Apple's EPEAT withdrawal underscores disposable ethos  — 8:49 PM
on July 12, 2012  There are probably more Apple computers in
California than anywhere else in the US, if not the world.
Before long, though, you may not find any new ones in the hands
of workers employed by the city of San Francisco. According to
the Wall Street Journal, the city's agencies have been told that
Macs can no longer be purchased with city funds.  The ban comes
in response to Apple's withdrawl from EPEAT, otherwise known as
the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool. EPEAT sets
certification criteria for "greener electronics." Among other
things, it establishes standards for energy conservation, the
use of environmentally sensitive materials, and end-of-life
considerations like how easily a system can be disassembled for
recycling.  That last item may have been Apple's point of
contention. As iFixit discovered when tearing apart the new
Retina-equipped MacBook Pro, a couple of key components appear
inseparable. The gorgeous