Apple on Tuesday announced it’s taken more steps toward its efforts to make its products from recycled materials, with expanded efforts to reuse gold, tungsten, cobalt and other elements. Overall, Apple said nearly 20% of all materials used in its products last year were recycled, its highest level yet. As part of its regular environmental …
Read More »
To celebrate Earth Day today and promote its own conversation efforts, Apple has posted an in-depth account of its partnership with Conservation International to support a 27,000-acre mangrove forest in Colombia. The company says the forest will eventually sequester 1 million metric tons of CO2. Conservation International says that coastal ecosystems, when damaged, emit their carbon reserves into the atmosphere. The organization …
Read More »
Amazon’s shifting New York City HQ2 plans may be in focus right now, but the company is thinking long term about its wider business. The e-commerce behemoth on Monday set a goal of cutting in half the carbon footprint created by its shipments by 2030 as it moves to a long-term objective of using 100 percent renewable energy. “We are calling this …
Read More »
Facebook is doubling down on being an eco-friendly company. In a blog post on Tuesday, Facebook said it aims to use 100 percent renewable energy to power its global operations, including its data centers, by the end of 2020. It also vowed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent. In 2015 Facebook set a goal of supporting 50 percent …
Read More »
Under the right circumstances, Amazon’s dream for drone-delivered packages may cut greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers found four-rotor and eight-rotor drones can outdo delivery trucks when it comes to low emissions, particularly in states like California in which more electrical power comes from renewable-energy sources. The findings are published in a paper published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications spotted by …
Read More »
