by Katie Conlon | Jan 19, 2021 | Consumption, EcoJustice, Enviro-Consciousness, Localization, Plastic
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by Katie Conlon | Nov 5, 2019 | Consumption, EcoJustice, Enviro-Consciousness, Plastic, Pollution, Waste
Here’s an interview I did with Prana Nutrition Cures on plastics and the effects of exposure on human health. The characteristics that define plastic – it’s cheap, its durable, it’s flexible, it’s lightweight – have led to...
by Katie Conlon | Oct 9, 2019 | Consumption, EcoJustice, Enviro-Consciousness, Localization, Plastic, Pollution, Waste
Recycling is a misunderstood word. People often associate it as a positive action, with beneficial results for society. However, race-to-the bottom globalization of the waste trade has resulted in a situation where recycling is often not a service actually provided by...
by Katie Conlon | Oct 7, 2019 | Consumption, EcoJustice, Enviro-Consciousness, Plastic, Pollution, Waste
As long as there is increased production of plastics, we will have increasing and accumulating plastic pollution across the globe, in urban and remote areas as these microplastics cannot be contained. Most companies are still designed around this endless growth model...
by Katie Conlon | Sep 16, 2019 | Biophilia, Climate, EcoJustice, Enviro-Consciousness, Pollution
Powerful feelings of loss in the face of cruel destruction; of nature-based ways of life disappearing; of oppressive ways of living on this planet stomping out place-based, traditional knowledge; of history repeating itself…”You destroy our lands, poison...
by Katie Conlon | Sep 1, 2019 | Climate, Consumption, EcoJustice, Enviro-Consciousness, Localization, Plastic, Pollution, Waste
What if we had ‘Packaging Facts’ similarly to how we have ‘Ingredients Facts’ mandated for products today? We know what is inside our food, but what about on the outside? These ‘Packaging Facts’ labels would be justified not only for the health of the...