December 21, 2005

Weighing human rights against electronic waste disposal

For most of us, environmental protection means saving trees, cleaning up oceans and the very air we breathe. But what about basic human rights? How is it that our discarded television sets or computer monitors are threatening the environment and the health and lives of humans?Currently, up to 80 percent of this electronic waste meant […]

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November 30, 2005

Central Valley entrepreneur urges California business to embrace China

Central Valley businessman John Shegerian says China offers a vast, virtually untapped market for American goods, especially many of those produced in the Central Valley.Mr. Shegerian is president and CEO of Electronic Recyclers of America LLC, a Fresno-based electronics waste recycling company. He accompanied Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on a trade mission to China in mid-November.“China […]

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