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The problem with happiness

October 31, 2008 by Colin Beavan

Well, what I mean is that there is a problem with happiness as a measure of whether limited planetary resources should be used. I talk about this a lot, right? I talk a lot about how if we only choose to use the resources that actually make people happy and cut out the things that […]

Filed Under: Consumerism and Materialism, Environment, Happiness and Life Satisfaction, No Impact Man, Society Tagged With: children, Enrique Penalosa, happiness, sustainability, urban planning

What our cities could be

August 22, 2007 by Colin Beavan

I’ve written before about opportunities in the environmental crisis. Getting cars out of New York City and other communities that ought to put people before cars would not only cut down on greenhouse gases and improve air quality but would offer us the opportunity to have much nicer places to live. Imagine the city as […]

Filed Under: Environment, No Impact Man Tagged With: automobile emissions, environmentalism, global warming, urban planning

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