Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:15:55 +0000
While coming up with cleaner sources for raw materials is great, the environmental impact of that often can’t come close to just reusing materials we already took from nature. For example, Ford’s looking for better ways to produce aluminum, but it notes that simply recycling the stuff takes only 5% of the energy of getting […]
Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:34:11 +0000
There is a myriad of ways that we can pitch in to help the environment and thus ease the pressure on Mother Earth. As an example, one group of dedicated volunteers has decided to start a Repair Café in The Gap (a suburb in Brisbane’s inner northwest). I went along to check it out, had […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 17:10:45 +0000
Who has control over the software in your car? Hint: It probably isn’t you.
Credit to Author: Maddie Stone| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 13:51:19 +0000
The contract states independent repair shops must agree to audits and inspections by Apple, even if they leave the program.
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Credit to Author: Matthew Gault| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 21:46:32 +0000
A bill that would make it easier to fix your electronics has moved out of committee in Massachusetts’ House and Senate.
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Credit to Author: Matthew Gault| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 20:53:37 +0000
The half-used ink cartridge wouldn’t print until it was re-enrolled in the “HP Instant Ink” program for $4.99 per month.
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Credit to Author: Jason Koebler| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 15:10:38 +0000
The Star Wars galaxy could have desperately used right to repair laws.
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Credit to Author: Matthew Gault| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 19:22:09 +0000
Apple tries to put a nice face on its anticonsumer policies.
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Credit to Author: Jason Koebler| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 19:40:39 +0000
The practically, morally, and financially responsible thing to do is to use your current phone for as long as possible.
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Credit to Author: Edward Ongweso Jr| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 20:25:07 +0000
In a field dominated by ecologically destructive smartphones, Fairphone hopes to make itself stand apart.
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