International — The biggest names in electronics have just sat their first global exam on their green credentials. Ranked on their use of toxic chemicals and electronic waste (e-waste) policies only Dell and Nokia scraped a barely respectable score while Apple, Motorola and Lenovo flunked the test to finish bottom of the class.

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/green-electronics-guide-ewaste250806

Its interesting to note the juxtaposition between negative political events and terrorist threats. Every time the US government are questioned regarding 911, Iraq or Afghanistan the terror threat is raised due to some pathetic alleged terrorist plot. Somehow very convenient for the Bush administration. Here is a news reporter who also questions this.

Oh, by the way, do you remember the liquid bomb threat the other day? came also at a very convenient time