A world of less consumption requires rethinking the notion of luxury as part of evaluating the true cost of everything. But that's completely counter to centuries of history relative to luxury and how it's sold to us today. Note: The following is best read on a larger device, or, if you prefer, it can be … Continue reading What Are Your Personal Luxuries?
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The Human and Climate Costs of Our Perpetually New Clothes- Part 4 (of 4)
PART 4—The Rise of Fast Fashion and Its Impact on People and the Planet; What Can You Do for Your Part? Much of the history of clothing, and cotton in particular, has been a harsh one for both humans and the environment. The millennia-long slave trade was furthered for cotton production in the United States, … Continue reading The Human and Climate Costs of Our Perpetually New Clothes- Part 4 (of 4)