Ted Smith
Ted Smith
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The report shows the problem is even worse than we had thought. This isn't e-waste recycling, this is e-waste dumping.
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This convergence phenomenon is very real, and it's getting more real.
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As a company, CNET is fully invested in online learning. Users have told us they don't want a classroom experience cut and pasted on the Web, so we're trying to develop offerings that meet those needs in some new ways.
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Lilly is the real McCoy, the lady herself who started the resort-type look.
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Most of the computers collected for recycling here in the US end up being shipped illegally to disassembly sites in China and India,
efforts followed people
People try to recycle, but even well-intentioned efforts are not followed through.
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The most strategic pressure point is the producer. They're the ones who design the products.
collected ends gets obsolete
Up to 80% of all obsolete electronics that gets collected ends up getting exported.
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We are very pleased to have Rob Pratt bring his considerable talents, experience and leadership to the Foundation's climate change program. He believes, as we do, that we all must work together to find effective solutions. Towards that end, Rob and the Kendall Foundation look forward to working with existing non- profit organizations, the private sector, foundations, state legislatures and government agencies, universities and other key players in implementing regional policies and programs that are effective in addressing climate change.