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The Week in Pictures: Hurricane Irene, Vacation at "Farmland World," and More (Slideshow)
Hurricane Irene, which we covered in a live blog, was one of the larger storms to hit the northern United States in recent memory. Aerial footage showcases the massive flooding in Vermont.
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Apple Under The Gun from Chinese Green Groups Over Supply Chain Pollution
When we stated our seven ideas we want Tim Cook to focus on as the new leader of Apple, we included detailed tracking and transparency of the environmental footprint of the company for every product. We, of course,
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7 Ways Tim Cook Could Make Apple Better Than Ever
The big news of last week (other than Hurricane Irene) was that of Steve Jobs stepping down as CEO of Apple. We spent some time giving due praise to the mastermind of business and design, noting Jobs' role in the
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How Green is the iPhone? Infographic Explains.
Geekaphone just completed a study looking at the eco-impacts of the iPhone. Sure, Apple has its consumer-facing sustainability reports for most of their products, including the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS. But it's
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Apple iPad 2 Comes In Black and White, But Not Green
If there were
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How The iPad Helps Us Go Green
Mashable has a cool post on three ways the iPad is helping people go green, including acting as an energy dashboard, reducing paper use, and helping to simplify environmental audits. As several commenters point out, the iPad in an of itself is not
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Apple Solar Charger for iPhones...with Removable Leaves!
I have to admit, I love this concept. Most solar chargers are pretty boring. Yes, the more functional and compact-but-efficient, the better. But this whimsical design by Greendix looks really fun and useful. It is geared toward
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Apple Fail: Company Scores Last in Report on Workers' Rights and Environmental Practices
This hasn't been a great month for Apple: bad publicity for waging war on the little guy and the art of self-repair with the Pentalobe screw, the unfortunate news that Steve Jobs' health has taken a bad turn, and now a report
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iPad Sleeve Made from Recycled Movie Banners
Since the moment the iPad came out, accessories have flooded the marketplace, but finally here is one we really love. Created by Aire, a team of designers who make the health of the planet a priority in their creations, have come up with
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Notre Dame Begins Test Run of iPads With a Paperless Course
The University of Notre Dame is taking the use of e-readers in classrooms seriously, embarking on a one year study of how the devices integrate into classrooms. The first course to have students use an iPad instead of any text
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Apple Refuses To Take Part In UK's First Green Cell Phone Ranking System
The UK has started up its own green ranking system for mobile handsets, but Apple wants no part of it. The company has refused to allow the iPhone to be included in the system by O2, but its
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iPod Packaging Doubles As Charger
We love smart packaging design, especially when the packaging turns into something useful once the product is opened. With a new concept for iPod packaging, designer Sverre Wiik Øberg came up with a box that no consumer in their
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Oh, Shiny! 77% of iPhone 4 Purchases Are Upgrades From Previous Models
It is no wonder Gazelle, the gadget buy-back company, has seen a 1000% increase in their rates of iPhone trade-ins this year. Every year that Apple puts out a new iPhone, a higher percentage of the consumers are
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Upgrading to iPhone 4? Gazelle Launches Mobile Site for Selling Your Old iPhone
If you're excited about the news of the iPhone 4 and are itching to upgrade, Gazelle - one of our favorite gadget resell companies - has made it ridiculously easy to do soy creating a mobile site for customers to set up a trade
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Apple iPhone and iPad to Get Embedded Solar Cells?
Hot on the heels of the iPhone 4 announcement comes news that perhaps iPhone 5 and the next iteration of the iPad could have a very cool new feature - a solar cell integrated into the touchscreen. Word has it that Apple has
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The iPad + Velcro = The Ultimate Electronic? (Video)
What do you get when you combine the iPad with two strips of Velcro? Apparently, the ultimate device-killer. Northern California filmmaker Jesse Rosten put together a video showing how mounting an iPad on two strips of Velcro
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iPad Fails Beer Garden Test
In the interest of minimizing e-waste, it is important that potential customers understand the limitations as well as the advantages of new electronic gadgets. And since the Apple iPad is being welcomed with open arms as the go-anywhere
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15 Green Apps For Your New Apple iPad
If you know us here at TreeHugger, you know how we feel about smart phone apps. We love them. They're often just so darn handy for living a greener life, from helping out with transportation to shopping to home energy
