Have you ever wondered how your digital communication habits affect climate change? Especially now with this pandemic-driven shift to remote work and more at-home entertainment, our habits present significant environmental impacts due to how internet data is stored and transferred around the world. The majority of carbon emissions from the Internet comes from the information communications and technology industry, which delivers not only the internet, but also the video and cloud services we use on a daily basis. A big area for improvement is the systems that make up these industries, and is an area of study having a huge resurgence in the academic world. In this eye-opening two-part episode we interviewed PhD candidate, Helen Hayes, from McGill University in Canada, to chat about her research on the intersections between tech policy, data collection/digitization, and oil extraction. In Part 1, we dived into her journey with academia and environmental communications, and also learned how a trombone was the catalyst to it all. Follow Imperfect Eco-Hero on instagram at @imperfect_ecohero. Find more information and resources about this episode at www.imperfectecohero.com/episodes.