Green cars. Eco-conscious consumers are loving thee, but how much do thy really cost? Let us count thy ways… This piece started as a look into the purchase costs of green cars. As eco-conscious consumers, we are looking at our gas-guzzling old cars and considering replacing them with spanking new electric-powered vehicles (EVs) that are...
Being eco-conscious when it comes to baby and kids clothing is not just good for the environment. It also goes a long way towards safeguarding the health of your children. You see, environmentally-harmful clothing is tantamount to health hazards. Non-organic cotton, for example, is grown using a lot of chemicals — insecticides and pesticides that...
When you wake up in the morning, what’s the first thing you do? Check your phone for social media updates, emails, and more? What about all throughout the day? Do you notice yourself constantly checking out your smartphone? And before you sleep, have you noticed yourself still checking your phone? For many people, phone addiction...
The recent article by Jennifer Nini on the adidas x Parley collaboration on the upcycled sustainable running shoes has generated a lot of interest. And rightfully so as each pair of the adidas UltraBOOST Parley and UltraBOOST X saves at least 11 plastic bottles from being dumped into the world’s oceans. Overlay this with the...
Manila, Philippines: I have just very recently read The Ethics of Mining Gold: The Social and Environmental Impacts of Gold, written by my colleague Mary Imgrund. Let me say, as a person who has visited small-scale gold mining communities in the Philippines and worked for the NGO BAN Toxics which has presence in said communities,...
There is no sport that is as attuned to nature as surfing. This is perhaps the reason why Duke Kahanamoku, a Hawaiian, and considered the father of modern surfing, said: “Out of the water, I am nothing.” The concern for nature is inherent in surfers. In fact, having spread awareness on the impact of the...
In July 2016, UK’s giant supermarket chain Tesco announced the removal of at least 20 percent of John West tuna products from their stores. The reason? Unsustainable fishing. Immediately after the announcement, two more British supermarket chains, Waitrose and Sainsbury, also threatened to pull John West products off the shelves for the same reason. This...
London, United Kingdom: “Us” versus “Them.” This is turning out to be a common theme in politics nowadays, from the United Kingdom’s Brexit to the rise of strongmen leaders in Asia, and the election of Donald Trump in the United States. The current buzzword used to explain this phenomenon? Identity politics. But what is ‘Identity...
At this point, there is no question that we are the main drivers of climate change. The way we live, our consumption and economic needs, basically most human activities release deadly greenhouse gases into the Earth’s atmosphere. The 2014 graphic below provides a visual timeline of when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) began acknowledging the...
Coal continues to be the largest source of energy all over the world. In fact, 41 percent of the world’s electricity requirement is provided by coal. But we all know that coal is dirty and that it is the single biggest threat to the Earth’s climate. Why? Let me count thy ways: Coal is responsible...
London, United Kingdom: The European Union continues to take the lead in the implementation of the Paris Agreement, cementing its role as the global leader on climate policy. Just a few days ago, on 22-23 March, 2018, EU leaders expressed their call for the bloc’s revamped strategy in cutting down greenhouse gas emissions. “The European...
If there is a wardrobe staple that we ladies can’t go without, it’s definitely the BRA. I think we can all agree that comfort in a bra is a non-negotiable as well as the support it provides. After all, what we wear, and particularly what we wear underneath, oftentimes give us that much-needed confidence boost...