It seems second nature to reach for an aspirin to stop a headache or ward off potential heart disease. We can do so thanks to the stately willow tree, the aspirin’s biological source. But what if sources for the medicines that haven’t been developed yet are destroyed before they have a chance to be discovered? […]
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A Year Without Toilet Paper?
A family living in New York City is making news because they’re giving up toilet paper for a year. They’re also foregoing new clothes, foods not grown within a 250-mile radius of Manhattan, and all forms of carbon-fueled transportation. That means they don’t take cars or cabs and they don’t ride elevators, though they do […]
It’s About Quality, not Quantity
Using your Big Green Purse is not about buying MORE stuff. After all, “rampant consumerism” is part of what’s thrown the planet into crisis mode to begin with. Instead, Big Green Purse focuses on buying “better” stuff: products manufactured using organic or non-toxic ingredients and energy- and water-saving practices, by adult workers, not children, who […]
Our Money, Our World
Ladies, how are we going to spend our money today? At least, the $2.7 billion we’re going to earn. You. Me. Your friends. My two sisters. The woman next door. The cashier at the 7-11. The CEO speeding by on her way to work at a company downtown. The school nurse. Your kid’s teacher. $2.7 […]