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Plastic Is Fossil Fuel: How to Get Off the Stuff

Posted on March 15, 2022April 2, 2022by Anne-Marie Bonneau
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the recent IPCC report both show the need to get off fossil fuels. Plastic is fossil fuel in another form.

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7 Ways to Spot Greenwashing and How to Avoid It

Posted on January 30, 2020January 23, 2022by Anne-Marie Bonneau

We consumers want to do the right thing and marketers know this. Hence the vague language, fuzzy animals and other greenwashing tactics.

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I Am not Extreme, Consumerism Is

Posted on November 22, 2018September 20, 2024by Anne-Marie Bonneau
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A woman rides her bike to the farmers’ market to buy locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables. After carefully selecting some apples, oranges, avocados, potatoes and kale, all grown on small farms without the use of synthetic pesticides, she places them in her homemade cloth produce bags. Before she hops back on her bike, she […]

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Take Action on Climate Change to Cope with Your Grief

Posted on October 17, 2018December 7, 2019by Anne-Marie Bonneau

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” — William James To live without hope is to cease to live.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky You have to show them that there’s a better way. You need to inspire them like you inspired me! You need to give them hope.” — Barry, Sausage Party […]

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7 Simple Tactics for a Trash-Free Road Trip

Posted on May 27, 2015June 8, 2022by Anne-Marie Bonneau

Notice I didn’t use the term “zero-waste” in the title. I would feel a little ridiculous writing about a road trip to Tahoe—an entire tank of fossil fuel away—and then saying, “Look at me! I brought my own fork!” I think twice before I travel these days and I haven’t flown this year, although I […]

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