looking at myself

Here is a question that crossed my mind the other day:  What type of person is worst for the environment?
The person who knows nothing about the environment; they have never taken a class on protecting our natural resources, nor do they care. They live their life in complete ignorance, without a care in the world.
Or. [...]

The Story of Stuff

This 20 minute video, I thought, was really impressive.
It discusses the life cycle of “stuff,” and how we, as consumers, need to take greater ownership in our purchasing behaviors.
Government and Business play an important role in making “stuff” better for our planet, however, the spending habits that we demonstrate are the real drivers.
The Story of [...]

FOOD for THOUGHT

Several articles have flourished around the idea of carbon footprint of food, including groceries and fruit. In an article in the New York Times, the focus is on the environmental costs of shipping groceries around the world. For example, today, markets provide access to fruits almost year round, providing consumers the ability to purchase strawberries, [...]

Recent study on food miles – They’re not what matters most!

As global warming has been up on the agenda this week, I believe many of you will find the following synopsis of a recent study on the impact of food-miles on CO2 emissions quite interesting.  The study is from two pioneers in the field of environmental life-cycle analysis at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh.  [Note: This [...]

Interesting concept: “la théorie de la décroissance” :

I have spent several hours trying to find the english expression of this recent concept, which is called in France la théorie de la décroissance. So, as I think it’s a really interesting theory, I’m gonna try to explain it to you guys and maybe you will help me find the english words for it…
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