Tag: Conspicuous Consumption - Page 3
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8 Designer Bicycles Two-Wheeling Fashionistas Will Want to be Caught Dead On (Slideshow)
Maybe it's a case of Fairy Godmother Syndrome gone amuck, but the task of elevating the humble bicycle from carbon-neutral mode of transport to chic status symbol is all the rage these days, with a slew of two-wheeled
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Community Votes To Become Australia's First Bottled Water Free Town - Updated
An Australian country town, Bundanoon, has voted at a community hall meeting to overwhelmingly support a proposal that it become Australia’s (if not the world’s) first bottled water free town.
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Venice, Italy, Rebrands Tap Water As Aqua Veritas to Fight Bottled Water Waste
Spoofing the marketing of bottled water, as we highlighted the other day, is but one of the myriad tools being engaged to counter this resource hogging scourge. Another method is to fight fire with fire, such as the famous water city of Venice, Italy, is
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Tears of a Cloud: A Bottled Water Video Spoof
TreeHugger's aversion to the environmental train smash that is bottled water, is clearly documented (see just a few links below), but sometimes the moving image can capture the essence of an issue in but a few minutes. Such is the case with this little
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How Much Energy Can a Gadget Minimalist Save?
It's no surprise that your overall electricity consumption has everything to do with how many devices you have to plug in. In fact, a new study by the International Energy Agency, says that energy used by household
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IKEA, Meet The Salvos. Southern Hemisphere Giants As Retail Neighbours
IKEA's plans to build their largest retail store in the southern hemisphere, have apparently just received New South Wales government approval to proceed. Reports suggest it will require a short stroll of just 2.5 km (1.6 miles) to wander from the
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U2's The Edge Upsets Malibu Neighbors
It’s not the first time members of U2 have encountered building permit problems. When the band announced erecting U2 Tower, the tallest structure in Dublin, the
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Viv Puts Consumer Power to Positive Effect...It's Like Carrotmob 2.0
San Francisco, center of the CarrotMob phenomenon (which has spread to Europe and beyond), is now the birthplace of a new consumer tool to aid businesses in steps to greening. Brainchild of Arul Velan and Dinesh Thirupvanam, Viv's physical embodiment
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Celebrities Who Downsize and Embrace Minimalism
"CDs create clutter," says Foo Fighters' bassist Nate Mendel, who buys music digitally. "And I abhor clutter." The Police drummer Stewart Copeland says he's happy
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ETech 2009: Population Boom, Wealth, and 6 Ways to Stave Off Environmental Collapse (Video)
As the developing world increases in both population and prosperity, we face an impending global meltdown. Why? Because they're emulating the Western world, specifically Americans, and we've set a really bad example for how to
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Cute "Sipping Sleeves" Keep Hands Cool, But Keep Us Hooked on Unsustainable Cups
Nichole Oppenheim saw a problem - people adding those paper jackets to their daily latté paper cups. It was not only wasteful, she felt, but unnecessary. Cardboard sleeves, says one web site, can add up to 10 lbs of extra waste to your personal garbage
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Better Sex Better for the Environment - This Swede Says So
Starting with the humorous (and horrifying) statistic that Swedes on average remodel their kitchens every four years (got to be IKEA's fault), relationship expert Eva Sanner says better sex would help save the environment. TreeHugger thinks so, too. It's
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Stuff: How Much Do You Really Need?
Lloyd's recent review on The Power of Less, a book about uncluttering one's life, reminded me of an opinion piece I'd seen, following the tragic aftermath of the recent Australian
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How Much Dye in Merrell's Concept Jackets? NADA
Unveiled at the US Outdoor Retailer show last month, the NADA (Not Any Dye Applied) jackets by Merrell are a fresh look at technical apparel because the fabric, zips and labels employed are all free of any dyestuffs. The
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Green Flat Panels to Dominate Market
According to a report by DisplaySearch on flat panel displays, 20% of the flat panels sold in 2008 sported some sort of green feature.
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Un-TreeHugger: The TowelSpa
Sometimes the attempt to get luxury to the masses leads to making things that are just plain old silly. Hot towels are thought to be luxury items, apparently, though we're not sure why someone would go so far as to purchase a
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Are Greens the New Gays?
In a very fun interpretation of the famed rainbow flag of the gay pride movement, Greensender.com has created some green pride flag merchandise, just in case you'd like to come out
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Hot Hot Santa Strips for Global Warming and 1% for the Planet
Santa's red suit - classic fashion at it's best, right? The baggy pants, the furry coat, the black plastic belt. Well, you'll appreciate Santa's level of cover up after you see the hilarious (and somehow, slightly gross and sacrilegious specter) of
