与我以前的文章相比，今天的博客文章信息量更少，更具投机性。在这整个星期，我注意到同样的故事一遍又一遍地出现在大多数“绿色”相关的新闻频道以及许多主流媒体发行版上。这个故事是关于惠普公司和他们未能遵守环境政策的承诺。显然，惠普多年来一直承诺将逐步淘汰生产过程中的许多有毒化学物质，而现在，激进分子已经受够了!本周，绿色和平组织(Greenpeace)的成员在惠普位于加州帕洛阿尔托的全球总部的屋顶上画上了“危险产品”的字样，并给该公司的许多关键员工打了一通有关这个话题的骚扰电话。几个月来，绿色和平组织一直公开要求惠普、戴尔和其他公司纠正他们的行为。这是因为这些公司生产的产品含有化学物质PVC和BFRs，这些物质释放出有毒气体，当它们被分解时被认为是极其危险的致癌物。这些硬件的生命周期几乎总是发现自己在最后的日子里被运送到一些不发达的国家。这些化学品释放出的毒素，向环境中排放出氯代二恶英和溴代二恶英，对当地居民的健康造成严重影响。在惠普和戴尔等公司所在的美国，这种类型的化学物质分解是绝对不能容忍的。 I can’t help but think about the parallel between this type of corporate sabotage and that of the more popular whale wars. Activists have been physically attacking illegal whaling vessels on the high sea’s for almost two decades now, ever since specific whale species have been classified as endangered. These activists are trying to protect the whale species much like the activists who vandalized the HP headquarters was trying to protect local citizens in India and China where most of these dangerous chemicals are being released from the breakdown of e-waste. I wonder how, or if these acts of aggression will intimidate or motivate companies like HP or Dell? I wonder if all this publicity hasn’t somehow backhandedly helped them gain free exposure. For better or worse, we are all familiar with the age old adage, “say whatever you like about me, just spell my name right,” which implies that any news is good news. I wonder if this is the beginning of a new trend in our corporate world like that of the whaling industry. Please let me know your thoughts on any or all of these questions posed above. I’m curious how the legacy of this bold act by Greenpeace will ultimately be remembered or possibly replicated. See related articles here: http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Greenpeace-Tags-HP-for-Lagging-in-Eco-Commitments-67724.html Reuse…Save up to 90% off list price and save the environment too when you shop atUsedCisco.com作者:约书亚·莱维特(Joshua Levitt通过电子邮件注册接收Green Your Network博客
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