Resources

A new report from Demos points out the problems with using GDP as the predominant benchmark of our economic and social progress.

Sterling talks about the need for “big-picture” thinking to address the world’s most pressing environmental and conservation challenges.

Each month, master fixers and people with broken things convene to restore the tired items of everyday life.

Now that you've upgraded, why not make the responsible choice and donate or recycle your old equipment, rather than just dumping it in the trash?

We asked our readers for their ideas for simplifying the holidays, and the response was overwhelming! Here are some of our favorite tips.

New oil-consumption scenario for The Settlers of Catan brings eye-opening lessons about resource consumption and our impact on the world.

A popular stage show explores some of the less glamorous impacts of Steve Jobs's life work.

Below is a list of sources for the studies referenced in New Dream video "The High Price of Materialism," narrated by psychologist Tim Kasser. Overviews of the literature on materialism and consumer culture Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2000). The “what” and “why” of goal ...

In this short animation, psychologist Tim Kasser discusses how America's culture of consumerism undermines our well-being.

In this new video, New Dream profiles an Oakland nonprofit that believes the best solutions to community problems are found within the community itself.

What if you could accurately measure the happiness of your community based on parameters like physical health, material well-being, and time balance?

The preventative health and environmental sustainability movements face a common challenge: getting people and institutions to change their habits.

Living Lighter is a colorful pamphlet filled with helpful tips and resources for reducing your consumer footprint.

Gus Speth offers participants in the Occupy movement 10 principles to point the way to a new economy and a new politics.

For tips on buying responsibly, check out our Conscious Consumer Shopping Guide, which covers everyday items from baby goods to seafood.

On the Web: http://www.newdream.org/programs/beyond-consumerism/consuming-consciously/buy-green

The founder of Sustainable Tompkins in New York State talks about how she's helped her community lay the groundwork for sustainability.

Undermining the status quo with provocative artwork and a healthy dose of wit and humor.

A new website and mobile app looks at your purchases and determines the amount of forced labor that's gone into everything you own.

Just how large and far-reaching is the groundswell toward collaborative consumption? Learn more in this dynamic video from Rachel Botsman.

Entire sets of assumptions, beliefs, and practices will need to be overturned if the United States is to build a sustainable economy, Worldwatch says.