Magazine
Guides to the alternatives, and essays on living with less harm. Guides show when we last checked them; essays are dated when they were written.
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Radical Mindfulness: Zen Teachings for Challenging Times – Transcript
This is a transcript of “Radical Mindfulness: Zen Teachings for Challenging Times” – a talk offered by Plum Village monastics trained by peace activist and renowned author, Zen…
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What is Open-Source Software? A Definition & History of OSS
Open-source software (OSS) sounds almost too good to be true. The term is used to describe computer software and products that can be adapted and implemented for free,…
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Why ‘Net Zero Emissions by 2050’ Needs a Green New Deal
I remember the days when months would go by without anything much happening about climate change at all. Thinkers and doers called for stuff, politicians occasionally did a…
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Humane: A New Agenda for Tech with Tristan Harris – Presentation and Transcript
This is a transcript of the presentation offered by Tristan Harris at the “Humane: A New Agenda for Tech” event – shared with kind permission. Paleolithic Emotions, Medieval…
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Don’t Snooze This Alarm | Book Review: The Uninhabitable Earth, David Wallace-Wells
The alarm bells have been ringing for a while; at first sounded by well-meaning yet powerless scientists, then the activists chimed in, and more recently even the very…
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Sustainable Art Projects | Micro-Life Under One Sun
ethical.net starts today a series of articles celebrating projects and artists that consider sustainable ways of producing and distributing their art, and the long-term impact of their creations…
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Low-Impact Water Supply: An Introduction
“We never know the worth of water ’til the well is dry” – Thomas Fuller What is low-impact water supply? Over 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered…
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10 Benefits of DIY Food
By benefits of DIY food, we mean benefits to anything you make yourself to either eat or keep – cooking, preserving, drying, fermenting or curdling (e.g. cheese!). Each…
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Science, Spirituality and Religion
Are new scientific discoveries revealing connections with a spiritual view of life? Fritjof Capra argues that they are. The view of science and religion as a dichotomy has…
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25 Inspirational Ethical Fashion Brands You Should Know About
Ethical fashion brands that put the welfare of animals, people, and the planet first are needed now more than ever. As fast fashion poisons workers, water resources, and…