Toxic Discarded Electronics Illegally Exported To China
The United States produces an enormous amount of e-waste -- the stuff discarded when we replace our old gadgets with newer ones. Computers and other e...
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Scott Pelley, "60 Minutes" Crew Attacked In China While Reporting On E-Waste
Huffington Post | Posted 11.06.2008 | Media
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CBS News' Scott Pelley and his "60 Minutes" crew were attacked in China while working on a story about toxic waste there. Pelley described the Guiyi ...
Fix Your Own Gadgets: 22 Instructive Videos
Treehugger | Jaymi Heimbuch | Posted 10.28.2008 | Green
E-waste is bad. This we've known for awhile now. We toss toxic gadgets left and right, often thinking they'll be recycled and therefore e-waste is pr...
4 Ways to Green Your Gadgets
Josie Garthwaite | Posted 10.09.2008 | Green
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Here are four ways to keep consumer electronics from harming human health and the environment. Even better, some of them will help you save money at the same time.
Report: EPA Lets Electronic Waste Flow "Virtually Unrestricted"
Josie Garthwaite | Posted 09.22.2008 | Green
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According to the report, other used electronics "flow virtually unrestricted, even to countries where they can be mismanaged."
Is Our E-Waste Harming Children?
Bill Chameides | Posted 08.25.2008 | Green
China has been sending us lead-contaminated toys, but lead contamination from U.S. products may be exacting a far heavier toll on children in China.
Where Does Our E-waste Go?
Bill Chameides | Posted 08.21.2008 | Green
So you love your new iPhone, but where's the old clunker (i.e., last month's coolest model) it replaced?
Green Cell Phone Evolution
Josie Garthwaite | Posted 08.21.2008 | Green
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Predictions of "revolution" in the mobile tech world come at a dizzying pace these days. Google CEO Eric Schmidt said at the World Economic Forum in D...
Life Cycle: E-Wasted
Simran Sethi | Posted 08.04.2008 | Green
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Be aware, it takes even more energy and resources, pound for pound, to produce a Dell than a Dodge. A computer's energy usage has just begun once it leaves the factory, though.
Electronic E-Waste To Be E-Cycled: How To Greenly Recycle Your Gadgets
Huffington Post | Posted 08.01.2008 | Green
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With the constant creation of new technology, e-waste is increasingly clogging our lives and landfills. As the volume of electronic waste surges, e-cy...
Phones as Fashion: Can You Resist the New Apple iPhone?
Graham Hill | Posted 06.17.2008 | Green
According to The New York Times, Americans threw out nearly three million tons of household electronics in 2006. A few years ago, the EPA predicted that by 2005, cell phones would be discarded at a rate of more than 125 million phones each year, resulting in more than 65,000 tons of waste.
E-Waste Litters the Developing World
Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics
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Have you ever wondered what became of your VHS player? How about that old computer with the black and green monitor, or your first cell phone that was...
Ladies Who Launch: Recycling Your Gadgets
Amy Swift | Posted 11.27.2007 | Living
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How can you, as a consumer, make better choices about technology and how you dispose of it?
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