We are all partners in much needed change

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIQdYXCKUv0] The Story of Change is the second chapter of Annie Leonard’s Story of Stuff Project. In the first chapter, Annie eloquently pulls together years of research to highlight the destructiveness of society’s...

It’s about time we own up to our faults and fix them. Vote with your wallet to buy positively today.  world-realities: Now we are faced with the inevitable aftermath. This is evident in health reports due to our over-excessive consumption of animals. Cancer,...
“America Washing” Is The New Greenwashing

“America Washing” Is The New Greenwashing

Illustration via MadeInTheUSABrand.com By Tim Devaney via The Washington Times U.S. consumers may be surprised to learn many products bearing the label “Made in America” are largely built outside of the United States. The practice exploits a little-known loophole in...
Values > Value

Values > Value

As individuals, we all have a core set of personal values. Our values are exposed to us all throughout life; some values are a product of how we were raised and others are an outcome of life experience. Either way, we all choose to embrace a specific set of beliefs...
How Collaborative Consumption Saves Lives

How Collaborative Consumption Saves Lives

For those still unfamiliar with the term Collaborative Consumption, here’s your ‘101’: the movement describes the rapid rise in renting, lending and even sharing goods instead of buying them. Predictably, we’re tremendous fans of what TIME is calling one of 10 Ideas...