Tag: ethical
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Interview with Tom Berman of Ecopush about Their Fully Automatic Smart Plug that Saves You Money & Lowers Your Carbon Footprint
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This smart plug listens to the conditions of the grid and calculates the best time for you to use energy.
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Mindfulness and Ethics: Cultivating the Why Before the What
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In the late 19th century, a British civil servant named Thomas William Rhys Davids found himself adjudicating Buddhist clerical disputes. In order to immerse himself within these issues, he set out to learn Pali, the sacramental language of Theravada, an early branch of Buddhism. It was then, in the course of his studies, that he…
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What Is Fracking and Which Energy Suppliers Are Frack-free?
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Let’s talk about fracking (hydraulic fracturing), the anti-fracking campaigns, and the frack-free energy companies.
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Where to Borrow, Swap and Buy Books | 9 Offline Ethical Suggestions
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Books and the magic of the offline
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Word of the Year “Single-use” and How To Make It History Again
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You’ve probably noticed the surge in articles about the plastic crisis simply because Collins Dictionary picked “single-use” as word of the year. Single-use sounds civilized and progressive. It has the air of fast food and medical sterile supplies. It has an aura of innocence, but the truth is that this is a terrible word when…
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Out with The Single-Use, In with Ethical Sustainable Disposables
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How do you feel about having a takeaway lunch that doesn’t trash the world around you with non-recyclable packaging, cutlery, plates? Can you forget ‘conventional’ plastic? Can you eat ethically sourced food from unethically sourced plates? Lots of questions, but luckily we’ve got some tasty answers. Our selection of innovative or just common sense sustainable…
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The Sustainable Toothbrush: Where to Find It and Why It Should Be the New Normal
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I have been using the same toothbrush for more than three years. Despite never imagining I would write about this particular activity, here I am, trying to convince you to make zero-waste eco-friendly toothbrushes a part of your life too. Oh, and there’s nothing to be squeamish about because I do regularly change the head!…
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Ethical Consumer Annual Conference | A Place to Meet the Hope Squadron
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We’re avid readers of Ethical Consumer magazine and regard it as essential for anyone living in UK (but not only) who aims to become a more ethical consumer. Like it or not, you decide on the world you live in with every penny you spend. Last time we checked, humanity was in unprecedented climate crisis.…
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Clothes for Life (Socks Included!) and Tips to Keep them in the Closet for Longer
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This is not some unheard of offer concocted by the marketing wizards of a popular clothing brand. We just want to help you find those clothes that last significantly longer that the cheap, distressing consequences of fast fashion nicely wrapped on shiny shelves all over the world.Today we talk longevity as an essential ethical feature…
