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• Commented on Waste /Environmental/ Clarissa Kramer
  This is another great illustration of my point that "reduce, reuse, recycle" is a hierarchy, not just a list. Especially when financial concerns are taken into consideration along with environmental impact, reducing consumption on the front end makes more sense...
• Commented on Environmental | Copyright | Shannen Pickens
  This is an excellent example of the difficulties faced as companies try to distinguish themselves in an increasingly competitive 'green' marketplace. As the first wave of 'green' buzzwords and phrases becomes tired and overused, advertisers must get more creative, more...
• Commented on Pleasure / Other / Laura Anderson
  I think that it is also important to note how we expect our consumer products to appeal to us on more -- and different -- levels than in the past. There is an expectation not only of enhanced functionality and...
• Commented on Mud Bowl '93 - Children | Personal | Paul Carroll
  Nice detail work in your writing, as well. Very nicely put together....
• Posted Affordability // Environment // Stephen Schacht to DHA 4365W
  Environmental concerns and affordability are linked in many ways. Primarily, in the minds of most consumers, these ties are evident in the cost of energy. Affordability is heralded as a reason to save energy, and used as an excuse by...
• Commented on biodegradability | Personal | Nathan Pasch
  I think that your point regarding Walmart bags begins to get to the crux of the difficulty consumers face in evaluating their environmental impact. There is such poor transparency to company's 'green' behavior, and so little information on the secondary...
• Posted Affordability // Social // Stephen Schacht to DHA 4365W
  Looking at affordability and design in a social context is really an investigation of how different groups of people define what is affordable and how the marketplace reacts to and influences those decisions. Our cultural definitions of affordability are constantly...
• Posted Affordability // Personal // Stephen Schacht to DHA 4365W
  Faced with today's economic realities, affordability is of intense concern to most people. Personally, I live on a very tight budget; so defining affordability is exceptionally important in trying to stretch every dollar. As I write today about finding a...
• Commented on Toxicity | Environmental | Kelly Street
  Nicely broken-down information. A lot of cool stuff here, but did you notice that some of your numbers from the Waxman reference don't seem to match up?...
• Posted Affordability // Financial // Stephen Schacht to DHA 4365W
  On its surface, affordability is a relatively simple concept, exemplified by this question: Does a certain action expend a reasonable or sustainable amount of resources given its consequences? Because of the way money insinuates itself into so many parts of...