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Stop Coca-Cola Trashing Australia

    The ‘Cash for Containers’ campaign is is going from strength to strength. We’ve hand delivered 70,000 petitions to NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell calling for a national ‘Cash for Containers’ scheme. We also attended Coke’s AGM in Sydney to take our message directly to Coke’s shareholders ... keep reading

Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Consumerism, Environment & Wildlife, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans

Throw and Grow Confetti

Confetti  is an interesting way of celebrating but is usually accompanied by a big mess and feels quite wasteful . So we loved this idea which is quirky and fun. Throw and grow Confetti will eventually grow into flowers ...so no need to clean up . Throw it and then just leave ... keep reading

Written by Celsias last month, about Consumerism, Design, Lifestyle & Behavior

Wood pellet Exports from US to Europe Surge

 The wood pellet export industry in North America has grown exponentially in a relatively short period of time. The export value has increased from an estimated 40 million dollars in 2004 to almost 400 million dollars in 2012. This fairly new trade development is the result of Europe’s quest ... keep reading

Written by Celsias last month, about Consumerism, Industry & Business

Green Storm Headed for the IT World

A Green technology brainstorm is headed for the IT world as International Green IT Awareness Week running from the 1 - 7 June 2013 aims to shine a spotlight on Green IT and pave the way for organisations and individuals to initiate, promote and support Green IT discussions and action. The ... keep reading

Written by Celsias last month, about Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Events, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior (2 comments)

Forget Fast Food, Slow Down for Better Well-being

There’s an old saying, you are what you eat. If you look at the average Australian diet, we’re in trouble. The rise of the 24/7 society, unsocial work hours and an accelerating pace of life have led the consumption of fast food to soar. Nearly one in ... keep reading

Written by Lauren Williams/John Gernov last month, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Consumerism, Food, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior

Legacy Wants your Help to Stop Toxic Litter

The dangers from smoking don’t stop once a cigarette is stubbed out. Cigarette butts leach toxic chemicals and carcinogens that pollute the environment. They’re poisonous to wildlife and can contaminate water sources. And they’re the number one littered item on US roadways and the number one item ... keep reading

Written by Legacy last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Consumerism, Education, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior

Tammy the Tiger is against Deforestation

My name is Lauren Francesca, I shoot comedy videos online. I have been in many viral videos. Recently I shot a video that is about the use of palm oil, why we need to find alternatives and how harvesting tropical forests for palm oil endangers the tigers' habitat .   keep reading

Written by Lauren Francesca last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Consumerism, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters

The Story Behind Puro Fairtrade Coffee

http://vimeo.com/48364311 I would like to introduce you to Puro Fairtrade Coffee, and one of the reasons why I decided to work for them. Coffee is commonly quoted to be the second most traded commodity in the world (after oil), so it serves as a great platform to ... keep reading

Written by Tamara Wolf last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Consumerism, Design, Economics, Environment & Wildlife

Yum! Brands Gets Real on Packaging

A long campaign by environmental activists has helped Yum! Brands change its sourcing policy for its packaging. Yum! Brands  owns Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut, and it says that it will now not use paper and cardboard that has been sourced via the destruction of tropical rainforests. It also ... keep reading

Written by Celsias last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Consumerism, Food, Industry & Business, Recycling (2 comments)

Guzzled.org

Matthew Nystrom grew up in the well-to-do Klein suburbs of Houston, Tx. Many of the people Matt knew growing up in Houston paid their mortgages and fed their families by working for ExxonMobil, Shell Oil, Halliburton, and Conoco Phillips. By age ten Matt was acutely familiar with these companies and ... keep reading

Written by Hayden Moore last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Art & Culture, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior

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