Tag: Conspicuous Consumption
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Conservatives prefer wasting energy over protecting the environment, study finds
Why do you think conservatives are avoiding products marketed as green? And what should be done about it to make the issue less divisive?
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George Monbiot on recycling, consumption, population growth, China and just about everything that matters
If there is one article you read on the problems we face, this gem from George is it.
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No Logos and no Noise allowed at UK Department Store
Here's the question: is Heinz ketchup still desirable without its logo?
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Less Octopus, More Spider Crab. Climate Change Dictates This Year’s Christmas Menu in Spain
This year, most people can afford spider crab for Christmas, but no more octopus! Climate change and overfishing have reduced the amount of octopus, the crabs' predator, in spanish waters, and at the same time crabs are thirving.
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A Smart Guide to Utopia: 111 Inspiring Ideas for a Better City (Book Review)
This unique travel guide is the perfect book for the eco-conscious non-tourist. It features 111 projects you can visit around Europe, that make our cities better.
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Neiman Marcus' $100k Chicken Coop is a Little 'Eggcessive'
Do you love your chickens enough to buy them a $100k chicken coop?
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The Avengers Assembled out of Repurposed Items for Target Ad Campaign
Creative ad campaign turns everyday objects into The Avengers for Target promo.
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Selfish is the New Green
Because nothing says green like a pair of bikes on the roof of a Porsche Panamera.
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Scientists Find Billions of Inhabitable Planets We Can Use to Replace This One
A new scientific study reveals that there are likely tens of billions of rocky, potentially life-supporting planets in the Milky Way alone.
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Party Balloons are Depleting the World's Helium Supply
Some medical and scientific research may have to be disbanded. What a classic case of reckless consumption gone awry.
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I Want You, Useless iPad
The iPad is the epitome of the created want: A consumer product that fulfills no function that a laptop or smartphone cannot; and everyone who wants to buy an iPad already has one of those things.
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The Lorax 'Speaks for the Trees', and for Mazda Cars, Too (Video)
The Lorax, was an environmentalist who spoke for the treets. Now he's also a spokesperson for Honda.
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How Svpply, Pinterest, and Digital Bookmarking Reduce Wasteful Consumerism
New digital bookmarking tools are making it easier to collect ideas, but also to consume less, but better.
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Repair It Yourself Shoes: Simplified & Reversible Design Makes It Easy to Fix
Doing away with stitches, glue and conspicuous consumption, these shoes are simple to repair, rather than replace.
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Cyber Monday is as Bad as Black Friday. It's Just Not as Embarrassing.
Just because you don't have to be seen stampeding into Wal-Mart doesn't make 'Cyber Monday' any less of an exercise in mindless consumerism.
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Conscious Box: The Monthly Subscription Service Delivering Healthy Snacks and Skin Products to Your Door
Assorted goodies from ethical suppliers range from Glee Gum to Almond-Coconut Kind Bars, Honest Tea, and Pharmacopia body lotion.
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Blame The Boomers: They Have Highest Carbon Footprint Of Any Generation, And It Is Going To Get Worse
But the kids will get even when they take away the car keys and the boomer footprint gets a whole lot smaller.
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Changing Your Bank This Week? Find A Green Bank, Too
"Change Banks" is a great slogan, but will it do you more harm than good?
