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‘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. MacKinnon certainly delivers in The Day the World Stops Shopping. On his way to exploring what coul...

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 select partners. The Tyee does not and cannot vouch for or endorse products advertised on The Tyee. We ch...