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The Environmental Cost of Silicon Chips

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the take-only-tantalum-leave-only-footprints dept.

Col. Panic writes "Scientific American is running a small story about the amount of material required to produce silicon chips and the potential hazards of associated toxic chemicals." This combined with coltan mining processes sure paints a dark picture of the chip industry.

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  1. First Post!! by 1s44c · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    First Post!!!

  2. First Post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yep. Moderate me, baby! I can feel the burn.

  3. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp

  4. Screw the environment. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Welcome to the new Republican era, Baby!

  5. Re:Thankfully, I use an AMD K6-2-350 by squarefish · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Actually, I kinda liked Austin, TX

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    Creationists are a lot like zombies. Slow, but powerful and numerous. And they all want to eat our brains.
  6. YOU FAIL IT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Does 'fp' stand for FAILURE post? Because that is what you are, a FAILURE. Congratulations MR FAIL!

  7. Re:Cost benefit analysis by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Everytime you use the internet:

    1. A baby seal is clubbed to death
    2. A small child in Ethiopia starves
    3. It is all your fault you big bad imperialist bastard!

    Thank you.