Can my computer poison me?
Dell raised a kerfuffle with the Better Business Bureau’s advertising division over a claim in a 2008 Apple commercial touting “the world’s greenest family of notebooks.” Dell charged that the phrasing intentionally misled consumers into thinking that Apple’s entire catalog of computers was environmentally friendly, rather than just its special line of eco-conscious models [source: Ensha]. Although the argument may seem like a useless quarrel over semantics, it’s an interesting illustration of the murky realm of green electronics. As with many retail companies these days, some computer manufacturers are burning the midnight oil to add a green sheen to their products. Much of the stuff inside PCs and laptops that make i
