Animated critique of mining, consumerism and e-waste, showing the social and environmental damage caused by open-pit mining, the problem of planned obsolescence (to keep consumers buying), and mass marketing and commodity fetishism. Most cellphone and computer users, for example, are unaware that many electronics contain heavy metals extracted in sub-Saharan Africa and that in the process human rights are violated and wilderness habitats are destroyed.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 06:21:32 +0000
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