Chris Baskind's Bookmarks Tagged With "consumerism"
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Survey: Gas Prices Force Consumer Change
http://ecotechdaily.com/2008/06/10/survey-gas-prices-force-consumer-change/
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Catalog Choice - Eliminate unwanted catalogs
http://www.catalogchoice.org/
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An interesting new service which allows you to select the catalogs now clogging your mailbox. Catalog Choice then gets you taken off the mailers. Save some trees!
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BUY NOTHING DAY
http://www.buynothingday.co.uk/
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Keyed to last year's Buy Nothing Day activities in the UK. Some evergreen stuff here, though. In the U.S., 2007's BND will fall on Friday, 23 November Christmas shopping's "Black Friday"). Most of Europe observes Saturday, 24 November.
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Group accuses Wal-Mart of organic mislabeling
http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/17/news/companies/walmart_organic/index.htm?cnn=yes
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A policy research group is accusing Wal-Mart of "organic fraud," the latest controversy to arise as the world's largest retailer pushes into the organic food industry.
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Green My Apple!
http://www.greenmyapple.org/
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Greenpeace's site asking Apple to join companies like Dell in initiating recycling programs and removing toxins from consumer electronic products.
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Packaged Good: Sustainability, Meet Profitability
http://manufacturing.net/article/CA6405737.html
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How lighter, less resource-intensive product packaging can benefit the bottom line.
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There’s a Chill in the Stores, but None in the Air
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/23/business/23warm.html?hp&ex=1166850000&en=cc9052de202f42b7&ei=5094&partner=homepage
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Retailers are calling it the first "global warming Christmas." With unseasonably warm weather across much of North America, seasonal sales of cold-weather clothing are at an all-time low.
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Sustainable Packaging and Design
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/005634.html
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An interesting article on real-world considerations in packaging design. One surprise: plant-based plastic isn't always a good thing.
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Groovy Green - Sustainable Fashion: Ecoist Interview
http://groovygreen.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=306&Itemid=81
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Groovy Green.com-- an interview with sustainable fashion company, Ecoist, on the funky new face of Green fashion.
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The Best and Worst Ideas of 2006
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/12/1207_bestideas/index_01.htm
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Green has arrived: Businessweek's "Best Ideas of 2006" include tiny chic (snall cars); embracing Africa; remanufacturing (super recycling); global warming; and "Green is good."
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