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
As climate change accelerates, each decision we make can either contribute to the problem or help solve itSaqib Ali
The Key to Sustainable Living: Embracing an Eco-Friendly Lifestyle in 2023 | linkedin.com/pulse/key-sustainable-living-embracing-eco-friendly-lifestyle-saqib-ali
The Key to Sustainable Living: Embracing an Eco-Friendly Lifestyle in 2023 | linkedin.com/pulse/key-sustainable-living-embracing-eco-friendly-lifestyle-saqib-ali
The transition to a sustainable society is one of the greatest challenges of our timeThe Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets
acm.nl/system/files/documents/guidelines-sustainability-claims_1.pdf
acm.nl/system/files/documents/guidelines-sustainability-claims_1.pdf
Climate change will surely get worse before it gets betterAstronomer and climate activist Bernadette Rodgers
nature.com/articles/s42254-023-00649-1
nature.com/articles/s42254-023-00649-1
As the hard realities of climate change become clearer in our daily lives, taking responsibility for mitigating these effects is a front-of-mind issue.Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University
onlinepublichealth.gwu.edu/how-to-reduce-climate-change/
onlinepublichealth.gwu.edu/how-to-reduce-climate-change/