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Mr. Burns

Occupy Earth: Nature is the 99%, too

10 November, 2011

“Tearing apart wildlife habitat to make a profit and doing the same at a workplace are just considered the price of doing business. Clearcutting a forest and clearcutting a labor force are two sides of the same coin.” Continue reading

Workers use cleavers for extracting metal parts from used capacitors.

The Dangers of E-Waste

15 February, 2011

What is E-waste? E-waste stands for electronic waste. This includes anything from discarded and broken cell phones, computers, iPods, and small appliances. Developed nations are dealing with a crisis of overconsumption, which produces many harmful consequences. One of these consequences is e-waste, which … Continue reading

Individual responsibility

Individual responsibility versus collective action: An examination of the impact of environmental advertising

19 August, 2010

Does the individualization of environmentalism have any merits? Can it successfully co-exist with collective action? Environmental advertising (or “green” advertising) assures consumers that they can evoke positive environmental change by adopting simple habits and by purchasing green goods provided by … Continue reading

A Picture is Worth… How our economy is killing the planet

9 August, 2010

The graph below clearly shows that something is seriously wrong with our economy. Our overconsumption and fixation for more and more growth is killing our planet. You can click on the image to see it in more detail or explore … Continue reading

Ecological unequal exchange is helping Europe maintain its leading role, greenhouse gases and overconsumption

23 April, 2010

“To secure future oil imports USA is now using “force to reassert dominance” via “state terror and coercion” in Afghanistan and Iraq.” Ecological unequal exchange, or the zero-sum model, can help us understand many things about the world’s international trade, … Continue reading

Photo credit: Hipnos

Overpopulation is not the problem – overconsumption by the rich few is

14 July, 2009

I often hear people saying that overpopulation is the main problem to our environmental and ecological problems. Some people even claim that it’s responsible for global warming. I also agreed with this idea before. But after reading more about the … Continue reading

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