extractivismo

A Eastman Kodak Company foi fundada por George Eastman e Henry Strong em 1892.

Starting in the 1860’s, through to the 1950s large amounts of silver was mined from the mountains surrounding the Owens Valley. In this same period the water resources of the Owens Valley would be tapped to supply the growing metropolis of Los Angles. The extraction of silver and water have left a legacy of environmental destruction.

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Em 2000, a fotografia consumiu mais de 218 milhões de onças de prata, o que constituiu o consumo mais elevado neste sector e cerca de um quarto da prata total exigida pela indústria (nos anos 70 chegou aos 40%).