Ted Smith (environmentalist)
For other people named Ted Smith, see Ted Smith (disambiguation).
Ted Smith (born July 15, 1945) is the founder and former executive director of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition,[1] co-founder of the International Campaign for Responsible Technology,[2] and chair of the Electronics TakeBack Coalition steering committee.[3]
Smith is a former VISTA Volunteer, a 1967 graduate of Wesleyan University, and a 1972 graduate of Stanford Law School.
In 2001, Smith was recognized for his environmental leadership [4] and in 2006 co-edited the book, Challenging the Chip: Labor Rights and Environmental Justice in the Global Electronics Industry.[5]
References
- ↑ Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
- ↑ International Campaign for Responsible Technology Retrieved on 30 April 2014.
- ↑ Electronics TakeBack Coalition
- ↑ San Jose Metro, May 24, 2001.
- ↑ Temple University Press
External links
- Ted Smith: Pioneer activist for environmental justice in Silicon Valley, 1967-2000, oral history transcript, Bancroft Library, University of California Berkeley
- Interview with Ted Smith
- American Public Health Association presentation on "Challenging the Chip", November 07, 2006
- Ted Smith: Purpose Prize Fellow
- Environmentalism for the Net 2.0
- Where the Chips Fall: Environmental Health in the Semiconductor Industry
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