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Hi readers, It’s been an exciting couple of weeks! First, I appeared in the New York Times to give my expert opinion on sustainable gift-giving. The author gave me just a couple hours to come up with recommendations for brands I like for gifting. Like choosing a favorite child, but...

Weekend Reading: Are Free-Riders Ruining the Vegan Movement?

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Weekend Reading: Are Free-Riders Ruining the Vegan Movement?

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Alden Wicker
Sep 29, 2018

Hi Readers, Some other eco bloggers and I had a discussion about this article about a study that suggests the vegan movement is too open to “free riders” or those who aren’t really vegan, or even meat-free. And that this inclusiveness is backfiring. I have some quibbles with the original...

Green Things on My Mind: The Next Roberta’s Restaurant, vs the Coachella Diet

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Green Things on My Mind: The Next Roberta’s Restaurant, vs the Coachella Diet

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Alden Wicker
Apr 4, 2014

“Blah blah blah, regulating air pollution is bad for business and would cost us jobs …” But air pollution killed 7 million people in 2012. 7 million people. Dead. I actually briefly considered tracking down this artist and asking him how much for one of his pieces, because his photographs...

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