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Energy prices and our broken economy

September 11, 2022 by Peter 2 Comments

There's no doubt that the global economy is broken. It has been for a long time. Just think back over recent decades and remember all the economic shocks that we've had to experience, and then it's up … [Read more...] about Energy prices and our broken economy

Filed Under: Society, Sustainability Tagged With: consumerism, corporate responsibility, economy, equality, exploitation, government, greed, money, wealth

Better than protesting – let’s try a new approach

April 19, 2019 by Peter Leave a Comment

At the moment in the UK, there is significant disruption in London due to the protests of a group called Extinction Rebellion. Their website seems to be having trouble right now, but I've gathered … [Read more...] about Better than protesting – let’s try a new approach

Filed Under: Featured, Society, Sustainability Tagged With: advertising, consumerism, Extinction Rebellion

Anti-Consumerism – is it time for a new direction?

December 13, 2018 by Peter 2 Comments

Not sure about you, but I was really taken aback by the onslaught of emails and advertising related to Black Friday weekend sales. And now there's adverts a plenty telling us what we must buy for the … [Read more...] about Anti-Consumerism – is it time for a new direction?

Filed Under: Featured, Society, Sustainability Tagged With: consumerism, happiness

Pollution Rethink

May 12, 2015 by Peter Leave a Comment

Pollution is bad. There cannot be anything good about pollution, yet we often take it for granted. Big cities now measure a pollution index everyday and report it as part of the news, almost like it's … [Read more...] about Pollution Rethink

Filed Under: Featured, Nature, Sustainability, use10percentless Tagged With: consumerism, global warming, greenhouse gases, pollution

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