Is it time to offset your mobile phone?

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It takes as much energy to manufacture a mobile phone as the average American uses in 20 years. So now a new firm is offering customers the chance to carbon offset their mobile

Carbon offset firm Renewable Choice Energy (RCE) is bringing the concept of renewable energy credits to mobile phones. The company has signed a deal with North American retailer Best Buy to sell renewable...

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