“When you save quiet, you actually wind up saving everything else, too”
Most recently, acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton launched Quiet Parks International (QPI), a first-of-its-kind non-profit that aims to certify and preserve the Earth’s last natural soundscapes from humanity’s racket through “quiet tourism”.
Planting trees in our times is a creative activist act.
Ecosia is a search engine based in Berlin, Germany. It donates 80% of its profits to nonprofit organizations that focus on reforestation. It considers itself a social business, is CO2-negative and claims to support full financial transparency and protect the privacy of its users.
They use the profit we make from your searches to plant trees where they are needed most. Get the free browser extension and plant trees with every search.
These folks have been busting the balls of capitalism since we were wee spermies, hmmm…
Anyway, Adbusters is the great ancestor of all who seek to make everyone question their firm belief in consumer ecstasy.
Some irreverent sites to ease the tension:
Buycott – scan products to find out if they have nefarious involvements
