Ted Smith (born July 15, 1945) is the founder and former executive director of the
Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, co-founder of the International Campaign for Responsible Technology, and chair of the Electronics TakeBack Coalition steering committee.
Smith is a former
VISTA
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Volunteer, a 1967 graduate of
Wesleyan University
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, and a 1972 graduate of
Stanford Law School
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In 2001, Smith was recognized by the Dalai Lama for his environmental leadership and in 2006 he co-edited the book, ''
Challenging the Chip: Labor Rights and Environmental Justice in the Global Electronics Industry''.
References
External links
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Ted Smith: Pioneer activist for environmental justice in Silicon Valley, 1967-2000'' oral history transcript, Bancroft Library,
University of California Berkeley
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Interview with Ted Smith'
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on "Challenging the Chip", November 07, 2006''
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Ted Smith: Purpose Prize Fellow'
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Environmentalism for the Net 2.0'
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American environmental lawyers
Living people
American non-fiction environmental writers
Wesleyan University alumni
Stanford Law School alumni
1945 births
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