Saturday, December 21, 2002

Donating Technology's Castaways. One way to help the environment, and to possibly save a little on your tax bill this year, is to donate your old gadgets to charity....Yet only about 5 percent of discarded PC's are being donated to charities or nonprofit groups.... The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 80 percent of discarded computer components will end up in landfills. By Barbara Whitaker. [New York Times: Science] Donations won't be enough to turn the tide. European product take back requirements and corporate take back initiatives like HP's will be more significant drivers of change. 8:50:22 PM    comment []  trackback []

Europe Limits Cod Fishing, but Rejects Ban. Fisheries ministers of the European Union agreed on Friday to cut fishing fleets in hopes of saving dwindling cod stocks. By The New York Times. [New York Times: Science] Similar overfishing all but erased cod from North America's Atlantic waters 10 years ago, and the fish stocks have yet to recover. 8:24:39 PM    comment []  trackback []