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September 20, 2006
More Bad News for Enviro Mac-Heads: MacBooks are Toxic
We all know that Greenpeace isn't too happy with Apple's commitment to the environment. The latest news is that Apple portables have some of the highest amounts of toxic chemicals in them of 5 manufacturers tested (Acer, Apple, Dell, HP, Sony). The MacBook has the highest concentration of tetrabromobisphenol A, which is a flame retardant.
Posted by Jason D. O'Grady at September 20, 2006 1:04 AM
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If you download the Greenpeace report, it's actually the MacBook Pro, not the Macbook...for what it's worth....
Posted by: suden at September 21, 2006 7:16 AM
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