Understanding Our Digital Footprint

Understanding Our Digital Footprint 👣

August 29, 2021

Five episodes on a theme, each week curated by a different person

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We all play a role in our impact on the environment, and even the things we do virtually have an effect. Each of these episodes does a good job in explaining how our digital world affects our physical world with steps we can take for reducing our digital carbon footprint.

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Constant VariablesCreating Sustainable Digital Products with Tom Greenwood of Wholegrain Digital

Every Google search you do affects the environment, and Tom Greenwood, Managing Director at Wholegrain Digital, and author of Sustainable Web Design, joins the show to chat about the issues of web sustainability. He shares techniques and processes for making digital products more sustainable, as well as gives advice on how to be a champion for sustainable tech within your company and with your clients.

Tech Tip TuesdaysWhy Should You Care About Your Digital Carbon Footprint?In this episode, Marketa Benisek, who's a Climate Reality Leader, tells us about the top 3 reasons why you should care about your digital carbon footprint. 

Climate SolutionsYour digits have footprintsIs the production and use of digital devices good for the environment— because we don’t need to cut down a tree to make the paper for you to read the news, for example. Or are there just so many of these devices that they end up consuming more resources than ever? You’ll find out on Climate Solutions.

Sustrain Daily Podcast

Digital Carbon Footprint

From the morning newspaper to the book you read at night are all available in digital formats. You can work from home or spend hours streaming movies as per your convenience because of the internet. Anything and everything is available at our fingertips. This episode explores the negative impacts of the digital world we all know and love on our environment. 

Sustainability ExploredDigital Carbon Footprint & How to Measure It. Interview with Frank Meehan from Equilibrium World

Frank Meehan discusses the importance of using digital measuring tools and reporting as ways to quantify and share the results of economic activities and sustainability efforts. He explores hidden truths behind our ever-growing digital footprint, placing data centers and blockchain systems under scrutiny and brings light into how tech companies and users can reduce the collective carbon footprint.

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FEEDBACK WITH EARBUDS:

This week we speak with podcaster Jeff Rutherford aka

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Podcast Father speaks with and interviews all sorts of creators, talking to them about what it is they're passionate about. His purpose is to highlight and promote creators and artists. Some may be well known, others are lesser known but just as spirited. 

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🔔Coaching by Belle Podcast. We feature women entrepreneurs, founders, and leaders in business. The podcast showcases a variety of interviews, coaching-style conversations, and live coaching sessions.🧪Listen to Behavioral Grooves: Stories, science, and secrets from the world’s brightest thought-leaders. Behavioral Grooves is the podcast that satisfies your curiosity about why we do what we do.

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🆕Lauren Passell's Podcast The Newsletter: 🚨LP's newsletter is an all-around delight, but we especially love one of the sections, which is called if you only have time for one thing. Read the latest.🔉The Promise and Peril of Free Speech in Podcasting. We're co-hosting this event with The Democracy Group on August 24 at 4pm ET. How should podcasting approach the balance between free speech and a commitment to truth and facts? We'll discuss. Attend free. 📷Instagram will become a video app, not the photo-sharing it was once - what does this mean for podcasters (particularly those who use the platform for promoting their show)?

PODCAST SPOTLIGHT:

Aftershock: Aftershock is a fast-paced thriller about a massive earthquake that destroys the West Coast, causing a mysterious island to rise up from the Pacific. You can find it on apple podcasts, iheart radio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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