Inconspicuous consumption : the environmental impact you don't know you have

Summary: "As we become a more digital society, the gains that have been made for the environment by moving toward a paperless world with more and more efficient devices will soon be or already have been offset by the number of devices in our lives that are always using energy. But many don't think about the impact on the environment of the "Internet of things." Whether it's a microwave connected to the internet, use of Netflix, or online shopping, these technological advances have created new impacts that the people who are most well-versed in these issues haven't considered. In Inconspicuous Consumption, Tatiana Schlossberg reveals the complicated, confounding and even infuriating ways that we all participate in a greenhouse gas-intensive economy and society, and how some of the biggest and most consequential areas of unintended emissions and environmental impacts are unknowingly part of our daily activities. She will empower people to make the best choices that they can, while allowing them to draw their own conclusions"--

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ISBN: 9781538747087
ISBN: 1538747081
ISBN: 9781538747094
Physical Description: print
viii, 277 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2019.
Copyright: ©2019

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Technology and the Internet. The physical internet ; Bringing the Cloud to Earth ; Taking it offline: E-commerce ; Silicon Valley: a toxic waste dump? You decide ; Mining for tech ; Vampire power ; The tech we throw away -- Food. The greediest crop ; Wasting away ; Organic food: how good is it? ; How far our food goes ; A sea of troubles -- Fashion. Thirsty for denim ; Athleisure forever! ; Fast fashion, but going nowhere ; It's not wood. It's rayon -- The yarn that makes a desert -- Fuel. The other problem with coal ; The wood for the trees ; Staying cool, getting hotter ; The great big cargo route in the sky ; Shipping: the world in a box ; Cars, trucks, and justice ; Hitching a ride(share).