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The Future of Phone Books

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http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/quest/2009/12/2009-12-21-quest.mp3

The white pages, required by law in most states, have been estimated to consume 5 million trees a year to produce. They create challenges for recycling centers and with 90 percent of Americans using cell phones, they're largely irrelevant. The white pages will be nearly eliminated, thanks to a bill facing the state legislature in 2010. But what will happen to the few Californians who still rely on an outmoded resource?

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