Prevent Indecision = Reduce Environmental Footprint

5 practical ways to help with everyday indecision (and reduce your carbon footprint)

You don’t always have to know exactly what you want to squash indecision. Most of the time knowing what you don’t want will work just as well.

My process is simple: narrow down your choices, make a good judgement call, and get on with your life.… Read More

 

How Overfishing Can Stunt The Growth of Our Forests

Some trees love (and need) salmon…

Organisms are complex beings made up of hundreds to millions of units working together to form a whole. If one unit goes down the whole organism can be impacted. The organelles of a cell, the cells of an organ, the organs of an animal… the species of an ecosystem.… Read More

 

Project JUST is Changing The Way We Shop

Post by: prch

Project JUST is a non profit that offers a great tool for conscious consumers. Their brand guide is a wonderful resource that makes shopping ethically easier and less stressful.  They offer pros and cons for each brand (currently 75 listed) along with info on the following categories:

  • Size & Business Model
  • Transparency
  • Labor Conditions
  • Environment
  • Intention
  • Community
  • Management
  • Innovation

Overview of Project JUST:

Project JUST is building a community to help shoppers learn the stories behind their clothes.Read More

 

The Sustainability Game: Put Me in Coach!

It’s too easy to ride the bench…

When you look at sustainability as a whole, it’s overwhelming. The scale of such an immense problem as global warming makes us, as individuals, feel powerless. I’m 1 out of 7 Billion people on this planet. There really isn’t anything I can do except wag my finger at those corrupt politicians and fat cat businessmen making money off the destruction of our planet.… Read More

 

Essential Documentaries for Conscious Consumers

Education for the conscious

The hardest part about being a conscious consumer is staying informed. While brands may change their environmental stance, social movements will rise and fall in popularity, and governments will sludge along, the core motivations behind my purchasing decisions remain the same. I configure my daily habits to support the change I want to see in the world.… Read More

 

Consciously Consuming Media

Give your attention to the good stuff…

Voting with our wallets is great, but there’s more. We have the power to do good and change the world in almost everything we do. Beyond the physical things we consume, we should also be conscious of the digital media we consume.… Read More

 

How College Loans Exploit Students

Have we put college degrees on a pedestal?

We are becoming ever more conscious about the products we consume and the companies we support. It might be time we do the same for higher education.

When I graduated high school in 2007 skipping college would have been unfathomable.… Read More