Comment This article describes the secondary env impact (Score 1) 150
and not the first which is the production machinery, usage of heat energy, C02 emissions from using the machines needed to harness the metals as well as their gas vapors. The article does not account for battery production, recycling energy and so on used to play music from the mass produced devices all to hear the sound of a mutated monkey scream and banging metallic drums (actually, how much energy is needed to produce drumsticks, vocoders,tuba, etc, and mastering equipment?) being propelled through the air. Our planet thanks us kindly.