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Jonathan Glennie: Tackling inequality and poverty is set back when the middle-classes in poor countries aspire to overseas living standards (Interesting take on global inequality MT “@jonathanglennie: As Facebok reaches 1bn, intl.)... Why would you want to give money in tax dollars when you can use them to buy the same standard of living as those in the richer, "more Developed" countries.
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This infographic takes a look at this troubling technology trend, which is depleting the planet's supply of Rare Earth Elements. Apple sold a record 5 million iPhones the first weekend the phone was on the market. And unlike in the iPhone’s early days, the latest Apple smartphones are not primarily being purchased by first time owners. But did you ever stop to think about what happens to all those iPhone 3, 3GS, 4 and 4Ss now deemed out of date? While there are many recycling programs available, most smartphones are not efficiently thrown out. Apple’s iPhones is far from the only culprit — most every smartphone, hard drive, hybrid car, satellite, MRI machine and GPS, along with dozens of other tech gadgets, are made from Rare Earth Elements. This infographic takes a look at this troubling technology trend, which is depleting the planet’s supply of rare earth elements... Via Lauren Moss Delete the scoop?
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