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
Every year for the rest of your life will be one of the hottest [on] record.Prof Andrew Dessler
theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/09/2023-record-world-hottest-climate-fossil-fuel
theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/09/2023-record-world-hottest-climate-fossil-fuel
The way that we’re living on the planet, using fossil fuels to power our lives, has changed our climate.Tamara Dimattina
youtube.com/watch?v=bDHRVIT1_54
youtube.com/watch?v=bDHRVIT1_54
The negative association between materialism and well-being is currently almost an axiom in psychology and consumer researchMaterial and consumer identities – psycnet.apa.org/record/2011-21882-031
The currently prevailing focus on cleaning the supply side needs to be complemented with demand-side measures.former European commissioner Janez Potočnik
theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/31/raw-materials-extraction-2060-un-report
theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/31/raw-materials-extraction-2060-un-report