Lord Man – The Call of More
I worry that one of the leading causes of global warming, the world's exploding population, was largely ignored at the recent climate talks leading up...
COVID-19 Breaks Earth Overshoot Day Trend
On August 22, we busted the Earth's budget for 2020. We are now operating in overshoot—in ecological deficit. "Earth Overshoot Day marks the date...
Your Water Footprint
Most of us are not aware of the enormous amounts of hidden water we consume every day. In his new book, Your Water Footprint, Stephen...
From More to Better
There are repercussions to our current consumer and growth-focused culture. Annie Leonard's The Story of Stuff project, started five years ago, has awakened millions...
The Myth of Choice: How Junk Food Marketing Targets Kids
Anne Lappe of Food MythBusters has launched a second animated movie that takes on the myth of personal choice and exposes the harmful impact of...
Plastic Madness
The following article by David Suzuki (with contributions by Senior Editor Ian Hanington) is entitled Microbeads are a sign of our plastic consumer madness. It has...
Environmental Challenge Day 6: Waste & YERDLE
Cross-posted from climatemama (Harriet Shugarman). Editor ~ R Montpellier.
On Earth Day, we launched our first Earth Day Challenge, a full week of “daily” challenges, that gets...
Earth Overshoot Day – My Pledges for the Planet
Humans have now reached Earth Overshoot Day 2016. In less than eight months, we have used more natural resources than the planet is capable...
Plastic-Free and Zero-Waste Holiday Gift Guide
If there’s one time of the year that’s become synonymous with consumerism and waste, it’s the holiday season. Fortunately, you can spread cheer with...
Let’s Talk About the Cow, Pig, Chicken, Sheep in the Room
Let's Talk About the Cow, Pig, Chicken, Sheep in the Room deals with the threat that farm animals pose to the environment and to humanity....