Over Consumption

National "2012 Green Cup Recycle Challenge" Encourages K-12 Students to Rethink Waste and Consume Less

Veronique Pittman | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Recycling Challenge, Over-Consumption, Green Schools, Sustainability Education, Zero Waste, Recycling, Trash, Reducing Waste, Lifecycle, Green Cup Challenge, Garbage, Education News
Veronique Pittman

On April 2nd, thousands of students, in schools from Connecticut to California, will aim to "recycle right" for four weeks during the 2012 Green Cup Recycle Challenge.

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How I Spent My Black Friday: Selling, Not Buying, Patagonia Fleeces on eBay

Wendy Gordon | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Polyester, Over-Consumption, Recycle, Climate Change, Repair, Black Friday, Common Threads, Reuse, Patagonia, Fleece, Pollution, Ebay, Reduce, Green News
Wendy Gordon

My plan this year for Black Friday was to sit out the retail game altogether. That was before I saw the ad in The New York Times. "Don't Buy This Jacket," exhorted the full-page message sponsored by the Patagonia Common Threads Initiative.

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Please Don't Eat the Mountains

Reverend Billy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil, Oil Addiction, Over-Consumption, Oil Spill, Consumption, Recession, Green News
Reverend Billy

Life on earth is talking to us. The oil and ash and tsunamis and mudslides and tornadoes -- these are massive memos from the life that preceded us.

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You're the Economic Expert

Kenneth Kales | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Debt, Over-Consumption, Economics, Finance, Work Hard, Over-Spending, Recession, American Economy, Business News
Kenneth Kales

A fundamental distinction of the American economy, as opposed to others in Europe or Asia for example, is that our economy is dependent on retail consumer spending to fuel growth.

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Why Email Can Be Habit-Forming

Linda Stone | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Continuous Partial Attention, Attention, The Balanced Life, Email Apnea, Technology, Health, Work-Life Balance, Multi-Tasking, Over-Consumption, Email Addiction, Ergonomics, Work Addiction, Healthy Living News
Linda Stone

One of the most significant lifestyle changes to happen over the last twenty years is screen time: time in front of a television, video game, computer, or mobile device.

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