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Is E-Commerce Killing the Planet?
Adventures in Sustainable Living Podcast
Episode 51
Is E-Commerce Killing the Planet?
There are few things I dislike more than going shopping. When I do, it is out of sheer necessity. I walk into a place of...
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Edible Insects: A Sustainable Alternative
Adventures in Sustainable Living Podcast
Episode 50
Edible Insects
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization say that agricultural production on a global scale will have to increase by 70% in...
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My Zero Waste Road Trip
Adventures in Sustainable Living Podcast
Episode 49
My Zero Waste Roadtrip
In E5 I gave an introduction to the concepts of zero waste by talking about 12 Steps to a Zero Waste Lifestyle. Proponents of zero...
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Should We Ditch China
Adventures in Sustainable Living Podcast
Episode 48
Should We Ditch China?
Having lived and worked in several different countries what I have learned is that no country or government is perfect. Every place...
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Your Carbon Footprint Explained
Adventures in Sustainable Living Podcast
Episode 47
Your Carbon Footprint Explained
Did you know that I can list 10 simple things that you do everyday that pollute the environment. Things that you have...
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The Best Economy in the World
Adventures in Sustainable Living
Episode 46
The Best Economy in the World
An important part of sustainability is recycling. There are many reasons that things get recycled. For example, in 1776 during the...
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Green Growth in Action
Adventures in Sustainable Living Podcast
Episode 45
Green Growth in Action
It takes little stretch of the imagination to appreciate that in our society economic growth is directly coupled with increased...
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Chemical Dependency versus Sustainability
Adventures in Sustainable Living Podcast
Episode 44
Chemical Dependency versus Sustainability
Did you know that Americans have a chemical dependency problem? And I am not referring to drugs, alcohol,...
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Noah's Ark All Over Again
Adventures in Sustainable Living Podcast
Episode 43
Noah’s Ark All Over Again
A number of years ago I had the opportunity to travel extensively through the Amazon basin. I visited remote villages and saw...
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Lights Out
Adventures in Sustainable Living Podcast
Episode 42
Lights Out
In 1977, in less than one hour, three separate lightning strikes resulted in the entire power grid for the largest city in the United States...
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How to Overcome the Resistance to Change
Adventures in Sustainable Living Podcast
Episode 41
How to Overcome the Resistance to Change
Among the hundreds of people waiting to visit Mahatma Gandhi was a mother and her young son. When it was their turn, the...
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Troubled Waters: There is a Perfect Storm on the Horizon
Adventures in Sustainable Living Podcast
Episode 40
Troubled Waters, The Perfect Storm Is on the Horizon
About 10 years ago, Annette and her son and I were sitting in a small cafe in some far corner of Costa...
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