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Gift Buying with Consciousness – A Guide to Compassionate Consumerism Often my anti-consumerist, smaller footprint, “live simply” self, and my “the kids deserve the joy that materialism so easily delivers”, acquisitive, affluenza-suffering self war with each other. Especially during birthdays, and holidays. During these special days I, like every other conscious consumer, enter the Continue reading Happy Holidays! Stay Grateful, Gracious, and Green! See below the text box for our other green business policies, and ways that you, too, can reduce your carbon footprint. We Sell Primarily Green Products, and Our Services are Green, Too Continue reading Doing Our Part to Safeguard the Ecological Heritage of Future Generations Recycling is probably the most mentioned, but least effective of the three Rs. Of the four items mentioned above, only the yogurt container can be recycled. And at, that, only at some recycling centers. The shirt and plastic bag are landfill. Over time, the shirt will rot away. The plastic bag will not. Of all the Continue reading THE THIRD R: RECYCLE Reusing is step two; once you’ve purchased an item and put it into circulation, the more times the item is used, the less the overall impact. This is just as true for a plastic bag, yogurt container, t-shirt, or computer. Of the four items mentioned, only the shirt is biodegradable. And, at that, only truly biodegradable Continue reading THE SECOND R: REUSE Every challenge is an opportunity. The recession is a perfect chance to create a shift in your family’s, and your own, values; a chance to move from want-based, status-based, and impulse spending, to sustainable consumer choices. Of course, the first step is to that reframe is in shifting your own thought process. In this article you’ll Continue reading Re-Framing Your Family’s Recession Anxiety to Conscious Consumerism |
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