The problem is that we do not often see the true ugliness of the consumer economy and so are not compelled to do much about it.
The distance between shopping malls and their associated mines, wells, corporate farms, factories, toxic dumps, and landfills, sometimes half a world away, dampens our perceptions that something is fundamentally wrong.
David OrrOrr, David. 1999. “The Ecology of Giving and Consuming,” in Consuming Desires: Consumption, Culture, and the Pursuit of Happiness (Roger Rosenblatt, editor). Island Press, Washington, DC
The distance between shopping malls and their associated mines, wells, corporate farms, factories, toxic dumps, and landfills, sometimes half a world away, dampens our perceptions that something is fundamentally wrong.
David OrrOrr, David. 1999. “The Ecology of Giving and Consuming,” in Consuming Desires: Consumption, Culture, and the Pursuit of Happiness (Roger Rosenblatt, editor). Island Press, Washington, DC
We have to agree how much carbon we can each emit within the limits of what the planet can bear – then make good lives within those boundariesDr. Diana Ivanova
bbc.com/news/science-environment-52719662
bbc.com/news/science-environment-52719662
Despite decades of ever more urgent warnings, humanity is failing to address the climate crisisAstronomer and climate activist Bernadette Rodgers
nature.com/articles/s42254-023-00649-1
nature.com/articles/s42254-023-00649-1
I hate to be such a Debbie Downer, always offering so many gloomy posts — but I’m afraid that’s just the reality we’re living inBread and Circuses @[email protected]
mastodon.world/@[email protected]/111505638655592639
mastodon.world/@[email protected]/111505638655592639
As the urgency of our global crises continues to rise, immediate behavior change is greatly needed, if we are to effectively address these challengesEcochallenge.org
ecochallenge.org/media/documents/Behavior_Change_for_Sustainability_v2022.pdf
ecochallenge.org/media/documents/Behavior_Change_for_Sustainability_v2022.pdf