December 2006

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Since my Sustainability Week just happens to fall in the week before Christmas, I feel like I should say something about gifts. While it’s true that Christmas has turned into a full-fledged ConsumerFest, we can at least buy presents for our friends and family that do a little more than your average TickleMeElmo. Here are [...]

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Have you ever tried to order a drink with organic milk at a Starbucks? It’s quite a process. Every time I do it, it freaks out the person behind the counter: “Wait, you want WHAT? ORGANIC milk? [Cashier turns to barista] Hey, we’ve got an ORGANIC milk coming up! ORRRGAAAANIIIIC MIIIIILLLLK!!!” Then the search for [...]

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You know that age-old question, What Would Jesus Do? Well, what is you were posed with the question, Where Would Jesus Shop? Apparently, Jesus wouldn’t shop at Wal-Mart. I’ve been looking into claims that Wal-Mart’s new push into organics has resulted in less-than-ethical practices regarding farmers and organic standards, and I came across this commercial. [...]

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While I’m on the topic of animals, I want to address a big problem I see too frequently. As a self-confessed Craigslist whore, I visit the site all the time, and I particularly like the Free Stuff section because you never know what people are going to give away. If somebody’s giving away a bright [...]

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Last night Ted revealed to me that he recently donated to the Humane Society. I was shocked, not because he gave to a charity, but because he parted with his money on his own. My husband is an extremely giving man, except for when his Scottish Cheap Gene rears its ugly head and he decides [...]

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In case you haven’t been paying attention, I have a list of other blogs and websites on the right side of this blog, under the ads. It’s in a kind of un-obvious location, so I’d like to specifically point out The Ethicurean to you. The Ethicurean is a group of like-minded people all over the [...]

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