Most of us have often used a plastic spoon. And we really never question its origins. The video featured in this post traces the evolution of the plastic spoon from its very beginnings some 4.5 billion years ago to the time you...
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 been circulated by email by the David Suzuki Foundation. "Plastic has made life more convenient,...
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 to the Paris Agreement. World leaders seem oblivious to this problem preferring instead to focus on the...
In its continuing collaboration with Annie Leonard and the Story of Stuff project, BoomerWarrior is pleased to post this request for assistance by Annie Leonard in spreading the message about the importance of voter turnout in the US Elections on November 6. BoomerWarrior has...
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 marketing to kids. "We believe that marketing targeting children and teenagers is a public health crisis," says...
BoomerWarrior is pleased to feature this video as part of its ongoing collaboration with Annie Leonard's The Story of Stuff Project. (Editor)
Why Citizens (Not Shoppers) Hold the Key to a Better World.
This movie goes to the heart of the...
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 us thinking about things we use, buy and eat – where it all comes from...
Humans have now reached Earth Overshoot Day 2016. In less than eight months, we have used more natural resources than the planet is capable of producing during an entire year. For the remainder of 2016, we will be selfishly...
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 Leahy reveals the "shocking facts about how much water we use to make everyday products." The...
Mike Nickerson returns as a Blogger in BoomerWarrior. Mike is an accomplished author and creator of SustainWellbeing. (Editor of BoomerWarrior)
Mike rightfully points out that "there are no longer vast new frontiers to move to when resources are scarce or we...
