Do you know when you're being greenwashed? Does your blood pressure go up when you see those disinformation ads (you know, the ones by the American Petroleum Institute, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electicity, Conoco, Dow Chemical, Shell, BP, General Motors, Chevron, etc?), which are usually narrated either by ... keep reading
Written by Johnny R. last month, about Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Media
Click for full view Courtesy: Throbgoblins A few thoughts for alternatives to the Black Friday shopping frenzy: National Day of Listening: StoryCorps is declaring today a national day of listening. Ask friends, neighbors or family members to tell you about their lives. Volunteer: Make today a family volunteer ... keep reading
Written by Marc Roberts last month, about Consumerism (1 comment)
Last week, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released a report about the financial benefits of corporate citizenship, "Corporate citizenship: Profiting from a sustainable business" (pdf), as part of the Corporate Citizenship Conference in San Francisco. Corporate citizenship is defined in the report as "transcending philanthropy and compliance, and as addressing ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant last month, about Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Design, Economics, Energy Saving, Industry
Editor's Note: This post by Trish Smith comes to us from Green Student U, a blog-style site that introduces today's students to a wide variety of global environmental issues by recognizing college campus green initiatives and personal success stories, as well as how the world is being shaped ... keep reading
Written by Green Student U last month, about Air Quality, Clean Technologies, Computing, Consumerism, Design, Energy Saving, Recycling (1 comment)
A new survey by EcoAlign examines consumers and climate change, demonstrating that while consumers understand what climate change is and that it needs to be addressed, consensus breaks down over what to do, how to pay for it and the role of government. With 1000 online interviews, the survey finds ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant last month, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Education, Philosophy & Religion, Politics
Editor's Note: From our friends at Greenpeace After three years of good news, with the annual deforestation rate in decline, the recent increase in prices of agro-commodities - soya and beef - is putting pressure on the Amazon rainforest once again. To make bad news worse, the Brazilian Congress, influenced by ... keep reading
Written by Greenpeace last month, about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Consumerism, Deforestation, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Politics
I love to eat out as much as anyone, but the negative environmental impact of the activity (wasted food, Styrofoam takeout containers, ingredients of indeterminable origin) has never been that savory to me. Eating out has become a key part of our culture, whether it's done during first dates ... keep reading
Written by Raegan Payne last month, about Agriculture & Food, Consumerism, Food
Today's guest post comes to us from EcoAlign in the form of an interview with EcoAlign CMO, Andrea Fabbri and Oxford scientist Dr. Pippa Chevenix talking about closing the green gap. You can learn more by downloading the report for free at EcoAlign's website, www.ecoalign.com Recently ... keep reading
Written by EcoAlign last month, about Consumerism, Energy Saving, Philosophy & Religion
youtube video We must have change, from the global to the personal. In terms of the personal, ask yourself: do you need the wrapping? And, perhaps if enough of us were to act on this then the personal might be global. keep reading
Written by A. Siegel last month, about Consumerism
By Johnny Rook, editor of Climaticide Chronicles One of the world’s biggest lies is told in moments of societal transition by the people and organizations who find themselves being supplanted by new and better systems and organizations. That lie is that our (the public’s) well-being and prosperity are ... keep reading
Written by Johnny R. last month, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Economics, Emissions, Environmental Disasters, Politics
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