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Being Environmental Just Got Sexy
We’ve all become familiar with the fair trade ethos with our food buying, but one person is trying to bring the same values to a very different part of the retail industry. Sam Roddick’s Coco de Mer is a sex shop with an environmentally friendly ethos, selling everything from corsets to clitoris creams.
Continue reading...Environmentalism in 1848
Thursday, March 20, 2008
This series takes us back for a look at the history of environmentalism, which can often be forgotten as we look to the future. Marx and Engels published the Communist Manifesto in 1848. So far we’ve covered environmental issues
Continue reading...Environmentalism in 3000 BC
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Because environmentalism is so focused on the future, it can sometimes forget its past. An ancient Sumerian goddess stele We assume that we are the first to deal with such severe environmental issues, when that’s just not the case. This series attempts to bring to light
Continue reading...Environmentalism in 1880
Thursday, March 6, 2008
As the environmental movement looks towards the future, it can sometimes forget its past. London’s fogs are famous, but they’ve also been deadly. Image by Myk Reeve This series is an attempt to provide a bit of perspective on how the environmental movement got to where it is today. [...]
Continue reading...Is Oprah Our Only Hope? Or, If Humanity Doesn’t Grow Up Fast, Can We Survive?
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
There seem to be two schools of thought on how we can get out of the messes we’ve created that are now coming to a head. Does it take Oprah to save us from ourselves? Image by Alan Light These include the climate crisis, overpopulation, peak oil (energy crisis), [...]
Continue reading...Twenty-Five Years of Eco-Terrorism
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Since the very, very enthusiastic environmental activists at the Earth Liberation Front decided to torch a street of million-dollar homes in Seattle yesterday, it made me wonder just how long they’ve been in business. This is the logo of Environmental Life Force, not the Earth Liberation Front apparently. [...]
Continue reading...Environmentalism in 1739
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
The environmental movement today, much like many other socio-political movements, is focused mainly on the present and future. With that focus, it’s easy to lose sight of how environmentalism, and the environment, came to be where it is now. This series attempts to give a little more [...]
Continue reading...Environmentalism in 1778
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Our journey through environmental history has so far taken us from medieval England to ancient India, the Roman Empire, and the Japanese Edo period. A painting of the 1778 Bishnoi massacre Today we’re going to India in 1778 to cover a forest, a desert, and a tribe of environmentalists [...]
Continue reading...Make the Most of Your “Extra Day” on February 29th
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
As 2008 is a leap year, we all have an extra day to play with at the end of the month. And both the Big Green Switch and the National Trust are urging people to think of February 29th not just as “any other day” but to make [...]
Continue reading...Saving the Planet One Drink at a Time
Sunday, February 17, 2008
If you’re like me, there has been many a time when you’re on your fourth or fifth bottle of beer and you think: “If only drinking was a more environmentally friendly hobby.” Well crack open an ice-cold bottle of brew and celebrate, because drinking is going green.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
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