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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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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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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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Interview | Easy Eco Tips
Social media is the perfect format for sharing tips—easy-to-digest and visually vibrant advice for every quandry you can conceive of. As you might expect, we’re always keeping an eye out for the latest eco-living tips, and we…
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There Is No Planet B: A Handbook for the Make or Break Years by Mike Berners-Lee
The summer of 2019 has brought a blistering heatwave of record-breaking temperatures to Europe—and we should get used to it. By 2050, it’s been reported, London’s weather could be similar to that of Barcelona. Taking in these…
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Subscribe for fortnightly guides to ethical living and news on the most ethical brands. Sign Up Check out the archive: February 19 2020: befriending eco-anxiety and choosing mobile phones March 6 2020: international train travel, rethinking zero-waste,…
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Hope In the Anthropocene
There’s no such thing as the future. Instead, the roads before us stretch in a near-infinity of potential directions. We get to choose the route; in the words of famed cyberethicist Sarah Connor, there’s no fate but…
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Experts’ Advice: Steps You Can Take to Tackle Climate Breakdown
After any conversation about the climate crisis, most people ask (or should ask) “What can I do?”. According to climate scientist and communicator Katharine Hayhoe, if you’ve had a conversation like this, you’ve already done a lot.…
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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 next level and started walking the talk by making…
