Many of you wrote about the environmentally-friendly aspect of using computers and the internet. However, the digital dumping of electronic waste is creating a catastrophic environmental problems in many parts of the developing world. This video, made by University of British Columbia students in the School of Journalism, documents this problem. You can read a synopsis of the video and find more links here. In particular, learn more about The Dark Side of the Information Age.
Here is a more recent and shorter video that covers the same topic.
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