Webinar tomorrow: Technology, Mining & Waste

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Hart Hagan

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Jun 1, 2026, 6:15:29 PM (4 days ago) Jun 1
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A webinar in the tradition of Bright Green Lies


With: Gerry McGovern


Date: Tuesday, June 2 — 12:00 PM (Eastern Time)


Register here: Technology, Mining & Waste, with Gerry McGovern — Tuesday, June 2 — 12:00 PM (ET) 


Modern technology is often presented as clean, efficient, and essential to solving environmental problems. But behind batteries, data centers, AI systems, electronics, and infrastructure lies an expanding demand for mining, energy, and waste disposal.


Join Hart Hagan in conversation with author Gerry McGovern for a calm and factual discussion about the hidden environmental costs of technological growth.


We will explore how copper, aluminum, and other materials are extracted, how electronic waste is handled, and why rising digital energy demand deserves greater public attention.


What You Will Learn
  • Why the energy transition requires vast new mining operations

  • The environmental impacts of copper and aluminum production

  • How AI and data centers increase electricity demand

  • Why electronic waste is one of the fastest-growing waste streams

  • The limits of endless technological expansion

  • Practical ways to think more clearly about technology and ecology


About Gerry McGovern

Gerry McGovern is the author of 99th Day: A Warning About Technology and World Wide Waste. He is internationally known for helping organizations reduce waste and improve usefulness through his Top Tasks method.

His recent work focuses on the environmental costs of digital systems and the broader consequences of modern technological growth.


Who Should Attend

Anyone interested in climate, sustainability, technology and the public policy related to mining of materials and disposal of spent products.


Recording

A recording will be available to everyone who registers.


Register here: Technology, Mining & Waste, with Gerry McGovern — Tuesday, June 2 — 12:00 PM (ET) 


Hope to see you there!


Hart


Didi Pershouse

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Jun 1, 2026, 11:28:55 PM (4 days ago) Jun 1
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looks fantastic. I will be at a think tank, but looking forward to the recording.

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