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Wall Street Chaos and Climate

It seems the height of irony that the original size of the Wall Street bail out, $700 billion (ballooned to a mere $840 billion before it passed Congress) is about the same dollar amount as what we spend on oil in the United States in a year - 20 million barrels ... keep reading

Written by Leslie Berliant this week, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Consumerism, Economics, Finance, Green energy, Politics

Are You Abusing Your Child: A Slap in the Face or Lunch?

  You know when I see you spanking your child and screaming out of control. You're a bad mother. Not always, but at that moment, you are a bad mother. I think we all know that, on occasion, we are all bad mothers. Today, though I'm talking about one ... keep reading

Written by Jessica Gottlieb this month, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Consumerism, Food, Health (10 comments)

Should Access to Clean Water Be a Human Right?

Can anyone really own water? And more importantly, should they? This is the central question of the documentary film Flow (For Love of Water). The film begins with a quote from W.H. Auden, "Thousands have lived without love, not one without water". It sets up a central tenant of ... keep reading

Written by Leslie Berliant this month, about Consumerism, Economics, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Health, Industry, Politics, Pollution, Water

Human Rights Lost in Carbon Cloud

International aid agency Oxfam says rich countries' excessive greenhouse gas emissions are violating the rights of millions of the world's poorest people to life, security, food, health, and shelter, and is calling for rich countries to start basing their climate change policies on existing human rights principles. In submitting ... keep reading

Written by Bruce Bisset last month, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Economics, Environmental Disasters, Finance, Politics

Sustainability Redefined

By Peter Montague of Rachel’s Democracy & Health News[Rachel's introduction: The 1987 definition of sustainability went like this: "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." That was a fine definition, but now ... keep reading

Written by Peter Montague last month, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Nuclear, Solar, War (1 comment)

Banking on an Unsustainable Future? The Link between Debt and the Destruction of Nature

By now, at least most of us would agree that "growth mania" - the obsession with infinite economic growth - is one of the root causes of environmental destruction. So, to truly achieve sustainability, humanity as a whole would have to stabilize itself at a condition which ecological economists term as the ... keep reading

Written by Shom Teoh last month, about Consumerism, Economics, Finance, Philosophy & Religion (2 comments)

The EPA and Consumer Reports Duke It Out Over Energy Star

The October 2008 issue of Consumer Reports is all about energy efficiency as a way to save money. Articles include product reviews and ways to cut energy use at home. There is also an article about the U.S. Department of Energy's and Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star ... keep reading

Written by Leslie Berliant last month, about Consumerism, Design, Emissions, Energy Saving, Politics

The Untold Story of the Greening of the Supply Chain: Worker's Rights Abuses

According to an article by Conrad MacKerron of the As You Sow Foundation, "The greening of corporate America has a darker side that seems to tolerate dangerous conditions for workers. The emerging solar and renewable energy industries will bring green collar jobs to areas of the U.S. in desperate ... keep reading

Written by Leslie Berliant last month, about Consumerism, Economics, Environmental Disasters, Industry

Africa: Next in Line to Get Trashed

Guiyu in China and Chennai in India are already well-publicized representations of the global neighbourhood's most ghastly e-waste dump sites - where young and old stake a paltry living out of decomposing remnants of the developed world's obsolete digital dreams, with dire health and environmental consequences. But guess who ... keep reading

Written by Shom Teoh last month, about Computing, Consumerism, Environmental Disasters, Health, Industry, Pollution, Recycling

Back to School Shopping: The Stapleless Stapler

Fall is here and I have headed back to school. While I'm there, every research paper I hand in represents a little waste. The pages I hand in (double spaced no less!) are only the beginning. While I can edit on my laptop, nothing will ever replace my hard-copy ... keep reading

Written by Eliav Bitan last month, about Consumerism, Design, Education

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