Green Consumerism

A Buddhist Perspective On Ecological Responsibility

John Stanley | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Eco-Theology, Requiem for a Species, Eco-Buddhism Project, Rumi, Green Faith, Green Consumerism, Eco-Buddhism, Climate Change, Buddhism, Ecobuddhism, Religion News
John Stanley

The sense of a self that is separate from the rest of the world is an illusion -- indeed, it is our most problematic delusion. The world is not a collection of objects: it is a communion of subjects.

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Earth Day: What Began As Anti-Business Is Now All Big Business

The New York Times | Leslie Kaufman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eco Consumerism, Earth-Day-40th-Anniversay, Earth Day Business, Earth Day Big Business, Earth Day, Green Consumerism, Earth Day Antibusiness, Green Business, Green Products, Green Marketing, Green News

So strong was the antibusiness sentiment for the first Earth Day in 1970 that organizers took no money from corporations and held teach-ins "to challe...

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Greening Your Business Is Not Enough

Terry Kellogg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Earth Day 2010, Avatar, Sustainable Business, Earth Day, Green Consumerism, Amazon, Recycling, Mass Transit, Patagonia, Green News
Terry Kellogg

As any business owner knows, donating 1% of revenues -- as opposed to profits -- is a high bar to meet. It's a way to inspire or even dare others in your field to join.

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Know Women, Know the Sustainably-Minded Consumer: Part I

Andrea Learned | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gendered Marketing, Sustainable Marketing, Green Consumers, Unconsumerism, Green Consumerism, Green-Consumerism, Green Mom, Consumer Behavior, Marketing to Womem, Green Living, Green Moms, Green Marketing, Gendered Consumer Behavior, Marketing to Moms, Sustainable Consumer, Green News
Andrea Learned

Who's this "sustainable consumer" business types now speak of? And is sustainable consuming even possible? That's the question for brands hoping to sidle into the green marketplace.

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Generation Y's 15 Favorite Eco-friendly Brands

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eco-Friendly Brands, Greenwashing, Teenage Consumer, Green Consumerism, Green, Branding, Green Business, Green Living, Generation Y, Green Business News, Green News

Outlaw Consulting, a qualitative research firm that monitors popular trends amongst the generation Y age group, surveyed 100 panelist on their preferr...

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