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01/09/2020

"As the world moves through a technological revolution to ensure a transition to a mix, it is vital to ensure a parallel , so that those abandoned by traditional power grids are not left similarly impoverished by new systems." 🌍❓

"Former UN commissioner spoke at length about the need for a “just” energy transition earlier this year, prompting questions regarding how it can be delivered, and who is responsible for this shift."

Mary Robinson has spoken about the need for a “just” energy transition, prompting questions regarding deliverance and responsibility for this shift.

01/07/2020

"As we work on reducing our consumption, we often lose sight of some of the most obvious forms of plastic we use everyday: the devices that keep us tethered to the modern digital world." ⌨️

In , Nathaniel Stern "creates sculptures, installations, prints, and photographs that weave together plant life with waste to help us imagine how our devices will live on in the world even after we’ve discarded them for the next device-of-the-moment." 🌿📲

Our gadgets will outlive us. Artist Nathaniel Stern explores how.

12/10/2019

“The only way to make money is to get huge volume with cheap, illegal labor and pollute the hell out of the ...Every and every cable is very lucrative, especially if there is no concern for the environment or for workers.” ☢️‼️

The New York Times Basel Action Network

The e-waste industry is booming in Southeast Asia, frightening residents worried for their health. Despite a ban on imports, Thailand is a center of the business.

11/21/2019

The have to be 🗣🗣 Greta Thunberg

11/12/2019

BatterEASE Cofounder, Kinsley Gerks, was a featured ! Check out the interview here shorturl.at/fhAN2

Kinsley Gerks of BatterEase

11/07/2019

A class at Belmont University created an wall with broken devices to spread the message about the school's commitment to and to raise awareness about the growing global issue. Cool work!

10/24/2019

Our CEO, Nicole, was an inductee and guest speaker at the inaugural induction ceremony of Sigma Nu Tau Entrepreneurship Honor Society👩🏻‍💼 at Rollins College ⚓️ Along with some friendly faces!

10/14/2019

Happy 2019! 📲♻️“International E-Waste Day was developed in 2018 by the Forum...The day is used to raise the public profile of e-waste recycling and encourage consumers to recycle their with the resulting increase in e-waste rates on the day itself and into the future.”

10/01/2019

'Tongtian' by artists , located in a busy shopping mall in Beijing, China, is "a sculpture made of discarded mobile phones and shaped like a cell tower in a bid to highlight the problem of " 📲🎨

A Chinese artist on Saturday unveiled a sculpture made of discarded mobile phones and shaped like a cell tower in a bid to highlight the problem of electronic waste. 

09/19/2019

"In the Hebron region of the , processing Israeli electronic waste has become a lucrative, if illegal, industry."

"Villagers speak of black rain, and Israeli communities on the other side of the wall have raised concerns about exposure...the effect of a contaminated does not have borders"

The New York Times

Constant fires of e-waste and trash are sickening residents and contaminating fields where sheep once grazed in the southern West Bank. Efforts to fix the problem have become mired in politics.

09/06/2019

disproportionately affects women around the world! 💡👩🏾‍💼🧕🏼👩🏻‍🌾

Sustainable Energy for All UK Aid Direct

09/04/2019

"By showing students how our current system of is, 💻⌨️ iFixit.com hopes to push future engineers to design better, more recyclable ♻️ products. That begins with realizing what’s wrong with our current system." 📲 VICE

In colleges and universities across the United States, students are taking classes on how to repair our electronics that normally end up as e-waste.