[NetBehaviour] We won't fly for art : Take the Pledge

helen varley jamieson helen at creative-catalyst.com
Thu Apr 16 07:31:19 CEST 2009


there is definitely research on this, or at least on similar things. i 
remember something about one avatar in second life consuming the same 
amount of energy resources as one person living in brasil - did that 
come thru this list?

& as well as the actual use of the computer, the hardware obsolesence 
issue is maybe even greater ... the energy & resources used to create 
computers etc that are upgraded every couple of years ...

Simon Biggs wrote:
> I like sailing and it is reasonably green. It is a lot more fun than 
> flying.
>
> As for flying, I am a sinner. I have cut down a lot, more for the sake 
> of my own health rather than the planet’s, so I don’t fly every week 
> or two anymore. But I still fly about once a month, with two or three 
> long-hauls a year. What can I do? Stop showing art? Shift my practice 
> from installation to online work only – to some extent I have done 
> that already? Quit all my responsibilities that require me to be 
> physically present somewhere else?
>
> What is the carbon footprint of using Skype? Massive server-farms 
> probably have footprints similar to airports. Has anyone done a 
> comparative analysis on this?
>
> Regards
>
> Simon
>
> Simon Biggs
> Research Professor
> edinburgh college of art
> s.biggs at eca.ac.uk
> www.eca.ac.uk
> www.eca.ac.uk/circle/
>
> simon at littlepig.org.uk
> www.littlepig.org.uk
> AIM/Skype: simonbiggsuk
>


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