Consumerism

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Original Technorati articles tagged “Consumerism”

• in Blogging
  Consumerist Gets Extreme Home Makeover
  Top consumerism site launches redesign
  by sageone73 / on Nov 24, 2009
• in Lifestyle
  Do We Need a Cultural Diet?
  Looking for creative wisdom and discernment amidst the 'stuff-a-lanche' of the information age
  by jasemiller / on Oct 15, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Consumerism”

• Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders (2006)

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 541
  Dandelion SaladMrAntiestablishmentMay 26, 2009 more about “Maxed Out part 1 of 9“, posted with vodpodMaxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders (2006) is an independent feature-length documentary film and (2007) book that chronicles abusive practices in the credit card industry. Written ...
  3 hours ago

• Buy Fair Trade

  
  Retro Housewife Goes Green — Authority: 527
  This seems to be the season of spending so why not let your gifts give twice? Watch this video. Here are some of my favorite fair trade products/stores: Beads For Life I have a necklace sitting next to me from here. My husband got me it and a bracelet. I love them and wear them often. Ten Thousand Villages ...
  8 hours ago

• Giving Thanks for the Stuff You Have and for the Junk You Dont Need

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  I spent this weekend doing what I love most, cleaning out a closet. Some people party others go on exotic getaways during their leisure, not me, I would take a good purge over any of those things anytime. The excitement of facing a great chasm of clutter, battling the beast, and surviving without being swallowed ...
  8 hours ago

• Five Etsy Must-Haves

  
  Schmutzie.com — Authority: 136
  Even though I am utterly broke, I chose to spend a couple of hours trolling through Etsy, because there is nothing like window shopping when theres a recession on. Heres what I found in the way of accessories and outerwear, top down:1. I love... Click on the title to view the full weblog entry. 10% of Schmutzie.coms ...
  9 hours ago

• Will we ever have enough wealth?

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 528
  Robert Skidelsky, Straits Times 26 Nov 09;THE economic downturn has produced an explosion of popular anger against bankers greed. This has accompanied a wider critique of growthmanship - the pursuit of economic growth at all costs, regardless of the damage it may do to the earths environment or to shared values.John ...
  14 hours ago

• VerTerra Dinnerware

  
  Keetsa Mattress Store - Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green News — Authority: 481
  Fallen leaves will always be memorable for Michael Dwork since this is the main idea on how he started Verterra Dinnerware. These products are made from eco-friendly compostable plates, bowls and dishes which are produced in millions at its India factory each month. They are supplied to wholesale customers like hotels ...
  14 hours ago

• What Would Jesus Buy? 9th Annual Multicultural Film Festival - December Presentation

  
  Portland Sentinel — Authority: 441
  When:  12/08/2009 - 5:00pm What Would Jesus Buy? - a docu-comedy film presented by Jeff High / N. Portland Neighborhood Library Partners, and Wilma   Smith - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner of 33 years for Multnomah County - 5:00 PM, Tues., Dec. 8, ...
  15 hours ago

• Adults of this species are somewhat terrifying but the kidlets...

  
  vegansaurus! — Authority: 575
  Adults of this species are somewhat terrifying but the kidlets are hella cute. Put them in one of these for the holidays and freak your whole family the fuck out. OMG YOU CAN’T MAKE HIM VEGAN HE’S GONNA STARVE TO DEATH*. Your reply? OR BE A GENIUS . *or be totally healthy and live longer, better lives than ...
  15 hours ago

• Consumerism Fail: Shopping Black-Friday

  
  (Green)Grounded — Authority: 110
  If you struggle to make greener decisions, sometimes the battle within yourself is if the green you need to save most is the green in the world or the green in your wallet.  With the holidays zooming toward us, temptation to shop “big sales” and get “huge savings” can bear upon you. Black Friday sales woo ...
  16 hours ago

• Mankind using Earths resources at alarming rate

  
  BuzzFlash.net: published — Authority: 532
  Humanity would need five Earths to produce the resources needed if everyone lived as profligately as Americans, according to a report issued Tuesday. Today, 80 percent of countries use more biocapacity than is available within their borders. They import resources from abroad, deplete their own stocks and fill "waste ...
  16 hours ago

• Rev Billy is coming!

  
  Living word by word — Authority: 108
     Bill Talen, aka Rev. Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping, will be in town in the flesh on Black Friday and Saturday. I have to guess he might attempt some street theater at the Mall of America, but if you want to see him outside that particular temple, hell be at the Riverview Theater on Saturday morning in ...
  19 hours ago

• Will This Movie Suck? Probably

  
  JumpTheTurnstyle — Authority: 139
  Like Alice in Wonderland , this one (also in 3D) is built for some serious cap-n-stem action. But why do I get the sneaking suspicion that it’s going to suck? This is the first time James Cameron has done a big action movie without a star to carry it (sorry Sam Worthington , you will never be the Governor of ...
  20 hours ago

• Is Cheerleading a Sport? Don’t Answer Too Quickly

  
  Cocking A Snook! — Authority: 124
  In keeping with the sports-is-to-politics foul play analogy of my last post: Is cheerleading a sport and why should it matter?And can we adults think that through logically and meaningfully, answer with integrity and fairness to all students both boys and girls, cheerleaders and football players or not, instead of ...
  21 hours ago

• How to Find the Best Black Friday Deals

  
  SavvySugar — Authority: 530
  So you want to find deals that will make you boast with pride; as with any mission, you need a plan. Youve already prepared for the biggest shopping day of the year by brushing up on your survival tips , and now its time to tackle your goal at hand. Before you set the turkey in the oven, find out where to get the ...
  21 hours ago

• The History Of Black Friday

  
  Popular Fidelity — Authority: 560
  It’s one of the more unusual holiday events.  Black Friday, that orgy of predawn openings, door-buster sales, big deals, and consumerism, is the official launch of the holiday shopping season and is routinely one of the biggest sales days a store will see all year.  Have you ever wondered how this unique holiday ...
  23 hours ago

• Acid Tests for Sustainability: Does it Work, and Whats the Alternative?

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 716
  Image credit: Sami Grover I thought Id illustrate this post with some rare footage of me doing something practical. Because Im increasingly convinced that practicality and pragmatism are the order of the day. Having explored whether greens really are anti-progress , and asked how we distinguish between contradicting ...
  1 day ago

• Black Friday

  
  Wired For Noise — Authority: 423
  In America, the Thanksgiving turkey is really just the warm-up meal. It’s part of the preparation, the feast before the real festival. That festival commonly known as Black Friday . This is the festival of mass consumerism, a ritual meant to drive sales figures into the black and debt into astronomical amounts. A ...
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• Checking Out The Imports

  
  Joan Slings Words — Authority: 424
  One of the things I like best about TheCarConnection.com is that they give you reviews that you can understand even if you have zero knowledge about things automotive. For instance, say you’re interested in a Subaru Forester . With a click of the mouse, you can find out what their auto reviewers have to say about ...
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• A conservative vs. the Manhattan Declaration

  
  Crunchy Con — Authority: 700
  Youve heard about the Manhattan Declaration , in which an ecumenical group of conservative Christian leaders signed a pledge to resist governmental efforts to promote abortion, gay marriage and an erosion of religious liberty. In a long post about pop conservative Christianity, the Ochlophobist, a very conservative ...
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• Mankind using Earths resources at alarming rate

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 528
  Yahoo News 24 Nov 09;WASHINGTON (AFP) – Humanity would need five Earths to produce the resources needed if everyone lived as profligately as Americans, according to a report issued Tuesday.As it is, humanity each year uses resources equivalent to nearly one-and-a-half Earths to meet its needs, said the report by ...
  1 day ago

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