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Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
A Silicon Valley-based nonprofit working for a "sustainable nonpolluting economy where a healthy environment is a right."

ARTICLES

Don't Toss that Old Computer
An environmental group says that most computers are used for 2 years or less, and that consumers and businesses need to be educated about safe, proper disposal of their "obsolete" hardware. (1/5/2000 at Wired News)

Poison PCs
A Silicon Valley-based system administrator talks about the difficulties involved in recycling computers, and the toxic materials contained in hardware. (9/18/2000 at Salon.com)

Whitman, Lawmakers Kick Off Nat'l 'E-Commute' Program
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is allowing businesses to earn credits for "'mobile emissions reductions' achieved by their telecommuting employees"; those credits can be sold to manufacturers and utilities to offset their pollutants. (4/24/2001 at NewsBytes)

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