Let’s pretend you’re a big clothing retail chain who’s a bit profit minded and unscrupulous because you’re a corporation and you answer to share holders. Naturally, you wouldn’t want the poor to be seen in your clothes. It sends the wrong message if your sportswear ... keep reading
Written by Raegan Payne last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Consumerism, Economics, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Poverty & Development
Holidays, in general, mean family time. Millions will return home to be with people who, in some cases, they spend little time and have even less in common with - except a shared genetic code. It should come as no surprise then that the Holidays rank as one of the most ... keep reading
Written by Raegan Payne in December 2009, about Children and Families, Consumerism, Education, Events, Food, Lifestyle & Behavior, Recycling
It’s that familiar time of year again when we embrace consumerism in the name of celebration and keeping family and friends happy. Telling your nearest and dearest that you won’t buy presents because it helps perpetuate environmental destruction will not work. You will be labeled cheap, a title ... keep reading
Written by Raegan Payne in December 2009, about Children and Families, Consumerism, Design, Economics, Events, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior (1 comment)
The Cove just released on DVD this week and after watching it I wondered if the slaughter in Taiji, Japan’s killing cove had resumed. I had heard that opening day of the massacre had been put on hold by a hoard of journalists who arrived on the shores ... keep reading
Written by Raegan Payne in December 2009, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government
Dear Panama City Beach, Florida- We have a problem. Our relationship has suffered because of your neglectful attitude and your refusal to better yourself. I am threatening to end this affair here and now if you don’t clean yourself up, pay attention to what really matters, and have some ... keep reading
Written by Raegan Payne in November 2009, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government, Recycling, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
If Facebook is friendship-lite then Twitter is the random ass slap at a bar. My cynical side has been known to call Twitter non-committal, voyeuristic, and highly narcissistic. But like everything else in life this coin has another side that does not involve celeb tweets, self promotion, or “Boys, I ... keep reading
Written by Raegan Payne in October 2009, about Art & Culture, Celebrities, Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Design, Education, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media
“Learning is an active process. We learn by doing…” –author Dale Carnegie For ten days this fall the people behind the scientific amusement park - Danfoss Universe turned school children from 15 countries into scientists. Children from 50 schools measured rainfall across the globe as part of Danfoss’s The Global ... keep reading
Written by Raegan Payne in October 2009, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Events, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water, Weather (1 comment)
When economics and the environment collide it’s usually the latter that suffers. Development in previously undeveloped countries causes habitat and species loss and a domino effect of environmental problems. Kenya is one such country wrestling with balancing the prosperity brought on by increased tourism to the beaches of Dinai ... keep reading
Written by Raegan Payne in September 2009, about Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development
Reducing our consumption is an imperative. Recycling is now a fact of life, but for some reason we still seem a bit squeamish about reusing. Perhaps we don’t want to look “cheap” or maybe there’s a stigma in using items others have considered trash. I believe some of ... keep reading
Written by Raegan Payne in September 2009, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Design, Economics, Education, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution, Recycling (1 comment)
“How long have you been like that?”, “You don’t look like a vegetarian.”, “Don’t you get hungry?” As a vegetarian it’s almost guaranteed that you will hear the above phrases at least one thousand times during your lifespan. An entire article could be written about how to ... keep reading
Written by Raegan Payne in August 2009, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Consumerism, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water (4 comments)
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