How green is your tech?
(World News Science)

Do you know how this device, the one you are reading on right now, got into your hand or onto your desk? While it probably came out of a pretty box, if you could look through this screen back through the steps involved in making your shiny device, the picture you would see would likely be far from pretty: a supply chain still reliant on dirty energy sources fueling climate change, dangerous mining practices, hazardous chemicals, and poorly designed products that drive consumption of the Earth`s natural resources. Did you know that... As much of 80% of the carbon pollution associated with electronics happens before you even turn them on. For the 100g of minerals in each smartphone, miners must...