Consumerism
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The Story of Stuff
Did you know that the average house size in the United States is double what it was in the 1970s?…
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Why ‘Increased Energy Efficiency’ Won’t Save Us
There’s a lot of talk in political circles on how technology and ‘increased efficiency’ will save us from our socioeconomic…
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Feeding Frenzy
Editor’s Note: Before reading George’s excellent piece below, check out this totally engrossing footage of the sea’s most maligned creature.…
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The Corporation
"If corporations are legally human – what kind of people are they?" No green website should go without making a…
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The Bionic Burger
Long before Supersize Me or Fast Food Nation, Matt Malmgren was making interesting discoveries about fast food. In 1989, the…
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Pandemic Ahoy?
Factory farming is back in the spotlight…. The 1975-77 TV Series ‘Survivors’ I’m showing my age here, but I was…
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Osama Bin Lowrider: It’s All the Same Culture
Our political discussions and media coverage are far too shallow to be useful. We must go deeper and much further…
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Play the McDonald’s Video Game!
Today we look at another environmental feedback loop, and also put you in the driver’s seat of the world’s biggest…
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Earth Day – The Lotto Way of Thinking
Click for full view Courtesy: Throbgoblins No time to piss about. Slim down.
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Earth Policy Institute Press Teleconference – How Food Shortages Could Bring Down Civilization
Teleconference: Thursday, April 23, 11:00 AM EDT Environmental Analyst Lester Brown: How Food Shortages Could Bring Down Civilization Washington, DC…
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An Industrial Revolution Like No Other
French illustrator and printmaker Gustave Doré shows the squalid conditions in London, England created for the urban labouring classes by…
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