How To Labor Day Party Year ‘Round
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How To Labor Day Party Year ‘Round

Labor makes the consumer world go round, and it's usually not so pleasant as that of the honeybee... As always, it's important to focus on positivity and avoid as much negative as humanly possible, in order to create more and more goodness.  Avoiding negatives does not mean keeping…

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What If There’s “No Problem” With the Environment?
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What If There’s “No Problem” With the Environment?

So what if human violence really is at a historic low, as the research indicates, and the Earth is in good standing...  and we need not fret or take any action to reverse the damage, as some Law of Attraction gurus proclaim? Some otherwise very evolve d people…

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I Only Do It On Special Occasions (how to motivate yourself and others to do better)
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I Only Do It On Special Occasions (how to motivate yourself and others to do better)

"I only do it on special occasions." This idea has always perplexed me. Again, our minds have been manipulated to associate these types of things with such extreme pleasure that it overrides all other logic and consequence, and it seems like the only option. Watch out for cognitive…

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Betsy D’s Sweet 16: Fastest Ways to Make Less Trash and Break Free from Consumer Traps

Have you been itchin' to incorporate a new green routine into your daily regime? Or maybe you are starting to realize and question your overall reliance on the government or the corporate/consumer system? Sometimes you just need exactly the right change. One that fits your life, helps your life…

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Beyond the Boycott: Ultimately Addressing Deeper Problems
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Beyond the Boycott: Ultimately Addressing Deeper Problems

Boycott is a word that gets thrown around a lot. Caution: it may even cause some quiet eye-rolling. But what should it mean? Surely, with our numbers, we could we do better. Does boycotting really make a difference? Although necessary and honorable, semi-random small purchasing decisions and sustainability…

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“It’s So Expensive…”

The fact of the matter is that it costs money- real money, and natural resources to make a totally cruelty free and natural product from start to finish. This again points us quickly back in the direction of second hand shopping! Zero waste, humane, inexpensive, giving back to…

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