environment

News about environment

Article | 5/06/2013 Fairphone to start building 'ethical' smartphone
Fairphone has received enough orders to start production on what it says is a smartphone that will be built according to ethical standards, designed a...
Article | 31/05/2013 14-year-old worker found dead at possible Asus supplier in China
A 14-year-old worker has been found dead after working at an electronics factory in China that may make products for Asus, another potential case of u...
Article | 20/05/2013 Foxconn reports three possible suicides at factories in China
Three workers at Foxconn factories in China have fallen to their deaths in recent weeks and police are investigating, according to the company.
Article | 17/05/2013 Virtual reality and non-conductive liquids: data centers get innovative
Google I/O is getting most of the attention this week, but a conference at the other end of Silicon Valley showed there's plenty of innovation happeni...
Article | 17/05/2013 Progress at Foxconn factories, but working hours still exceed Chinese laws
Employees at the Chinese factories of Apple supplier Foxconn continue to work beyond the country's legal limit of 49 hours a month, according to a rep...

Tutorials about environment

Article | 20/10/2009 Save printer ink by choosing an ink-saving font
I've written before about ways you can save money on pricey printer consumables.

Features about environment

Article | 17/04/2009 If Spam Equals Tons of CO2 What's the Carbon Footprint of Cyber Porn?
A McAfee study estimates 62 trillion spam e-mails equal 33 billion kilowatt hours of electricity or about as much carbon as 3.1 million cars consuming...
Article | 23/01/2009 Consumer gear goes green
Timing is good for consumer electronics vendors that are interested in selling green technology.