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On the Web
- Buy Nothing Day UK - Organizers of the UK Buy Nothing Day, exposing the environmental consequences of consumerism.
- Buy Nothing Day Japan - Plans for this anti-consumerism event in late November: local activist news, flyers and network tools, Zenta Claus Campaign, links to related sites.
- Can green consumerism stop the ecological crisis? - Argues that recycling and ecologically friendly products are of very limited use as solutions to the ecological problems.
- Consumers Anonymous - Promote innovative alternatives to consumerism, for people seeking better ways to live with the Earth.
- oddQuad.com: the art of Jamey Baumgardt - He addresses many current social and political issues such as consumerism and war.
- Singapore Environment Council - Singapore's environmental philosophy, history and ongoing programs plus a substantial section on green consumerism.
- American Reflections from Moscow - Essays by American author living in Moscow since 1994 on history, culture, comparative national character, society, philosophy, America, Russia, American Dream, Russian Idea, communism, consumerism.
- PhRaNk - Twisted, Disturbing,Obscene - Dark poetry about non-conformity and the state of consumerism in America.
- Innocence - Exploring branding and consumerism with billboards, a supermodel, and product launches by Peter Burke, Julie Hunt, Robin Hely, Sue Moss, Cath Barcan, and Amanda Morgan.
- A Wee Bit Skint - Consumerism to make Mother Russia proud.
Wikipedia Articles
- Anti-consumerism - Anti-consumerism is the rejection of consumerism. It is similar but not identical to anti-corporate activism.
- Political consumerism - Political consumerism is a blanket concept including fair trade and moral purchasing. It could be seen as more general, or as more specific.
- Ethical consumerism - Ethical consumerism is buying things that are made ethically. Generally, this means without harm to or exploitation of humans, animals or the natural environment.
- Health consumerism - Health consumerism is a movement which advocates patients’ involvement in their own health care decisions. It is a movement from the “doctor says/patient does” model to a partnership model.
- Consumerism - Consumerism is the equating of personal happiness with the purchasing of material possessions and consumption. It is often associated with criticisms of consumption starting with Karl Marx and Thorstein Veblen.