ban wireless routers and cell phones.

# 24 Todd Peterson said, on October 2nd, 2009 at 1:33 am

Greenpeace has zero credibility. It is a club for spoiled brats.

# 25 pedro said, on October 2nd, 2009 at 4:15 am

#23 And I though you weren’t being braindead. Give my regards to Grizzly Adams when you see him. Oh, and stop using the interwebbytubbies, they contribute to global warming.

My apologies to #19, you were right. I should have noted it once Huge Ripoff was onboard.

# 26 Ralph, the Bus Driver said, on October 2nd, 2009 at 4:32 am

I am not a huge Greenpeace booster, but I really love the way all the morans like to shoot the messenger.

# 27 Microsoft has failed said, on October 2nd, 2009 at 5:52 am

That’s it. I am supporting Nintendo after this. GreenPeace are a bunch of idiots.

# 28 pedro said, on October 2nd, 2009 at 6:09 am

#26 What messenger, the one that says someone’s not “green” because they aren’t giving data? Keep that bus driving job.

# 29 deowll said, on October 2nd, 2009 at 6:39 am

I agree, this is mainly a way to extort money.

Yes the issue of pollution is real and needs to be dealt with but all to often the math connected to the green business modals does not compute.

Well the green business makes a lot of money but the benefit to others/the environment is often rather limited.

# 30 verycheeky said, on October 3rd, 2009 at 12:50 am

SUCKERS!! …. Michigan: Record low temps breaks 1935 cold… Record low tied at Daytona Beach… Cold snap fills up homeless shelters in Idaho

# 31 Ralph, the Bus Driver said, on October 3rd, 2009 at 6:04 am

#28, pedro,

You truly are a failure. In today’s business world is the written mantra that every successful company write down their priorities and business plan. That some companies refuse to do so in regards to being “green” demonstrates that they have no plan to stop being wasteful. Especially with nonrenewable resources.

Oh, I forgot. You are some successful businessman who knows all this stuff.

# 32 pedro said, on October 3rd, 2009 at 8:50 am

#31 Obviously, neither is Nintendo. Sucker! As I said, don’t leave that bus job.

# 33 Rick Cain said, on October 4th, 2009 at 4:20 am

Going green saves you green, nothing wrong with that.

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