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Environment
A Modest Proposal for a More Sustainable Super Bowl (Beer Still Included)
We are not going to give up the Super Bowl. But we can try to minimize its impact.
Environment
At This Vending Machine, Swapping is the New Buying
Swap-O-Matic encourages users to trade with their neighbors to raise awareness of over-consumption.
Education
Is Sesame Street's New Partnership with PNC Bank Teaching Kids to Be Materialists?
The show has a new corporate backer, PNC Bank. Is Sesame Street teaching kids Wall Street values?
Business
Four Daily Deal Sites That Are Better (for the World) than Groupon
All kinds of copycats are chasing Groupon's $15 billion tail. But getting discounts doesn't have to be all about teeth whitening and tapas.
Business
Wal-Mart's Eco-Friendly, Anti-Aging Make-Up for Eight-Year-Olds
GeoGirl is a text message-themed make-up line for tweens. It's eco-friendly, anti-aging and patently unnecessary.
Business
Fifteen Fashion Addicts Quit Shopping for One Year
For the Free Fashion Challenge, 15 unlikely anti-consumers will refrain from buying clothes for one year.
Culture
Stop Shopping, Start Hearing on the National Day of Listening
StoryCorps's National Day of Listening broadcasts dialogues between regular folks as a rejoinder to the loud consumer chaos of Black Friday.
News
The Self-Repair Manifesto
The Self-Repair Manifesto, by iFixit, advocates fixing rather than replacing products; it also empowers consumers by turning them into contributors.
Education
Annie Leonard's New Story of Stuff-like Series for Kids
The Story of Stuff treatment is applied to garbage, biodiversity, and...frogs. We bet you can't watch without smiling.
Lifestyle
Experiences, Not Products, Provide Happiness (It's Science)
Treehugger has a nice post on a recent Cornell University study that found "experiences" to be more rewarding than "products" because of people's...
Environment
The Story of Bottled Water
From the people who brought you "The Story of Stuff" comes "The Story of Bottled Water." Have a look at the preview after the jump. Looks...
The Community Board
Finding Healthy Food in an Unhealthy Economy
A morning news story today showing people boycotting Whole Foods for its CEO's stance on health care reform gave me an equal dose of...
