What Can Save The Rain Forest? Your Used Cell Phone

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What Can Save The Rain Forest? Your Used Cell Phone

June 19, 2015

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June 19, 2015

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In the rain forest, no niche lies unused. No emptiness goes unfilled. No gasp of sunlight goes untrapped. In a million vest pockets, a million life-forms quietly tick.

– Diane Ackerman –

What Can Save The Rain Forest? Your Used Cell Phone

The chirping of birds, the buzz of cicadas, the banter of gibbons–these sounds of the rainforest envelope us, and provide us refuge. And yet, just beyond there is an imminent threat–the ever-present sound of the chainsaw. Every year, our rainforests face a brutal deforestation — it seems a losing battle. But, what if I told you there might be a rather simple solution to prevent future loss? A solution that begins with your old cell phone. Take a moment to listen to this insightful Ted talk given by Topher White, a young man whose innovative work is helping to save our world. { read more }