http://pacificenvironment.org/blog/2010/07/us-consumers-demand-a-greener-apple-for-china/ Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:39:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://pacificenvironment.org/blog/2010/07/us-consumers-demand-a-greener-apple-for-china/comment-page-1/#comment-12079 Pacific Environment Blog » Blog Archive » China Eco-Coalition Takes a Bite out of Apple Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:32:24 +0000 http://pacificenvironment.org/blog/?p=606#comment-12079 [...] In a post here from last summer, Xiu Min Li, Pacific Environment China Program Director, covered an investigation by Chinese environmental groups into heavy metal pollution caused by manufacturers who supply parts to Apple Corporation.  4,000 Chinese suffered from lead poisoning in 2009, prompting the Alliance to investigate and embark on a letter-writing campaign to the companies who contract with those manufacturers.  Apple did not respond until it received nearly a thousand letters from American consumers, weeks after other companies that were investigated had all already responded to Alliance inquiries.  Late might be better than never, but it didn’t save Apple from a scathing review.  [...] [...] In a post here from last summer, Xiu Min Li, Pacific Environment China Program Director, covered an investigation by Chinese environmental groups into heavy metal pollution caused by manufacturers who supply parts to Apple Corporation.  4,000 Chinese suffered from lead poisoning in 2009, prompting the Alliance to investigate and embark on a letter-writing campaign to the companies who contract with those manufacturers.  Apple did not respond until it received nearly a thousand letters from American consumers, weeks after other companies that were investigated had all already responded to Alliance inquiries.  Late might be better than never, but it didn’t save Apple from a scathing review.  [...]

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