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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What Are the Best Ethical Alternatives to Medium?
Medium, an online publishing platform launched in 2012, is fairly well known in the blogosphere, offering a quick and easy entry point if you need somewhere to host…
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The Real Problem with Palm Oil
Known for the oil its fruits produce, oil palms are consuming the countryside and rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia at a shocking pace. This massive terraforming endeavor is…
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Befriending Eco-Anxiety: A Practice of Deep Adaptation
Walking along stretches of beach in Colombo, Sri Lanka, a city of five million people, trash is everywhere: plastic bottles, straws and bags, styrofoam, the lone flip flop,…
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Smartphone Savvy: How to Buy a New Mobile Without It Costing the Earth
According to Ofcom, 78% of us use a smartphone in the UK, that percentage lifts to 95% if you are aged between 16-24. We’re never far from our…
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What Is Ethical Hacking and Why Is It Important?
‘Ethical hacking’ seems like a misnomer. Hacking into somebody’s account or service doesn’t seem very ethical – but you might be surprised by the good it can do.…
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The Truth About Online Shopping
The other day my family mailed me a bike helmet from Amazon. We used two-day shipping, and when the package arrived it was essentially a cardboard box nesting…
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Sustainable Kids’ Toys
Choosing sustainable toys for kids is a great way to lead by example and move towards a more eco-friendly and ethical way of life. As parents, it is…
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Kindness Meditation: A Short Practice for Cultivating Kindness
To celebrate World Kindness Day, Kaira Jewel, a former Buddhist nun who lived for 15 years in the Plum Village community, offers reflections and a mindfulness practice to…
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How to Cultivate the Art of Noticing
The stimulation of modern life, philosopher Georg Simmel complained in 1903, wears down the senses, leaving us dull, indifferent and unable to focus on what really matters In…
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Why is IKEA so cheap?
Bulk buying, flat packs, DIY assembly and a tight grip on its supply chain keep IKEA cheap. Here’s how it works, and what it costs forests and the…