Articles tagged “consumption”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

More Than Half of Tuna Species in Danger By Care2.com IN Food & Health Jul 21 2011 Three major tuna populations are threatened and two more are close to follow. + READ MORE

Curb Your Water Consumption Enthusiasm By NaturallySavvy.com IN Home & Garden Apr 2 2011 Check out this visual representation of our water consumption habits. + READ MORE

The Eco(nomical) Insider Hotel Trick To Save Money And The Planet: Drinking Water By Laurel House IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 3 2011 Hotels seem to be trend-pushers when it comes to the green world. Makes sense though right? Going green is not only good for the environment, but it also can save you money- if you do it right. So next time you take a trip, instead of simply being impressed by your hotel’s eco consciousness, take note and try to infuse a few of their trade tricks into your life so that you can go green and save money while you’re at it. + READ MORE

Alternatives for Coping in the Cold/Flu Season By NaturallySavvy.com IN Food & Health Feb 10 2011 Toss the paper tissues this cold/flu season and give reusable handkerchiefs a try. + READ MORE

Cyber Monday Shopping That Doesn't Screw the Planet By David DeFranza IN Work & Connect Nov 24 2010 If you've made it this far, it means you survived Black Friday. Whether you waited in line for hours or skipped the event all together, chances are you still have some holiday gifts that need to be made or purchased. For many of you, today, Cyber Monday, is the day to finish up those holiday gifting loose ends. + READ MORE

Is Recycling the Most Important Part of a Zero Waste Life? By Sara Novak IN Work & Connect Nov 10 2010 It's become clear that in some ways recycling is a crutch that allows us to avoid the real issue, overall waste. + READ MORE

Meet Rachel Botsman and Roo Rogers Authors of What's Mine Is Yours By Leonora Oppenheim IN Work & Connect Nov 4 2010 What's Mine Is Yours is an exciting new book about the power of Collaborative Consumption; how we're doing it for ourselves through the power of technology and community. Rachel Botsman and Roo Rogers tell us how they came to be involved in the new sharing movement. + READ MORE

Why Leading By Example Matters: It's in the Science - Green Behavior Develops through Peer Pressure By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Nov 3 2010 The secret to getting people to go green is not education or even financial incentive, but guilt. + READ MORE

Want to Have Healthier Shopping Habits? Pay With Cash By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Oct 27 2010 Cash payments are "psychologically more painful" than purchases made by credit card, making it easier for people to control their impulsive urges when using cash. + READ MORE

Should We Be Sending Our E-Waste to China? Adam Minter Thinks So (Interview) By Leah Lamb IN Tech & Transport Aug 24 2010 Activists & legislation says we shouldn't be sending our e-waste to China. Meet Adam Minter, who says there no place better on the planet to send e-waste. + READ MORE

Happy "Earth Overshoot Day" - We've Consumed the Planet's Resources This Year Faster Than Ever! By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Aug 21 2010 According to calculations by the Global Footprint Network, which measures what day in the year we have exceed our ecological budget. + READ MORE

The Adventures of Greening Your Carpet and Building Factories From Recycled Parts: An Interview with Patrick Riley By Leah Lamb IN Home & Garden Aug 13 2010 Hero of the environment, Ray Anderson, is saving the planet one carpet at a time with his company InterfaceFLOR. We talked to Patrick Riley, Vice President - China at InterfaceFLOR Asia Pacific, about the role of sustainable design in flooring (and in the world at large). + READ MORE

U.S. Food Consumption by the Numbers: Americans Eat 632 Pounds of Dairy in a Year, and More By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Jul 30 2010 A visual graphic breaks down how much of what food groups Americans eat every year. + READ MORE

Chemical Reform Charges On! By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Food & Health Jul 23 2010 The House of Representatives introduces the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010, saying it's time for cancer-causing toxins to get out of our consumer goods. + READ MORE

5 Human Habits Highly Harmful to the Ocean By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Work & Connect Jul 19 2010 No matter where we live, our connection to the ocean is surprisingly direct. The planet's marine systems are intricately linked with our daily activities, even when those activities seem trivial. Here are five ways small choices add up to big problems for the ocean's health. + READ MORE

TED Talk: Hans Rosling Shows Boosting Living Standards Lowers Population Growth By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Work & Connect Jul 19 2010 How might boosting living standards (and thus life expectancy) slow population? Through a brightly colored and highly logical demonstration, the answer appears. + READ MORE

Shark Finning - The Big Picture of a Big Problem By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Travel & Outdoors Jul 12 2010 Shark finning is a brutal practice, and it's also essentially pointless -- shark fins have no nutritional or medicinal value, and they're practically flavorless. Yet, finning continues, to the point that these animals so vital to the ecological balance of our oceans are about to be wiped out completely. + READ MORE

Promoting Happiness Protects The Environment, Your Heart & Your Waistline By Mat McDermott IN Food & Health Jul 7 2010 Trying to tie together several concepts that have been on my mind lately—happiness as a better measurement of success than strictly material measures, ways to curb the obesity epidemic, and how doing both can protect the environment—I came across an interesting article over at BBC News from 2005. It references a study suggesting that promoting happiness is indeed a viable solution to tackling these issues. + READ MORE

Oh No Costco: Greenpeace Attacks Chain for Selling 15 Red-Listed Seafood Species By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Jul 1 2010 What's wrong with buying in bulk for cheap from the country's largest wholesale club operator? + READ MORE

Styrofoam Out, BioFoam In, and Other Ideas in Green Packaging By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Jun 23 2010 It's up to companies to take some responsibility in how they package what they manufacture, and some finally are. + READ MORE