Tag: Ethical - Page 2
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PETA Confirms Porn Site Plans
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has confirmed, to HuffPo, that the animal advocacy organization will launch a porn site at peta.XXX. PETA historically has not hesitated to bare flesh
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How to Balance Doing Good & Making Money
The other day I responded to reader criticisms of a clean energy pioneer based on the money he had made, arguing that to ramp up renewables we need to demonstrate financial success. Yet there is no doubt that material wealth and economic prosperity
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Are London Riots Just Consumerism Gone Mad?
It's not just Britain's urbanists who are discussing the London riots. The events of the past week have kicked off debate between folks of all backgrounds and political persuasions about what
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More People Eating Alternative Fish as Fish Fight Gains Momentum in the UK
In January, national treasure, chef and writer Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall spearheaded a campaign called "Fish Fight" in response to the "insane waste" caused by North Sea fishermen throwing back almost a million dead and dying fish
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Demand for Low-Carbon Products Grows, Despite Recession
It's not just home wind turbines in the US that have seen strong sales, despite the recession. In the UK too we've seen the "ethical consumer" market grow 18%, bucking the economic downturn. And
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The Truth About McDonald's "Hot Coffee Lawsuit" & Why It Matters (Video)
Most of us have heard of it. And many of us, myself included, have used it anecdotally as the perfect example of litigation culture gone mad. Yet a new documentary tells a very different version of the story about Stella
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Those Hipsters at Holstee Launch A Colourful Upcycled Wallet for Summer
There's no doubt that an ethical brand with hipster flavour is still rare enough as to be an attention grabbing entity. Holstee is one such brand, being as brilliant with words and positive attitude as it is with eco-friendly products. Their stock in
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"Share or Die" Gives Voice to Youth in Recession
From tool libraries to car clubs, much has been written about the rise in collaborative consumption. But, for many people, particularly young people struggling with a major economic meltdown, this is about much more than a new way of consuming
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Why "Is It Sustainable?" Is a Meaningless Question
Earlier today I posted about a dairy farm that lets cows retire. I found myself asking a question that I am coming to loath: Is it sustainable? I've already written about the debate over
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Let's Play Ethica, the Ethical Monopoly Game
Unlike Monopoly, where the goal is to buy more and more houses, hotels and entire streets, in Ethica, the best family and best bank wins. The best are those groups who obtain the most points in 3 sectors: the financial, social and environmental one.
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When Energy Savings Backfire, Emissions Increase
Lloyd has explored the Jevons Paradox before, namely the idea that improvements in energy efficiency don't always result in energy savings—as lower running costs lead to increased use. Meanwhile the folks at Rocky Mountain Institute have outlined
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Entrepreneur Won't Build Wind Turbines at Turkey "Concentration Camp"
Dale Vince became one of Britain's richest men building wind turbines, and he's picked fights with French nuclear companies and major utilities in the process (Ecotricity's attempts to brand its biogas efforts the "real British Gas" were not met with
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Owl Bolognese and Other Delights. Extreme Roadkill Cuisine.
From beautiful video of eating roadkill in Minnesota to discussion over whether vegans can enjoy meat from roadkill, the topic of whether and how to digest animals killed on our roads is a
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Website Encourages Doing as a Form of Giving
From peer-supported fundraising for solar in Africa to channeling energy savings into community donations, there are plenty of ways we can all raise money for a good, green cause. But what if we could use these same tactics to
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Celebrate World Fair Trade Day Tomorrow, May 14
Image: Courtesy of WorldofGood.com World of Good, the socially responsible marketplace that was acquired by eBay in 2010, recently took a trip down to Guatemala to visit some of its artisan suppliers and to get a better sense of the social and political
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How Can Environmentalists Stop "Tearing Each Other Apart"?
Say what you like about George Monbiot, from his assertion that biofuels for electricity is eco-vandalism to his new-found enthusiasm for nuclear, he is not afraid to dive into some of the awkward questions that many greens prefer to avoid. He usually
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UN Forecasts Global Population to Reach 10bn By End of Century
I recently made the case on Parentables that we parents can still worry about overpopulation, but I am well aware that it is not an easy topic. From accusations of reproductive racism
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Neighbors Are Learning to Share More: The BBC Explores Collaborative Consumption
From a podcast with Roo Rogers on the rise of Collaborative Consumption to this great video about Portland's tool libraries, the idea that we can share more and own less has a lot going for it. Now the BBC World Service has a great extended piece on
