Five Consumer Traps During Beach and Pool Season
We do love beach and pool season at Postconsumers. The sun is one of the best things about Planet Earth (even if we’re not biologically programmed to take in too much of it without sunscreen). But the consumer machine loves the change of seasons because it can use those seasons to convince people to buy things that they may not actually need. What consumer traps might you fall into this summer? Here are [...]
Lemonade and Furniture Polish: Our Favorite Food Quotes
“We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavors and furniture polish is made from real lemons.” Alfred E. Newman […]
Five Eco Facts About Sunscreen
Summer is here, and that means that beach and pool season are here. Of course, that also means that sunscreen season is here. We know you know that there is absolutely no excuse at all to be out in the sun without a sunscreen product on. But there are some more – and some less – environmentally wise decisions that you should consider when choosing a sunscreen. What are they? Of course we’ve [...]
Eating and the Earth: Our Favorite Food Quotes
"The act of putting into your mouth what the earth has grown is perhaps your most direct interaction with the earth." Frances Moore Lappe
Understanding Ocean Acidification
Summer means beach season. We all love the peace, serenity and blue skies of the ocean, but we all also know that ocean acidification is a very real global problem. Do you truly understand what ocean acidification is and how, over time, it’s changed the entire chemical makeup of the world’s ocean waters? Today, we’ll explain the process. Ocean Acidification Is About Greenhouse Gasses Like most of the effects associated with global climate [...]
Butter Vs. Margarine: Our Favorite Food Quotes
"As for butter versus margarine, I trust cows more than I trust chemists." Joan Gussow
Eco Friendly Beach Tips: Keeping the Beach Natural for the Future
If you live on a coast or are planning a summer vacation, chances are that the word “beach” has entered your discussion. The person or family who doesn’t love a trip to the ocean is few and far between. But just because the ocean or beach is a natural environment, it doesn’t mean that you don’t need to be conscious about being environmentally friendly or preserving the planet when you make your trip [...]
Rainer Maria Rilke on Being as a Tree
"If we surrendered to earth's intelligence, we could rise up rooted like trees." Rainer Maria Rilke Are you ready to learn how to let go of stuff, spend less, live more and find the satisfaction of enough for today?
Is Eco-Fashion Really Eco-Friendly?
Eco-fashion. The exact definition is “sustainable fashion” in which the materials and practices used to make the garment, accessory or shoes are in line with environmental visions and policies. Generally, they come only from organic or natural sources that are responsibly farmed or they are made from upcycled or recycled materials. There are dozens of websites devoted to eco-fashion (we admit to being gazing fans of ecouterre). Celebrities like Natalie Portman and Gwyneth [...]
Our Three Favorite TED Talks About Consumerism
We love TED talks and the unique ways that speakers work to change the planet through innovation. But, of course, we love TED talks about issues related to consumerism even more. Today, we thought that we’d share three of our favorite TED talks about the topic of consumerism and how to overcome the mass media obsession with making you the most consumerist consumer that you can be! Sit back as the most awesome [...]
