Overconsumption not only harms the environment but creates debt, clutter and complexity in our lives. While PhD programs in business continue to strive for production efficiency and cost reductions, the abundance of goods available today provides an opportunity to leverage consumption. Collaborative consumption offers an alternative to ownership-based consumption. It fulfills needs and wants through [...]
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How Collaborative Consumption Can Curb Overconsumption
January 9th, 2012 
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Posted in Economics, Guest Authors 
Tags: Bike Sharing, Collaborative Consumption, Environment 
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December 25th, 2011 Guest Author To achieve our goal of getting people to care about the peril the planet is in, perhaps all we need to do is change a few words. The first is such a little word it shouldn’t matter but I think it represents the kind of shift we need to make in our collective psyche about [...]
Adult Audiences + Environmental Books = Opportunities for Environmental Education
December 10th, 2011 Guest Author By Amy Markle Reaching adult audiences with environmental education is one of my favorite challenges as a Naturalist at Wood Lake Nature Center. Adults are often a fickle audience who are pulled in many directions, so wrangling them in for an environmental education program can be tough but not impossible. Seven years ago I created [...]
“World’s Best Cat Litter”: A Review (and Coupon)
December 6th, 2011 Guest Author By Guest Author Christine Manger There are many products in today’s marketplace that claim to be healthy, safe and green, including products for our pets. Recently, I was given a bag of World’s Best Cat Litter (WBCL), a 100% all natural litter made from whole kernel corn, for my cat Peaches to test and “review”. [...]
Is Corporate Social Responsibility Effective?
November 19th, 2011 Guest Author Corporations are composed of individuals. It’s only natural that their behavior will parallel that of the citizenry. Some citizens display community spirit and consistently act in a socially responsible manner; some totally ignore the welfare of others and behave in an intensely selfish and irresponsible manner. The same can be said of corporations that appear [...]
The Need for Sustainable and Easily Accessible Alternative Energy
October 24th, 2011 Guest Author With the increasing costs of energy and the pertinent issues of global warming, people are posing questions whether it’s feasible to have alternative energy systems. Alternate energy comprises energy being developed by any other source ranging from nuclear to harnessing energies from any garbage. The term renewable is different from alternative power. It speaks about [...]
Posted in Guest Authors, Renewable Energy Tags: Alternative Energy, Biomass, Geothermal, Hydroelectricity, Solar Energy, Wind Power 1 Comment »The Economic Advantages of Green Energy
October 14th, 2011 Guest Author The world is changing, and maybe not for the better. A look at The United States, as well as many other industrialized countries, finds that nearly 85% of energy comes from fossil fuels. Oil is integral in today’s society: we’re dependent on it. When oil is transported or burned, it emits CO2, among other air [...]
Common Misconceptions about Alternative Energy Sources
October 10th, 2011 Guest Author While alternative energy sources seem to be the in-thing today, not all the press it has gotten is good. Everything has pros and cons. However, it’s just as important to distinguish fact from fiction when weighing common perceptions about alternative energy. Here are some of the most common misconceptions: They are always cheaper than non-renewable [...]
