The Environmental Cost of Silicon Chips

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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At least get the words right.. ok?

[nurb432]

Umm that's Silicone..

One of my pet peeves, when people mis-pronounce it, saying silicone when they mean silicon..