An Ethical Question

Continuing on from my last post, The Consumption Engineer, I now have an ethical question in my mind. On the one hand, I believe it is wrong to manipulate people in any way, and that we should always have freedom of choice. But on the other hand… Maybe Public Relations (PR) can do for sustainability … Continue reading →

The Consumption Engineer

con·sum·er·ism Noun: Consumerism is a social and economic order that encourages the purchase of goods and services in ever-greater amounts. – Definition from Wikipedia Consumerism wouldn’t be a problem if we had an infinitely large planet with an infinite amount of natural resources. The catch is that this is pure fantasy and in reality our planet … Continue reading →

Donating Delights

I’ve just run back from the bank, beaming like a Cheshire Cat after donating £101 to Save the Arctic. Okay that’s not quite true, I didn’t run. I hate running. But the donation part is totally true! I know what you’re thinking: “Wow you’re generous! Also isn’t that a bit of a weird amount to give?”  Well let me … Continue reading →

Actual Democracy Would Be Nice

First of all I want to express that I’m incredibly grateful and lucky to live in a country which has a democracy, and also to live in a time period where women have the vote. But wouldn’t it be super awesome and, you know, right, if we had even more than that? If we had an actual democracy? … Continue reading →

Yay Yay Recycling Win

As I said in my last post I’ve discovered my cafe at university, where I work, has recycling bins for plastic bottles and drinks cans. Since then I’ve been using them (nobody else seems to) but nobody’s been emptying them. Since I started using them I’ve literally seen every bottle and can I’ve put in there … Continue reading →