Wednesday, July 11, 2012

San Francisco plans to ban APPLE computers for city workers...

San Francisco’s 50 departments and 28,000 employees will no longer be able to use city funds to buy Apple desktops, laptops or monitors because the Cupertino, California-based company dropped out of a rating system called EPEAT to track the environmental impact of computers - Bloomberg

Apple defended its decision to drop out of EPEAT, which it helped create several years ago. The company said it meets strict environmental standards, including the government’s Energy Star program, that exceed EPEAT.

San Francisco Officials Plan to Block Apple Procurement - Joel Schectman/Wall St. Journal

APPLE Drops 'Green' Certification From Products - Joel Schectman/Wall St. Journal