Zero Carbon Initiative by Computer Maker
Todd Woody of the Green Wombat blog reports that Dell announced today their Zero Carbon Initiative.
Flowing with the “green word of the day”, in this case “Global Warming” and “Zero Carbon Initiative” is the easy step to take. Follow the flow, instead of being ahead or creating the flow.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think it is a bad thing to work on the “zero carbons”.
But, is it enough? Even close?
Computer and electronics manufacturing is usually a “dirty business”. Toxic and cancer causing substances are used and released into the environment during the manufacturing process. Those very same substances are also left as residue on the components. They gas out while in your office or home.
Many people, especially those with Multiple-Chemical-Sensitivity-Syndrome can tell you what happens to them when they are exposed to a computer manufactured in this conventional way.
The toxic and carcinogenic substances are additionally a problem later, when the computer is decommissioned and needs to be recycled, dismantled, etc.
The commonly used flame retardant Tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA) is not regulated anywhere and has recently been linked to prostate cancer, obesity, and other diseases. See our other blog entries for more information.
If you feel tired after working all day with your computer, this is a combination of
- electromagnetic radiation from your computer, cell phone, etc. draining your body’s energy field
- outgassing of toxic and [tag-tec]carcinogenic[tag-tec] substances. Your body has to spend energy to get rid of them. That’s energy you could spend on something else, like work, and if your work is not fun, on fun stuff.
- noise. Constant background noise drains your energy level, too.
- ergonomic problems. Non ergonomic keyboards, wrong position of monitor, keyboard and mouse, create muscle strains and deplete your body. A tense neck/shoulder area has caused many headaches.
The technology to avoid or reduce those factors significantly, by 80%, 90%, 97%, has been around for many years.
To find out more about the toxins and cancer causing substances, how to get around noise and improve the ergonomics of your workstation setup, subscribe to our Free E-Class “Secrets of Healthier & Greener Computing”.
bispenol a cancer causing carcinogenic computers and internet energy environment ergonomic keyboard global warming health and wellness multiple chemical sensitivities prostate cancer toxins zero carbon initiativeIf you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
Share This Sphere: Related Content