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Daily Footprint, #31 – Beyond Meat

A package of four Beyond Meat sausages (hot Italian variety)
April 14, 2019May 1, 2019 ~ jkaybay ~ 27 Comments

Hi Folks! In a return to the Daily Footprint posts, I’m going to spend some time looking at plant-based meat substitutes. They are definitely catching on: last year, in the US, sales of meat rose by 2% while sales of plant-based meat-substitutes rose by 24% (and sales rose even faster than that in Europe). Over … Continue reading Daily Footprint, #31 – Beyond Meat

R E S O L U T I O N

December 29, 2017June 30, 2018 ~ jkaybay ~ 18 Comments

Hi folks! Once again, it’s that time of year where we may be lucky enough to be able to slow down and reflect on life. Here’s an interesting post that introduced to me the concept of liminal space, a pause time between what was and what’s next. Liminal space is a time when your routine … Continue reading R E S O L U T I O N

Daily Footprint, #22 – Potato Chips

August 29, 2017October 14, 2020 ~ jkaybay ~ 6 Comments

It’s good to get back to the Daily Footprint, charting the impact of our epic voyage through a typical day. You’ve just had a stressful meeting at work with lots of Important People (even Mr. McDougall senior showed up!) and you really feel the need for some comfort food. You know you shouldn’t (especially since … Continue reading Daily Footprint, #22 – Potato Chips

Competition Time – Write a Green Stars Review.

August 21, 2017January 26, 2020 ~ jkaybay ~ 10 Comments

Howdy! I’m looking forward to writing some new Daily Impact posts soon, but this week I want to run a competition. I’m planning to do it on a regular basis if it goes well. I’m not expecting many entries, so if you do decide to enter I’d say your chance of winning is pretty high … Continue reading Competition Time – Write a Green Stars Review.

Daily Footprint, #5 – Shampoo + Good Guide Update

November 16, 2016June 23, 2018 ~ jkaybay ~ 1 Comment

I rated Nature’s Gate and Avalon Organic’s 5/5 green stars (they are not perfect but I think they are in the top 20% of shampoo products in terms of impact) and I would rate Clairol’s product 1/5 green stars for social and environmental impact.

Daily Footprint, #4 – Soap

November 11, 2016June 22, 2018 ~ jkaybay ~ 3 Comments

So, depending on your priorities, you may want to find soap from a company that doesn’t test on animals and contains simple plant-based ingredients. Soap made from animal fat will have the largest carbon footprint

Daily Footprint, #3 – Razor

November 6, 2016April 14, 2019 ~ jkaybay ~ 1 Comment

Eco-friendly razors: factors to consider.

Introduction to the Green Stars Project

February 21, 2015September 24, 2020 ~ jkaybay ~ 2 Comments

Welcome! To begin with, here's a quick introduction to the site, which is all about a new idea called the Green Stars Project. The project is the result of years of pondering the following question: How can we best address the issue of corporate power? Specifically, how can we effectively mitigate the social injustices and … Continue reading Introduction to the Green Stars Project

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