The temporal politics of anthropogenic earthquakes: Acceleration, anticipation, and energy extraction in Iceland

• Published in: Time & Society
• Main Author: Maguire, James
• Other Authors: Independent Research Fund Denmark
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2019
• Subjects: Sociology and Political Science; Hengill; Iceland
• Online Access: 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

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...