7gen Bloc

Hey! Thanks for the great info. I was browsing through a bunch of green websites and blogs and I came across yours and found it very interesting. There are a bunch of others I like too, like the daily green, ecorazzi and earthlab.com. I especially like EarthLab.com’s carbon calculator (http://www.earthlab.com/signupprofile/). I find it really easy to use (it doesn’t make me feel guilty after I take it). Are there any others you would recommend? Can you drop me a link to your favorites (let me know if they are the same as mine).

How can you list Kimberly Clark as a "striding" company in the Global Warming crisis when they are destroying old growth forests at an alarming rate for Kleenex?

I love the pocket sized guide, however - when I first opened this email to see the image of the "footprint" -- it was very confusing to me. The companies who are the BEST like Sony and GE are shown in the diagram to be leaving a larger part of the footprint. Without reading further this can be VERY easily misunderstood as saying GE and SONY leave a larger footprint, meaning NOT ECO-friendly.

Apple is not on the list? Is this an accurate list? I mean, after all, all of Apple's computers are EnergyStar, their MacBook Air is made of highly recyclable aluminum, and Al Gore is on their board of directors. In comparison to hp, which has only some EnergyStar computers, I think it's doing really, really well... I wonder what the data is based on...

While I appreciate this information it can be very misleading as many of these companies are under strong scrutiny and criticism for an array of reasons. GE (nuclear); Proctor and Gamble (animal testing); Clorox (chlorine by-products); Stonyfield (industrial ag under the guise of organic) - these are just a few. There is not one company listed here I would buy from based on other social and environmental concerns.

YOU WOULD BE HUNGRY AND NAKED without the goods that trucks bring. The trucking industry is suffering under the worst of all storms and Congress steadily helps other industries. The trucking industry needs a Congress/President and American public that understand the transition that it needs to meet the needs with the infrastructure that we have now for the coming years when our population will only grow. Remember, trucks not only deliver the mail and goodies at Christmas. Check out www.safersys.gov and see the thousands of trucking companies registered in the USA. You also have charter (long distance) and city busses. What cities have done a good job by getting busses that are helping the environment? The folks here need to do a little more homework I'm afraid. PS. Idleair filed for bankruptcy (Ch 11) recently. That's how at lot of truckers were plugging in and saving burning fuel for comfort while stopped. Idleair was funded by taxpayer dollars and has been a bust.

Mierk2 - Apple is on the list because although they've committed to a phase-out of the worst chemicals in its product range (BFRs & PVC), they have yet to make a real commitment to a North American recycling or take-back program for their used or "outdated" electronics. Nor have they actually delivered a "green" product to the consumer marketplace yet. Energy Star rated products are good, but they % isn't that high for the company.
Have you not heard about (or experienced)that iPod batteries only have a certain lifespan? Which when that end is met, are lo longer useable nor can the battery be replaced!
Check out this link to a rather comprehensive guide of electronic manufacturers and the goods and bads about them.