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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London National Park City | Get Involved and Celebrate
The attempt to create a national park city in one of the UK’s most dense, polluted and crowded urban centers has been taking shape nicely over the last…
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Grassroots Organizations to Join & Support in 2019
Grassroots Definition The first Cambridge dictionary definition of grassroots is “the ordinary people in a society or an organization, especially a political party”. The second grassroots definition is…
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Mindful Tech: Do These 8 Mindfulness Apps Practise What They Preach?
It’s becoming increasingly clear that modern tech is having a serious impact on our wellbeing. And unlike drug or alcohol abuse, the effects aren’t always visible. But that…
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How to Travel Without Flying in Europe (2019)
This past April, activist Greta Thunberg made headlines as she spoke at environmental events across Europe. But the hubbub wasn’t just because she’s a teenage sensation whose campaigning…
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How to Reduce Your Internet Carbon Footprint
About three years ago, I found out that the internet has a carbon footprint. While browsing, I clicked on an article about Bitcoin and discovered that mining cryptocurrencies…
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The #FlyLess and #NoFly Movements | Would You Stop Flying If You Knew Its True Cost?
Let’s kick off with the good news: In the last few months people have started important conversations about the climate crisis. Some have even taken it to the…
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GDP Alternatives: 7 Ways to Measure a Country’s Wealth
Economists and politicians across the globe use Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the ultimate yardstick for measuring and ranking countries’ wealth. But as more and more economists begin…
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Ethical Presents | What to Gift When All You Can Think of Is Reducing & Reusing
Let’s assume that you’ve just decluttered your home. You kept only the things that spark joy and the few practical utensils that make life easier in the kitchen,…
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Story of Change | Growing Our Way Out of Crisis: How to Dig for Victory
The scandal of food waste is generating headlines and highlights a broken relationship with what we eat. But interest in growing our own is increasing, which could both…
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Magic and the Machine: Notes on Technology and Animism in an Age of Ecological Wipeout
A hallmark of the puzzling era we’re now living through is a remarkable juxtaposition of two apparently contrary trends. In many social circles, there exists a buoyant sense…