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6 Ways I’m Having a More Wildlife-Friendly Wedding
Blog | by Sarah Baillie | February 7, 2019
A wildlife lover uses her passion for the planet—and SoKind registry—to personalize her nuptials.
10 Ways Changing Your Consumer Habits Can Change the World for Animals
Blog | by Stephanie Feldstein | June 6, 2018
How you spend your time and money affects the lives of those around you—including other animals.
The Threads That Bind Us: One Woman's Perspective on the Border Crisis, Climate Change, and Our Choices as Consumers
Blog | by Amber Cadenas | September 17, 2019
We can't ignore the connections between our own behaviors as consumers and many of the wider crises facing our world, including climate change and the realities of climate-related migration.
Outside-the-Box Experiential Gift Ideas
Blog | by Kelley Dennings | November 13, 2017
Ready to give more fun, less stuff this holiday season? New Dream Fellow Kelley Dennings provides us with a list of experiential gift ideas designed to help you give a personal, unique, and fun gift to your friends and family that won’t break the bank, regardless of where you live.
Small Steps to Help Your Child’s School Be More Healthy Today
Blog | by Terra Wellington | September 25, 2012
Parents, teachers, administrators, and students can work together toward improving a school’s health and sustainability.
Can the Rewards of Travel Outweigh the Planetary Costs?
Blog | by Amy Curtis | January 17, 2012
Despite the environmental repercussions, traveling also makes one appreciate the Earth.
The Company That Wants You to Buy Less
Blog | by Wen Lee | October 11, 2011
Patagonia is asking customers to buy less and buy used—something that flies in the face of everything we know about commercial business.
Want to Give ONE Holiday Gift That Keeps on Giving?
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | December 10, 2013
Make it an attractive reusable water bottle. Here are our top seven reasons why—some of which may surprise you.
Consumerism, Values, and What Really Matters: An Interview with Tim Kasser
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | July 29, 2011
Psychologist Tim Kasser describes his work on materialism and values, and how he’s tried to resist consumer pressures in his own life.
Alternative Daily: This Is How Much the Average American Spends on Halloween
Blog | by Tamara Pearson | October 31, 2017
Casey Williams, a director of New Dream, an organization focused on transforming consumption habits for the wellbeing of people and planet, also talked to AD, and warned that these high spending levels and the general “accumulation of stuff” is having significant consequences for not just the environment, but also on “our own health and happiness.
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What You Want From New Dream: Key Themes and Messages on Equity and Consumption
Blog | January 14, 2019
New Dreamers share their thoughts about the connections between consumerism, class, and race; our new focus on equity and consumption; and what you’d like to see from New Dream in the future.
Our Emerging Normal: Results from New Dream's COVID-19 Survey
Blog | June 10, 2020
In April, we asked our audience for thoughts and feedback on how the COVID-19 pandemic was informing what they prioritize and consume. The feedback was deeply insightful.