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Green Jobs Platform for Solar Launched
Following January’s release of Toward a Just and Sustainable Solar Industry,
SVTC has launched our Solar Campaign and released the "Green Jobs Platform for Solar" supporting jobs that protect both the environment and workers.
SVTC Solar Energy Report:
Toward a Just and Sustainable Solar Energy Industry
In January 2009, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC) released their report documenting and analyzing the environmental and health hazards of solar panel systems in a supposed "win-win" solution to global warming. Read the report for more information about the health and safety concerns as well as recommendations for building a just and sustainable solar energy industry.
Read the report...
Help Stop the Wave of e-waste.
Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition is launching its first ever video contest. Earth Day 2009 will mark the first day to submit videos that explain the importance of recycling e-waste, which contains many toxic chemicals, responsibly for the chance to win $500.
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Delayed Regulation of Emerging Technologies
SVTC’s report "Regulating Emerging Technologies in Silicon Valley and Beyond" compared the lack of regulation in the emerging nanotechnology industry to that of the semiconductor industry before the mid 1980s. Visit our nanotechnology time line to see when regulations were passed in the semiconductor industry and which gaps still exist in the nanotechnology industry.
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Tune In!
Did you know that in 2009, when the analog to digital switchover takes place, around 80
million televisions might not work without a special converter box? What kind of waste will this add?
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