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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 is inspiring figures from the Pope the Obama –…
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Gmail Alternatives Guide: How (and Why) to Avoid Gmail – 2023 Update
2023 Update: Gmail remains one of the most popular email platforms worldwide. However, as a free service, the user pays with their personal data. This may have been acceptable a few years ago, but various alternatives now…
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Ethical Google Alternatives: 2023 Update
“Google it.” Even my technophobe grandma understands what that means, and almost everyone with any experience of the internet has used the company’s services in some shape or form. Once a humble search engine, Google has morphed…
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Twitter Alternatives Guide: How (and Why) to Avoid Twitter (2023 Update)
January 2023: When I first wrote this article, back in 2019, the landscape for Twitter was far different. Given a number of interesting developments in recent years, we’ve taken the time to revisit and update information accordingly. …
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Amazon Alternatives Guide: 2022 Update
Why would anyone want to avoid Amazon? A one-stop-shop for everything from books to clothes to pillows featuring Nicolas Cage’s face photoshopped onto Kim Jong Un’s head, it has made it possible for almost anything you want…
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We had electric cars in 1900… Then this happened
Tearing through the crowded streets of Philadelphia, an electric car and a gas-powered car sought to win a heated race. One that mimicked cars’ actual use: they had to stop at stop lights, wait for pedestrians to…
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8 Tips for a Non-Consumerist Festive Season
How can a celebration that has nothing to do with buying things be returned to values of kindness and care? Can we reclaim not only Christmas but all holidays, both religious and secular, and make them less…
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On Maximising Individual Action and the Joyful Challenge
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ― Margaret Mead The new mantras of change — “build back better”, “green recovery”,…
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How to Have a Local Sustainable Holiday
A ‘staycation‘ could be the perfect way to enjoy a holiday without it (literally or metaphorically) costing the earth. Take a leaf out of Greta Thunberg‘s book by not talking the sustainability talk but then jetting off…
