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Taming Fluoroform | December 10, 2012 Issue - Vol. 90 Issue 50 | Chemical & Engineering News

Taming Fluoroform | December 10, 2012 Issue - Vol. 90 Issue 50 | Chemical & Engineering News | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it

After years of trial and error, chemists may finally have developed a general method to elevate fluoroform, CF3H, from a useless and problematic chemical by-product into a feedstock for making pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals.

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Sustainable Technology: Our phones are depleting natural resources [INFOGRAPHIC]

Sustainable Technology: Our phones are depleting natural resources [INFOGRAPHIC] | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it

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But did you ever stop to think about what happens to all those iPhone 3, 3GS, 4 and 4Ss now deemed out of date?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 —..


Via Lauren Moss, Digital Sustainability
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