A new study cited by George Monbiot in his Nov 9th column finds that after purchasing “green products” consumers are more likely to in engage in what’s called “moral licensing” – the idea that the moral self-esteem boost associated with “buying green” is used to justify less ethical behaviour in other circumstances. From the article: […]

There was an interesting article in the NY Times a couple of days ago about environmental problems in China due to Solar Panel production. One of the components, polysilicon, has an extremely toxic byproduct that is damaging to the environment if not properly handled. This situation of robbing Peter to pay Paul is definitely not […]