![]() ![]() UnderMining the WaterCycle- The extractive industries and the planetary water crisis (2016).UnderMining Agriculture- How the extractive industries threaten our food systems (2014).Short Circuit – The Lifecycle of our Gadgets and the True Cost to Earth (2013).Opening Pandora’s Box– The New Wave of Landgrabbing & the Devastating Impact on Earth (2012).Find out more through the information and links below: The Gaia Foundation and our global allies have produced a number of reports and films about the impacts of the extractive industries- especially in relation to minerals and metals used in advanced technologies. Such re-purposing will require re-thinking the politics of our digital technologies- who has the power to decide what technology is made, what it is used for and why?įeaturing contributions from leading thinkers including Alnoor Ladha, founder of /The Rules, David Bollier, a leading activist for the Commons, and Claire Milne from the Transition Network, on Earth identifies ways in which we can re-claim digital technology for the better, putting it in service of the well-being of individuals, societies and the wider community of life. Just 20% of global electronic-waste– much of it in digital devices- is believed to be recycled.Īs Earth undergoes a sixth mass extinction event and the effects of climate change intensify everywhere from the Arctic to the Amazon, on Earth is a rallying cry for us to reconnect with Earth beyond our screens and to re-prupose digital technology towards new societal goals. ![]() B illions of internet-connected devices could produce 3.5% of global emissions within 10 years and 14% by 2040.
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