I’m absolutely livid. Today I looked at one of my older posts, because somebody had commented on it, and I was presented with this message at the end of the article. I knew that WordPress have a special option for bloggers to earn money from their writing by getting ads on their blog. Some people … Continue reading
If everyone in the world consumed the same amount of resources and produced as much waste as the average person in Western Europe, we’d need three planets. If we all lived like the North Americans, we’d need five. On the global scale, we’re using just over one and a half Earths worth of resources and … Continue reading
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
Have you heard of the Story of Stuff? It’s a friendly animated-documentary about the unfriendly issue of consumerism and unsustainable production. Narrated by Annie Leonard and produced in 2007, it’s a fantastically accessible way to learn a lot as the information is presented in a light hearted way with cute animations. It’s free to watch and share, so … Continue reading
People like shifting blame. There’s a famous psychological study that suggests that the more people witness a victim in distress, the less likely any one onlooker is to do anything. This is because everyone’s thinking ‘’someone else will do something’’. Hmm… Dangerous. A similar thing happens on a much broader scale with all sorts of … Continue reading
Since the ‘70s, a growing body of people around the world have been sensing and observing that the way we treat our home planet is wrong. Unethical, unworkable, unfair, unsustainable… At first a trickle, then a stream, now a fairly hefty current of “alternative” or “ecologically minded” people are pushing against the mainstream. What I’m … Continue reading
There’s this bizarre thing where all too often you see really ethical innovative things that just aren’t that successful because their marketing, packaging, advertising and general PR just aren’t very good. It’s really annoying. I think it’s because they’re run by people who have admirable passion but little business skill. Anyway, here are my favourite … Continue reading
Earth Baby 