The temporal politics of anthropogenic earthquakes: Acceleration, anticipation, and energy extraction in Iceland
This paper is an ethnographic exploration of the volcanic landscapes of Iceland, where the extraction of geothermal energy for the production of aluminum is triggering anthropogenic earthquakes. As the aluminum industry seeks to decarbonize their industrial infrastructure, they are increasingly look...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/0961463x19872319 2023-05-15T16:46:52+02:00 The temporal politics of anthropogenic earthquakes: Acceleration, anticipation, and energy extraction in Iceland Maguire, James Independent Research Fund Denmark 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0961463x19872319 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0961463X19872319 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/0961463X19872319 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Time & Society volume 29, issue 3, page 704-726 ISSN 0961-463X 1461-7463 Sociology and Political Science journal-article 2019 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/0961463x19872319 2022-08-12T11:29:35Z This paper is an ethnographic exploration of the volcanic landscapes of Iceland, where the extraction of geothermal energy for the production of aluminum is triggering anthropogenic earthquakes. As the aluminum industry seeks to decarbonize their industrial infrastructure, they are increasingly looking to renewable energy havens, such as Iceland, to supply their expansive energy needs. While this paper is partly about understanding the forms of politics at stake in decarbonizing modernity’s infrastructures, it is more specifically concerned with the temporal politics of anthropogenic earthquakes in the Hengill volcanic zone in the south west of the country. The paper takes up the perspective of geologists tasked with analyzing the emergence of these new earthquake forms, as well as locals from a small town in the vicinity who are learning to live with them. While focusing on the conflict that has ensued in the wake of earthquake production, the article pays particular attention to the importance of acceleration––both economic and geologic––in their making. This leads to an analysis of how alternate temporal renderings of anthropogenic earthquakes invoke competing claims about the future. Anticipating the future, the paper argues, is a form of temporal politics through which the various actors either legitimize, or protest against, these volcanic interventions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland SAGE Publications (via Crossref) Hengill ENVELOPE(-21.306,-21.306,64.078,64.078) Time & Society 29 3 704 726 |
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This paper is an ethnographic exploration of the volcanic landscapes of Iceland, where the extraction of geothermal energy for the production of aluminum is triggering anthropogenic earthquakes. As the aluminum industry seeks to decarbonize their industrial infrastructure, they are increasingly looking to renewable energy havens, such as Iceland, to supply their expansive energy needs. While this paper is partly about understanding the forms of politics at stake in decarbonizing modernity’s infrastructures, it is more specifically concerned with the temporal politics of anthropogenic earthquakes in the Hengill volcanic zone in the south west of the country. The paper takes up the perspective of geologists tasked with analyzing the emergence of these new earthquake forms, as well as locals from a small town in the vicinity who are learning to live with them. While focusing on the conflict that has ensued in the wake of earthquake production, the article pays particular attention to the importance of acceleration––both economic and geologic––in their making. This leads to an analysis of how alternate temporal renderings of anthropogenic earthquakes invoke competing claims about the future. Anticipating the future, the paper argues, is a form of temporal politics through which the various actors either legitimize, or protest against, these volcanic interventions. |
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The temporal politics of anthropogenic earthquakes: Acceleration, anticipation, and energy extraction in Iceland |
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