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We are all experience the pain of putting gas in our vehicles. My debit card literally cries every time I go to the pump. So to ad insult to injury, or make us wish for years past. I thought it would be good to see the gas prices through the years.

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Why do we buy so much stuff? A discussion about thoughtful consumerism and alternative gifts.

What would happen if the world suddenly stopped shopping? Beyond the economic impact of this action, how would this affect the state of the

Recovery from disaster is a long process, as this Museum of Anthropology exhibition demonstrates. Open until Sept. 19. The idea was to posit a radical reassessment of our relationship, to buy fewer things, repair them more often and lighten the overall footprint of consumption. But it turns out plenty of folk were already well on their way, caring for items, both practical and whimsical, with gentleness, affection and care. A bounty of submissions arrived — coats, frying pans, earrings, key ...

‘The Day the World Stops Shopping’ by MacKinnon is just out and getting raves. Attend this evening’s Tyee online book launch for free.

Green technology is fine, but to really save the planet we need to shop less J.B. MacKinnon’s new book makes the case for the world’s citizens to buy a ‘little less stuff’—or else May 25, 2021 Lockdowns have curbed shopping, making the case for an effective fix for our climate crisis (Mark Felix/AFP/Getty Images) If the purpose of a thought experiment is to cast new light on familiar phenomena, the better to inspire a cascade of new thoughts on scarcely registered realities, J.B. Ma...

JB MacKinnon explains how in a brilliant book on curbing our destructive lust for stuff.

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Expect provocative conversation about the future of consumerism, and our planet, at this live event. Ian Gill is a contributing editor to The Tyee and co-owner of Vancouver bookstore Upstart & Crow. SHARES We welcome you to join the discussion. This article is part of a Tyee Presents initiative. Tyee Presents is the special sponsored content section within The Tyee where we highlight contests, events and other initiatives that are either put on by us or by our selec...