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  Your old smartphone could pinpoint illegal logging & save the rainforests

  VentureBeat - J. O'Dell

  Can an array of tiny gadgets stop the wanton and massive destruction of tropical rainforests? Yes, says engineer Topher White. To that end, he founded Rainforest Connection, a non-profit, open-source startup in February 2013. By turning discarded smartphones into 24/7 automated electronic detectives …

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  Old mobile phones are helping to save the rainforest

  Wired UK - Kathryn Nave

  This article was first published in the December 2015 issue of WIRED magazine. Be the first to read WIRED's articles in print before they're posted …

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  Topher White: What can save the rainforest? Your used cell phone

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  The sounds of the rainforest include: the chirps of birds, the buzz of cicadas, the banter of gibbons. But in the background is the almost-always present sou...

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  How Solar-Powered Recycled Smartphones Could Save the Rainforest

  Smithsonian Magazine - Matt Safford

  With short, incessant upgrade cycles and a reliance on rare earth elements and low-wage labor, smartphones often get pegged as a problem, both for …

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  Your old smartphone could help save the Amazon rainforest

  TechRadar Gaming - James Peckham

  If we ever think about the environmental impact of our upgrade addiction, it's usually to berate ourselves for the damage it does. But there is an …

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  These geeky eco-warriors want your old phone to help stop illegal deforestation

  Digital Trends - By Andy Boxall

  That old smartphone you’re considering putting up on eBay, or just leaving in a drawer because it’s no longer needed, could be put to much better …