People need to understand this. Corporations are institutions whereby profits can be made by certain groups of people with costs borne by citizens. Support local organizations. When Intel or Motorola come in, hold elected officials accountable. It's difficult to call a boycott with Intel because they are inside nearly every computer, but you can certainly ask questions.
Consumers have an influence in products.
When the pentium didn't work, consumers everywhere, through email and calls and letters, exposed Intel and brought them to their knees. They had to give a public apology to respond to this consumer outrage. Several hundred people gathered to observe a day of testimony by peo ple of color dealing with a range of environmental justice issues from throughout New Mexico to an interfaith panel of religious leaders. The event was co-sponsored by the New Mexico Conference of Churches and several denominations and faith groups. Among the participants was a group of present and former electronics industry production workers who had worked with Motorola, GTE, Honeywell, Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratories.