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On Ethical Consumerism
Interested in ethical issues like climate crisis, ecological collapse, animal welfare, and human rights? Looking to avoid problems like child labor or unfair working conditions for garment workers? Would you rather see a world full of ethical…
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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…
