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FairTEC<p>Meet <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FairTEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FairTEC</span></a>, a collective promoting <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalsobriety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalsobriety</span></a> and proposing responsible solutions. Our 5 members:</p><p>🌐 <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://framapiaf.org/@telecoop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>telecoop</span></a></span> - 🇫🇷 cooperative telecommunications operator<br>📱 <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.weho.st/@Fairphone" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Fairphone</span></a></span> - ethical and repairable smartphones<br>♻️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@commownfr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>commownfr</span></a></span> responsible electronics cooperative<br>💬 <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://digitalcourage.social/@wetell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wetell</span></a></span> - sustainable telecommunications operator 🇩🇪<br>🔒 <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@murena" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>murena</span></a></span> - privacy, alternative and ethical technology</p><p>💡 Let's transform <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> practices for a sustainable future!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalpollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalpollution</span></a></p>
Tyron<p>A human being is responsible for five tons of <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/CO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CO2</span></a> per year, training a large neural language model costs 284 tons. </p><p>And, this amount will only get larger as <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AI</span></a> progresses. </p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DigitalPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalPollution</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>climatecrisis</span></a></p>
Tyron<p>A new post is up on my blog, it includes some of my thoughts on World Wide Waste by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern" class="u-url mention">@<span>gerrymcgovern</span></a></span> (spoiler: I’m a huge fan!)</p><p><a href="https://tyronlove.com/digital-pollution" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tyronlove.com/digital-pollution</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DigitalPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalPollution</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/digitalwaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>digitalwaste</span></a></p>
Tyron<p>Another final warning. </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/20/ipcc-climate-crisis-report-delivers-final-warning-on-15c" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">23/mar/20/ipcc-climate-crisis-report-delivers-final-warning-on-15c</span></a><br /><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DigitalPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalPollution</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/globalwarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>globalwarming</span></a></p>
Tyron<p>Next time you or your business/company needs to upgrade your desktop/laptop, buy refurbished; doing so will save money and the Earth. </p><p><a href="https://www.circularonline.co.uk/insight/how-the-tech-industry-can-tackle-the-e-waste-crisis-head-on/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">circularonline.co.uk/insight/h</span><span class="invisible">ow-the-tech-industry-can-tackle-the-e-waste-crisis-head-on/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ewaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ewaste</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ewasterecycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ewasterecycling</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DigitalPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalPollution</span></a></p>
ErickM<p>🌱 5 facts about the environmental impact of smartphones</p><p>A nice little video 📽️ animation that explains everything!<br>It is in French 🇫🇷 but now also on PeerTube :peertube: with English 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 subtitles!</p><p>⇒ <a href="https://videos.domainepublic.net/w/aHHie9CyJnNU1fF8QKKppK" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">videos.domainepublic.net/w/aHH</span><span class="invisible">ie9CyJnNU1fF8QKKppK</span></a></p><p><a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Smartphones</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/EnvironmentalImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalImpact</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/DigitalPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalPollution</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/VideoAnimation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VideoAnimation</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a></p>
Alex Enkerli<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.ds106.us/@Ammienoot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Ammienoot</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.oeru.org/@mackiwg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mackiwg</span></a></span> That might be the reason. It first loaded, then disappeared with the error. I just reloaded and it reappeared.<br>(And I'm adding the link to a comment on our piece about <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/DigitalPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalPollution</span></a>. Thanks for writing yours. And thanks to Selwyn for inspiring many of us.)</p>
Alex Enkerli<p>In the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/OER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OER</span></a> world, it's a common thing to discuss <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a>, especially <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/UNSDGs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UNSDGs</span></a> and other <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SustainableDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableDevelopment</span></a> goals (decided by international instances). In the interest of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/glocal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>glocal</span></a> work, it might become relevant to measure our <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/DigitalPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalPollution</span></a>. How much of an improvement is <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/OpenEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenEducation</span></a> making in these terms? Different from (though not unrelated to) the frequent discussion of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/TextbookCosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TextbookCosts</span></a>. <a href="https://eductive.ca/en/resource/the-environmental-impact-of-digital-activity/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eductive.ca/en/resource/the-en</span><span class="invisible">vironmental-impact-of-digital-activity/</span></a></p>