Word: consumptionism
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Conventional economic wisdom holds that the free market alone should determine which companies and industries succeed and fail. A company’s decisions, whether they are wise or poor, are its own to make, and it should have to face consequences of those decisions. The American auto industry giants?...
As part of a $275 billion stimulus package announced Oct. 30, Tokyo wants to pump households with about $600 for each family of four - a plan that has faced criticism for being insufficient and indecisive regarding who should receive the benefits. "Even if the voucher goes to the households, given...
And what about the idea that Ikea contributes to a culture of over-consumption? Any retailer wants people to buy more. But we're not trying to build products people should throw away in a few years to buy another one. We use raw material very efficiently. We're far...
This is misplaced guilt. A volunteer armed with a pocket projector in rural Africa could project an educational video onto the wall of a house. OLEDs will help people cut their power consumption and reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. Even those who buy gadgets for their own enjoyment are helping...
Is corn-based fast food unique to America? U.S. meat consumption is the highest in the world. It's one and a half times higher than the next country on the list, which is Germany. There's so much meat consumption going on in this country and that's another...