Greenpeace Slams Microsoft, Nintendo

November 27, 2007 By ARTHUR MAX, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Greenpeace gave Microsoft and Nintendo abysmal rankings Tuesday on their efforts to phase out toxic chemicals from their game consoles.

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