A Litte Bit Greener of a Apple

I was looking on the internet and found a video that inspired my next blog. Please watch the video before reading J.

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I never knew until today that Apple was deemed one of the worst environmentally friendly computers of all time so then I began to research into more of this topic and this is what I found. In 2009 Mac decided to go green and began opening a website called www.apple.com/environment/. This website shows the total carbon foot print that Mac is leaving on the world today with their products. For the past two years, Apple has used a comprehensive life cycle analysis to determine where our greenhouse gas emissions come from. That means adding up the emissions generated from the manufacturing, transportation, use, and recycling of their products, as well as the emissions generated by their facilities. With the new computers designed with less material, shipping in smaller packages, free of many toxic substances, and being as recyclable as possible has created what I like to call as the Green Apple effect. In 2009 Apple was the first company in computer history to release the total weight of greenhouse gases emitted during the manufacturing, delivery, and recycling their products. For the technology industry this was hug. No company had ever released this type of information ever before. The releasing of this information allowed consumers to trust Apple even more then they did before because Apple admitted they had a problem with the greenhouse gas admissions and was taking the proper steps to fix it.

In 2008 Apple admitted to having a carbon footprint of over 10.2 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. By 2009 is was reduced to 9.2 million mertic tons.  By 2010 Apple had lowered lowered the mercury free LEB backlight with arsenic- free display glass. Apple also released the Mac mini which is the world most energy affrication desktop in the world. Apple’s faculties in Ireland, Austin, Sacramento are 100 renewable energy. These steps that Apple has taken from being the worst energy effectiant companies to being one of the top leading energy efficient companies in the world just shows that any company can fix a problem and realize that they  can do it in a positive way without running their image. I would just like to say great job Apple for making out world that much cleaner!

http://www.apple.com/environment/progress/