Our actions as consumers are now critical

The US election result does not spell good news for climate change. But that just underscores how important our personal actions are – they are all we can rely on, for a while. Which corporations thrive and also the breakdown of what these corporations produce very much depends on our purchases. Continue reading Our actions as consumers are now critical

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An image of Denethor from Lord of the Rings with text "Ethical Consumerism?" at the top and text "Sounds Hard, Just bring the wood and oil" at the bottom. From an earlier Green Stars Project post: Is there such a thing as ethical consumption under capitalism?

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Ethical Consumerism, Part 1: Is There Such a Thing?

I’m going to do a few posts on the general topic of ethical consumerism and this first one will address the claim that there is no such thing. You may have seen this online at some point: There is no such thing as ethical consumption under capitalism If you look at the statement from one angle, you could extract an element of truth from it: … Continue reading Ethical Consumerism, Part 1: Is There Such a Thing?

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