IMPACTS OF EVERYDAY LIFE
FOOTPRINTSIMPACTS OF EVERYDAY LIFE
FOOTPRINTS – Everything we do has an impact or ‘footprint” on the environment. These articles address the environmental impact (or FOOTPRINT) of some of our normal, everyday lives – including buying and laundering clothes, our digital world, food production and consumption, water use and more. Some of the numbers are astounding but we cannot address what we do not know.
The articles address consumer choices but also stress the need for systemic change in terms of how goods and services are produced and regulated.
Move Away from Animal Agriculture
Why it's essential to move away from a reliance on animal agriculture.Plate and Planet: Why it's essential to move away from a reliance on animal agriculture. A quote by Jonathan Swift – (1721) – “You cannot reason someone out of something he or she was not reasoned into”, is often presented as a rational for avoiding conversations around politics and religion. I wonder if...
Global Food Supply – A Growing Crisis
Global Food Supply - A Growing CrisisGlobal Food Supply - A Growing Crisis There is no escaping the reality that the cost to feed a family has risen significantly over the past year or so. Food prices along with energy costs are now the major drivers of inflation. In fact, food is becoming unaffordable for many even in developed countries – but it’s much worse for poorer...
OUR DIGITAL WORLD IS NOT SO CLEAN
OUR DIGITAL WORLD IS NOT SO CLEANAllan Maynard, MSc. – October 2021 A 4 MINUTE READ -- The internet and associated technologies have taken over our lives with an ecological impact that is impossible to ignore.This is the next article in the series – “FOOTPRINTS – By the numbers” - addressing the environmental impact (or FOOTPRINT) of some of our normal, everyday lives. When I...
THE FASHION INDUSTRY’S DIRTY SECRET
FOOTPRINTS – By the numbers. The next few articles I will address the environmental impact (or FOOTPRINT) of some of our normal, everyday lives – buying and laundering clothes, our digital world, food production and consumption, and water use. Some of the numbers are astounding but we cannot address what we do not know. I’ll start with the fashion industry. THE FASHION...