Despite laws & activism, the old computer that you recycled responsibly may still end up in the developing world, according to the film Terra Blight.
Tag: consumerism
Earth Day Giveaway: Aveda’s Chakra™ Balancing Body Mists
After several weeks of the annual press release barrage, I generally agree with David Quilty’s assessment of marketing efforts surrounding this event… and his claim that “we cannot shop our [ … ]
The Art and Beauty of Minimizing Personal Possessions
Whereas many Americans simply can’t get enough shopping and continue to accumulate piles of material possessions, I simply love to scrounge through the things I already have to do just [ … ]
sustainablog Approved: Take a Green Challenge with Bolder
As you might imagine, we have a lot of debates among ourselves within the green movement… some in public, others behind the scenes (and, yes, often over beer). The topic [ … ]
Escaping the Race: Shifting to a New Cultural Paradigm
Deep down, you know what you need to do. Deep down, it’s obvious that this isn’t the life we were meant to live. We didn’t evolve over millions of years [ … ]
That Free Thanksgiving Turkey isn’t Free
As Thanksgiving, aka “Turkey Day” to most Americans, draws near once again, supermarkets across the country are offering free turkeys as holiday promotions. The deal, of course, is that when [ … ]
10 Sustainable Lifestyle Tips: #1-5
In a previous post, I listed five of the best things I think you can do in order to live a sustainable lifestyle. Now, here is the top five list. [ … ]
Christianity and the Environment
A comment on one of my posts last week gave me the idea of writing on the relationship between Christianity and the environment. Generally, when we think of this connection, [ … ]
Green Consumers Willing to Spend a Little More This Holiday Season
My favorite radio station is usually giving the news every morning just about the time I’m making my boys’ lunches. Lately, I’ve been flipping the station as soon as I [ … ]
Widespread Sustainable Consumerism is More Vital Than Taking Individual Actions
Perhaps no one knows better than I do what it means to take individual responsibility for my environmental impact. For those of you familiar with my blog, you know that [ … ]
Whose Responsibility is Sustainable Consumerism?
A new study titled Green AMPlified is aimed to “uncover how the growing ‘Green’ movement is impacting the way consumers perceive, evaluate and talk about companies and brands,” according to [ … ]
Earth Aid Group Buys: Green Consumers Coming Together
When the spirit of carpooling meets capitalism, what do you get? Of the possible answers, one new green one is Earth Aid Group Buys from the folks at Earth Aid [ … ]