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In my previous blog, I talked about the importance of standards, and how the Responsible Recycling (R2) standard set the bar for the safe recycling of electronics. When I wrote that blog, the R2 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) was in the final stages of updating the original R2 Standard (R2:2008) to become the new, improved R2:2013 Standard. Since that blog, the R2 Board of Directors (which includes [...]
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Xi Jinping mentioned the new political slogan “the Chinese dream” numerous times in his first speech to the nation as the President of China in March 2013. But what does it mean? To put the dream into practice, it appears the Chinese government’s first priorities are to improve food safety and address the pollution problem in China. In response to the toxic smog in Beijing and other major cities, [...]
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Good morning. Today's ITI Daily News Roundup is live. Today's top stories include an op-ed from former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick, the director of the Goldwater Institute's Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation. Their message to the GOP: It's time to pass immigration reform. "No Republican would vote for legislation that stifled economic growth, promoted illegal immigration, [...]
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Nearly 200 company representatives from several industry sectors participated in our first-ever ITI Sustainability Series – product policy and compliance seminars held in Round Rock, Tex., Santa Clara, Calif., and Schaumburg, Ill. Many thanks to our hosts – Dell, Intel, and Motorola Solutions, respectively – and to the diverse speakers who shared their expertise at the seminars. We presented the seminars [...]
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Much of the current debate about the Federal deficit focuses on cutting, spending, taxing, and other overly politicized terms. Lost is the significant impact smart energy policies can play in creating real savings, which is why we were pleased to see a new energy efficienct technology bill introduced last night by Senators Mark Udall and James Risch. The Energy Efficient Government Technology Act [...]
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What began as eight bipartisan U.S. Senators in January has now become 68 U.S. Senators in June, all joining together because the time has come to fix our broken immigration system and make it work for the American people and the American economy. Since the last time Congress passed comprehensive immigration reform, our economy has become more innovative, more dynamic, and more reliant on a highly [...]
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Earlier today, I had the honor of representing ITI and our member companies at a hearing before the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. The testimony provided by me and my fellow witnesses, and the productive discussion with the Subcommittee members, were focused on the troubling and disruptive policies in place or under consideration by the Government of India [...]
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Yesterday’s announcement that President Obama has designated Wendy Cutler as Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative represents a very good day for U.S. trade. Wendy brings the hard-boiled skills that come from her many years at that agency and a proven record of success. She was the chief negotiator for the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, has led the agency’s impressive trade and investment work [...]
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President Obama today is set to unveil his climate action plan – a 21-page white paper intended to serve as a roadmap to reduced greenhouse gas emissions across myriad economic sectors. (Watch his speech live -- happening now.) The White House plan has three pillars: Cut carbon pollution in America Prepare the United States for the impacts of climate change; and, Lead international efforts to combat [...]
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Last week, representatives from more than 50 nonprofit organizations attended a presentation by SAP about some of the software solutions that we make available through TechSoup’s technology donation program. It was a powerful event to take part in: assembled in the room in Washington, DC, were dozens of people who spend their lives making a difference in this world. We were thrilled to have the opportunity [...]
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