consumption

Recently Paul McCartney called on the British public to cut meat from their diet on Mondays. We're taking this world-wide one step at a time! Join our campaign to commit to being vegetarian on Mondays and see what difference one day a week makes.

While it's awesome to save 10 cents on a gallon of gas, if you've got to drive 10 miles out of your way, chances are you're burning up your savings simply by driving back and forth.

Disposable coffee cups are responsible for the deaths of over 6.5 million trees each year! In 2006 it is estimated that 16 billion of these beasts found their way into the trash creating over 250 million pounds of solid waste. No need to fear, these little short lived monsters can easily be stopped by the use of a simple household item… a REUSABLE coffee mug...

"Going green" doesn't have to be a daunting task that means sweeping life changes. Simple things can make a difference. The contents of this list might not be new, but they bear repeating.

A new german study reveals what LOHAS (Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability) really buy. The study differentiates the different consumer groups and there are even LOHAS sub-groups! The new study will be presented at a big conference, but you can get some of the study highlights here!

The ethical and green products industry has been gaining steam for years precisely because some business visionaries have believed that consumers will indeed pay a little extra for things they can feel better about. But exactly how much extra, and what do companies actually have to do?

The TV spot "Eco-tips for jeans" demonstrates in an explanatory but fun way that we can all participate in the fight against climate change by adopting good practices during the use phase of our jeans. The United Nations Environment Programme decided to raise awareness among young people with a video clip of 30 seconds which features a couple dancing Tecktonic - a famous new dance in France - in urban and familiar surroundings.

Review of a 2006 UCLA report on sustainability practices in the movie/TV production industry. This includes highlights from the report, such as set recycling for The Matrix 2 and 3, and a determination that the industry has a poor method for dealing with its significant contribution to greenhouse gases.

Sometimes it seems like modern America is one colossal plastic palace. Many plastics can be readily recycled, but how do consumers make sense of all the different types and rules?

So forecasters are predicting we will see gas at $4 per gallon this summer, and there's not much of a chance it will be slowing down. Now, instead of bitching and complaining about the price, what can we do to reduce our own costs out of pocket and how can public policy affect our future costs? We need to remember that in order to bring prices back DOWN we need to slow our CONSUMPTION. The more supply of crude oil there is, the lower the price will be. So let's get started.

9-5ers like Daylight Savings Time, but a recent study says the clock change actually results in higher home energy use, not less. It also results in more gas consumption (but fewer accidents). The business and health cases are mixed.

Daniel Burt is an eye doctor and his wife Amanda is a civil engineer living in Nashville. Their hobbies include living a lifestyle that makes a statement against rampant overconsumption and wastefulness in America. In other words, they dive in dumpsters to redeem things that have been thrown away.

An ongoing series about how to design a system to share goods that you probably shouldn't be buying -- clothes swaps, DVD and game rentals, freecycling and other networks. The more people share, the less they buy, so these systems let you reduce energy consumption and cut back on landfill use. Big self-promotion disclaimer -- I'm the author of this series!

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns.

If you are looking to reduce your environmental footprint, one place to start might be looking at your TV. Technological advancement in consumer electronics has made us more in touch with happenings around the world but, increased our energy usage and taste for shopping while creating a looming environmental problem with landfills.