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What Shade of Green are you? By Helene Groulx of Fresh Unlimited

May 7, 2009

I’ve seen a lot of criticism about consumerism lately, especially in the days leading to Earth Day and it seems to be coming from the extremist end of the environmental movement as well as from reputable environmental leaders.

Trying to be Green in a Red World

March 4, 2009

When is green really green? Many products, companies, and even foods that say they are eco-friendly, green, or natural aren’t necessarily 100% green, and quite a number don’t even come close.

Consumerism – Chasing That American Dream!

September 3, 2008

Written by Adam Shake
This seems to be the prevailing philosophy in today’s Society.
Not long ago, I wrote an ARTICLE on Affluenza, which is “An epidemic of stress, overwork, waste and indebtedness caused by the pursuit of the American Dream.“ Affluenza is an extreme form of consumerism, but we all suffer from it in varying degrees. [...]

Is it Environmental Pain or is it Economic Pain?

August 27, 2008

Is the credit card consumerism trend finally turning?
By Kimberly Palmer
Posted August 8, 2008

When it comes to longevity, few royals can top America’s King Consumer. For more than four decades, our shopaholic nation has shown an insatiable desire to spend until our credit cards melt. And throughout this era, consumer spending has, well, [...]

McMansions for the Wal-Mart Nouveau Riche

August 15, 2008

Written by Adam Shake
McMansions, even more than Hummers, typify a growing need to appear wealthy at the expense of Society and the Environment. It’s this Wal-Mart philosophy of buy big, buy cheap and replace often that has gotten us into so much trouble.
It used to be called “Keeping up with the Jones’s” and it has [...]

“The Wal-Mart life cycle” or “How Branding Works”

August 14, 2008

Written by Adam Shake
Just like this blog, we are all “branded.” We associate things with ourselves that are bigger than we are and we are judged by these associations.
We are Race, Political Affiliation, Sexual Orientation, Economic Standing, Geographical, Conservers, Consumers… and each one of these “Tags” carries it’s own philosophy.
What am I getting at? [...]

There is an ocean of oil under our feet!

August 12, 2008

Apparently there is a vein of Oil Shale that extends from Canada to Minnesota. Oil proponents (those who would stand to profit from extracting the shale) contend that we are standing on an oil deposit larger than all the oil fields in the combined world. There is quite a debate going on with the conservative [...]

Coleman “Natural” Beef recalls 1 Million Pounds of Hamburger

August 11, 2008

Written by Adam Shake
Coleman Natural Beef is recalling over 1 million lbs of its beef, most of it having gone to California Whole Foods stores.
Lets put this into perspective. That’s 100 pounds time 10,000, or about four million hamburgers.
Don’t get me wrong. I like Coleman Natural Beef’s business model. Said of Coleman’s cows, “His cows [...]

Dirty little secret’s of an Environmentalist

August 6, 2008

Do you want to know a secret?
O.k., you ready for this? On the way to the bank for lunch, after writing yesterdays post, I…. wait for it….. I wentintoMcDonaldsandhadaBigMac. God! I know! How could I!? Cows dieing from being fed corn! They have to eat 7 lbs of corn for every lb. of meat it [...]

How to break the Walmart cycle

August 4, 2008

Written by Adam Shake
Recycling has become so passe’ hasn’t it? Tossing you’re water bottles and beer bottles into your little plastic bin everyday and taking it to the curb every week? How do we break the Walmart Cycle of buying and throwing away?
We all recycle don’t we? And have you noticed that most stores now [...]

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