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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 all happening to satisfy demand from Western countries hooked…
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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, take-out food containers, and more. At one spot there…
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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 doll. I had to cut my way through three…
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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 vital to teach your children the importance of caring…
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Why is IKEA so cheap?
A chair, a book, a fork, or even a tie-dye pillow case, whatever you want, they probably have it, although some assembly is required. IKEA, the blue and yellow furniture behemoth from Sweden, has quickly become a…
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Getting Beyond the Economy: A Journey with Extinction Rebellion
In April this year I first went to the protests organised across central London by Extinction Rebellion. I had never attended a demonstration before. To my surprise I found myself in a movement that embodied and tied…
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Zen Ethics: Collective Awakening and the Five Mindfulness Trainings
Each winter in Plum Village we have a three-month retreat. There are about 250 people, monastics and laypeople, practicing together for ninety days. We get up very early in the morning and we practice joyfully as a…
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Sustainable Fabrics A-Z: Which Clothing Materials Are Ethical?
The fashion industry always seems to be proclaiming the next revolutionary sustainable fabrics: confusingly, some of these trending materials are organic, natural fibres; some are synthetic; and some are even made of the very materials we’ve been…
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Microsoft Alternatives Guide: How (and Why) to Avoid Microsoft
Microsoft is one of the biggest tech companies in the world, recording $126bn in annual revenue for 2018. This 14% increase on the previous year helped it displace Apple as most valuable US company at the time.…
