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SVTC HOME > PRESS ROOM > PRESS COVERAGE YEAR 2001
SVTC Media Coverage Year 2001
Welcome to the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition Press Room. SVTC Media Coverage Year 2001
(This is a partial listing for the media coverage we received in the year 2001.)
(Links will be provided for some of these articles shortly)
"Computer Companies Flunk Environmental Report Card," by Stephen Mills,
Rutland Herald, December 17, 2001. [Front page of the business section]
"Where Computers Go to Die," by Stephen Mills, The Barre-Montpelier Times
Argus, December 17, 2001. [Front Page]
Vermont TV Coverage- Channel 5 (WPTZ) on November 27 - see the TV
transcripts
"Group wants disposal put on computer makers", by Steve Toloken, Plastics News, December 10, 2001, Monday, Pg. 7,
"Grading confusion; Computer makers balk at report card's methods", by Joe Truini, Waste News, December 10, 2001, Monday, Pg. 1,
US scores poorly on toxic report, by Kevin Carmody, Austin American-Statesman, November 29, 2001
Report criticizes IT industry on hardware recycling, by Todd Weiss, Computer World, November 27, 2001
U.S. Companies Shun Computer Recycling, TechSoup.Org, November 27, 2001
http://www.electronicsrecycling.net/layer2/organization.stm
http://www.libertynet.org/macredo/2elecbkg.htm
Report Card Reveals Divergent Grades, CutterEdge Environment, December 5, 2001
Filing E-waste: what do you do with your toxic computer, by Kristine Hansen, Miwaukee-Shepard Express, December 6, 2001Shepard
Talkin- e-trash, Tomorrow on the web, Nov. 29, 2001
Not just Intel Inside, Grist Magazine
U.S. electronics recycling stance challenged, Kellyn Betts, Environmental Science and Technology, November 30, 2001
Computer Companies Lag behind, edited by Lauri Apple, Austin Chronicle:Naked City, November 30, 2001
Ecocycle wants your old machine, Fred Baerkircher, Colorado Daily.com, November 30, 2001
Industri TI AS Kurang Sadar LingkunganKompas Cybermedia, November 28, 2001 (Jakarta Indonesia)
Recycling computers, Greenwire, November 28, 2001
US Companies Fail Green Screen, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, November 27, 2001
Industry News-US Companies Shun Computer Recycling, the Graduating Engineer, November 27, 2001
Report Card Shows US Companies Lagging Behind, Environmental Advocates, New York, November 27, 2001
New Computer Report Card shows U.S. companies fail environmental screen, GrassRoots Recycling Network, November 27, 2001
US lagging in recycling of computer junk, by Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News, November 27, 2001
Computer Recycling Report Released, Recycling Today, November 27, 2001
New Computer Report Card Shows U.S.Companies Fail Environmental Grade:, Yahoo Finance, November 27, 2001
Report Card Shows Whose Computers Byte the Dust, Environmental News Service, November 27, 2001
VPIRG Releases Third Annual Computer Life Cycle Report Card, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, November 27, 2001
US Companies Shun Computer Recycling - report, by Dick Kelsey, Newbytes.com, November 27, 2001
Recycling PC Components and Paraphernalia: Part 4, by Lee Hedspeth, November 15, 2001
Apple scores well overall in computer report card, by Dennis Sellers, Maccentral.com, November 27, 2001
War on high-tech waste, by William Van Winkle, Smartcomputing.com, October 2001
Recycled Water draws scrutiny, by Mike Zapler, San Jose Mercury News, Oct. 21, 2001
Houston targets high-tech trash, by Tony Freemantle, Houston Chronicle, October 9, 2001
When Computers Byte the Dust, by Maren Thompson Bzdek, Natural Home, September/October 2001
Water and the Environment, by Shelley Pennill and Michael Borland, Forbes ASAP, Sepember 10, 2001
Noranda Gleans Precious Metals from Old PCs and Electronics, by Mark Heinzl, Wall Street Journal, Aug. 13, 2001
As Flat Screen Gains Admirers, Old Cathode Ray Tubes Pile Up, Associated Press, Wall Street Street Journal, August 13, 2001
Poison Valley Part II, Jim Fisher, Salon.com, July 31, 2001
Poison Valley Part I Jim Fisher, Salon.com, July 30, 2001
National Semiconductor spies on union man, British Herald, August 12, 2001
World's activists unite to target incinerators, Chiu Yu-Tzu, Taipei Times, July 23, 2001
EU Takes Aim at the Information-Age Scrap Heap, Kevin Cote, International Herald Tribune, July 23, 2001
High tech hazardous wastes are mounting, Michelle Cole, The Oregonian, July 23, 2001 Recycling event digs up fossils of electronic age, by H.G. Meyer, July 15, 2001
Electronic waste spurs California action, Waste News, July 6, 2001
Don't trash your computer, ABC News, the Answer Geek, July 6, 2001
Poison PC, Toxic TV, release of report
Toxic Seepage, PCWorld.com, June 29, 2001
PC Wasteland, by Sam Diaz, San Jose Mercury News, June 21, 2001
City Council ups the ante for treated wastewater plan, Mike Zapler, San Jose Mercury news, June 21, 2001
Waste Prevention forum, June 21, 2001
Environmental groups push for more computer recycling, Silicon Valley News, June 19, 2001
Firms urged to recycle computers, Michael Coren, San Jose Mercury News, June 19, 2001
San Francisco Calls for PC recycling,by Henry Norr San Francisco Chronicle, June 18, 2001
Solution: Redesigning the PC, Cnet newscom. June 6, 2001
Consumer Alert, Toxic Shock, Cnet. June 2001
Drowning in e-waste, by Henry Norr, San Francisco Chronicle, May 27, 2001
Holy Thrill, by David Tembleton, Metro, May 24-30, 2001
Recycling Program Keeps Computers Out of Landfills, by Cat Lazaroff, Environmental News Service, May 23, 2001
Getting Toxics Out of Your System, Wired, May 2001
First Reading of the WEEE/ROHS Directives passes European Parliament German Public radio, KPFA, KQED, Wired magazine, May 2001
Hewlett-Packard's 'Recycling' Program Passes the Buck, May 2001
Dalai Lama Honors Bay's Heroes, by Don Lattin, San Francisco Chronicle, May 17, 2001
Dalai Lama's S.J. Appearance honors 50 'unsung' heroes, by Richard Scheinin, San Jose Mercury News, May 17, 2001European Lawmakers Approve Tougher Eco-scrap rule, Environmental News Service, May 16, 2001
Extended Enterprise, Shrinking Budget,Silicon Valley Business Ink, May 15, 2001
Obsolete Computers--Not in my Landfill, announcement in The Commonwealth newsletter, May 14, 2001
Silicon Valley: Internet bereitet Umweltprobleme, tecchanel de, May 13, 2001
Dalai Lama Honors Three Environmentalists as Heroes of Compassion, May 3, 2001
The Greening of Technology, Russ Arensman, Electronic Business, May 1, 2001
"Getting Toxics Out of Your System", Wired Magazine, May 2001
How green is the valley?, Joshua Kurlantzick, US NEWS.com, April 30, 2001
Recycling Your PC, in Coop America's Real Money. April 2001
Silicon Mountain , Salon..com, April 24, 2001
Calvert Celebrates Environmental Achievement , Environmental News Service, April 23, 2001
EU Ponders Green Moves for Industry, Juliana Gruenwald, Interactive Week, April 17, 2001
Electronics Makers Pressed to Take Back Discards, Environmental News Service, April, 16, 2001
UMWELTVERSCHMUTZUNG, Das Silicon Valley vergiftet sich selbst
Public Interest Groups Unveil Electronics Take it Back! Campaign Environmental Media Services, April, 16, 2001
Greening High-tech, Live radio broadcast on April 13, 2001
Cranking up to save Energy, USA Today, March 28, 2001
Coverage of our Clean Streams/Clean Bay PCB monitoring program using clams, Orion Field Magazine, Morgan Dix, March 28, 2001
"Toxin declining in non-smokers, study finds", Paul Rogers and Lisa Krieger, San Jose Mercury News, March 22, 2001
Secrets of Silicon Valley, features work of Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, March 2001
Silicon Valley Cranks Up Conservation, USA Today, March 28, 2001
Power to Serve, Farhad Manjoo, Wired News, March 28, 2001
"Toxic Computer Parts Pose Toxic Nightmare", by Paul Lashmar, Independent, London, March 22, 2001
Dealing with Obsolete Computers, Anne Berthold-Bond, Care2.dom, Spring 2001
"San Jose OKs High-Power use Internet Facility", David Lazarus, San Francisco Chronicle, March 22, 2001
"Environmental Agency says monitors also quality as hazardous waste", Henry Norr, San Francisco Chronicle, March 22, 2001
Old PCs Waste Away, Deborah Hopewell, San Jose Business Journal, March 16, 2001
Coverage of our Clean Streams/Clean Bay Project, Gay Crawford, Valley Scene, March 12, 2001
Where do old computers go to die? BBC Broadcast on March 10, 2001
Air strippers at MEW, Justin Scheck, Mountain View Voice, March 9, 2001
When Toxic Waste Comes Calling, Karen Solomon, Wired News, March 8, 2001
Where do the computers go? Transcript of interview with Ted Smith on Australia National Radio, Earth Beat
How do you junk your computer, Anita Hamilton, Time Magazine, February 12, 2001
Doubt industry safety record, Micromagazine.com, February 2001
Computer Monitor, Ted Smith of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, Mother Jones Magazine, Jan-Feb. 2001
Listing for Ted Smith interview,Todd Mundt Show, January 31, 2001
Don't put power plant in north Coyote Valley, letter to editor by SVTC Staff Michael Stanley Jones, San Jose Mercury News,January 31, 2001
"IBM Settles Suit Alleging Its Plant Caused Birth Defects", P.J.Huffstutter, LA Times, January 24, 2001
IBM Settles Chemical Suit, Craig Wolf, Poughkeepsie Journal, January 23, 2001
Coverage and interviews for CNET News.com by Jon Skillings for the Clean Computer Campaign, January 22, 2001
"Cleaning up the Mess at Middlefield-Ellis-Whisman", Mountain View Voice, January 26, 2001
"Middlefield-Ellis-Whisman Superfund site still raises questions", Justin Scheck, Mountain View Voice, January 19, 2001
Concerns about high-tech trash, Paul Joncich, KOVR News, January 2, 2001
If you require further assistance contact Leslie Byster, SVTC Communications Director at 408-287-6707 or by email.
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