Tag: "economy"

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Excessive Consumption Pushing Our Planet Into Ecological Debt

There is no doubt about the fact that well to do economies have contributed greatly towards the development of our planet, both economically and technologically. But do you know that underdeveloped nations too have contributed substantially by not doing anything? Sounds strange? Well, rich nations are playing a great role towards depleting the natural resources [...]

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Being Environmentally Conscious In A Consumer Conscious World.

While I am on my way home today from Colorado, this is a guest post from my friend Adam Madonna said it best when she said “I’m a material girl, living in a material world.” But the excesses of the 80′s and 90′s have waned, at least for the time being. We are still living [...]

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Do One Thing: Buy Local, Handmade Soap.

This week’s Do One Thing is about soap. In the last few months, we started buying our soap from a local small business here in town. They do everything right in their shop, from the mixing to the heating to the cutting, and you can watch them do if it you want to. Everything they [...]

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Realizing The Finite Availability Of Fossil Fuels Is Fundamental To Climate Change Talk.

The debate surrounding the extent to which the burning of fossil fuels leads to climate change misses a more fundamental point. That is, fossil fuels are an inherently finite resource. This resource is dwindling at an accelerating rate as economies such as those of China and India expand rapidly. Fossil fuels will run out. Maybe [...]