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A frustrated person tries to avoid single use plastics

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Twelve Ways to 'Occupy' Black Friday

The most cynical day in American culture is upon us again.

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New Study: A Simple Lapel Pin Can Get You to Reuse Hotel Towels (Among Other Things)

Prompting hotel guests to commit to helping the environment—and giving them a lapel pin as reward—can change consumer behavior dramatically.

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A Modest Proposal for a More Sustainable Super Bowl (Beer Still Included)

We are not going to give up the Super Bowl. But we can try to minimize its impact.

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At This Vending Machine, Swapping is the New Buying

Swap-O-Matic encourages users to trade with their neighbors to raise awareness of over-consumption.

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Wal-Mart's Eco-Friendly, Anti-Aging Make-Up for Eight-Year-Olds Wal-Mart GeoGirl Eco-Friendly Make-Up Line Targets Tweens

GeoGirl is a text message-themed make-up line for tweens. It's eco-friendly, anti-aging and patently unnecessary.

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Fifteen Fashion Addicts Quit Shopping for One Year

For the Free Fashion Challenge, 15 unlikely anti-consumers will refrain from buying clothes for one year.

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Stop Shopping, Start Hearing on the National Day of Listening

StoryCorps's National Day of Listening broadcasts dialogues between regular folks as a rejoinder to the loud consumer chaos of Black Friday.

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The Self-Repair Manifesto

The Self-Repair Manifesto, by iFixit, advocates fixing rather than replacing products; it also empowers consumers by turning them into contributors.

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Annie Leonard's New Story of Stuff-like Series for Kids

The Story of Stuff treatment is applied to garbage, biodiversity, and...frogs. We bet you can't watch without smiling.

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The Story of Bottled Water

From the people who brought you "The Story of Stuff" comes "The Story of Bottled Water." Have a look at the preview after the...