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Environment

Smartphone, HDTV Boom Begets Gargantuan E-Waste Problem

by Don Carli

The digital media revolution promises to improve the quality of our lives though an expanded capacity to communicate, collaborate, learn and make informed decisions. Yet our seemingly insatiable demand for digital media is driving a proliferation of consumer electronic devices and IT infrastructure, which are significantly contributing to a tsunami of toxic electronic waste. This week U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

• August 23, 2010
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Environment

The Mediavore's Dilemma: Making Sustainable Media Choices

by Don Carli

The media business is becoming a complex game. A major study recently conducted by the Knight Commission concluded that the Internet and the proliferation of mobile media have unleashed a tsunami of innovation in the creation and distribution of information, a torrent teeming with hundreds of thousands of media channels and millions of media product choices. We also live in...

• June 1, 2010
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Environment

Is Digital Media Worse for the Environment Than Print?

by Don Carli

Is it possible that digital media could be more destructive to the environment and a greater threat to trees, bees, rivers and forests than printing?"

• March 31, 2010
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