Dear EarthTalk: How is the fur industry doing these days? Has it been impacted by activism from PETA and similar groups?
An accurate source of up-to-date numbers is hard to come by, but it’s safe to say that the fur industry has been hurt by the ongoing and very visible anti-fur campaign—sometimes featuring top supermodels—by People [...]
Unfortunately people only start to panic when something like this might directly affect them, which is why we normally don’t worry about the fact that millions of people die from conditions like starvation every year – we don’t see it. We don’t worry too much about malnutrition, malaria or sanitary conditions in Third World [...]
Although I have posted it before, I thought it was time for a reminder. I love this little film. From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, [...]
I think it’s pretty funny that a bottled water company name spelled backwards is Naive. Pretty much sums up how I feel about paying for water in plastic bottles! Need more reasons not to buy bottled water? Check out 12 Reasons To Stop Drinking Bottled Water.
