Posted on 04/22/2005 3:24:55 PM PDT by r5boston
The Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC) — the same environmental group that drew the attention of Apple CEO Steve Jobs at the company’s shareholder meeting yesterday — on Friday shot back at statements Jobs made about the company’s environmental policies. While the groups initial charges were broad, they narrowed the focus on many of the issues in their responses today.
Jobs countered claims that Apple did not have an effective computer takeback program by pointing out that Apple has had such a program for four years, recycling over 1,500 tons in the last year. The SVTC said in response that while that may sound like a lot, it doesn’t compare to the 5,000 tons that HP collected in a six-week program.
However, the SVTC did not counter claims that it made saying that Apple charged for recycling, while HP and Dell did not. Jobs said that both companies charged for their recycling programs.
The SVTC also said Apple has been lobbying against state legislation in Minnesota and Maine requiring companies to setup take-back programs, a claim Jobs flatly denied. The group says Apple hired lobbyist Dan Riley to oppose the State e-waste legislation—the legislation passed with the help of HP and Dell, the group says.
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I wonder if this environmental group is biting the hand of one of its donors.
Steve Jobs is a self-professed liberal, and I bet he donates to Green groups.
Have you noticed that it is just a matter of time until the socialist wing of the left turns on the guilt-ridden capitalist wing of the left?
Ya....it sorted of sounded like "Apple Users Slam Apple" to me.
LINO = Liberal In Name Only
Liberal Leftists are as prone to infighting as Conservatives are.
WTF? Did Jobs miss his "protection' payment this month?
I used to love SCTV when it used to come on after SNL all those years ago.
So, they've become a group of wild eyed eco-wacktovists? My how the funny have fallen.
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