by CELL Staff | Jan 20, 2014 | Staff Column, Sustainability News
by: Courtney Remacle A New York Times reporter tweeted this photograph of an LED billboard displaying the sunrise in Beijing while the city beneath it was cloaked in smog and pedestrians surely unable to see the real sky. This photograph is a stark and sobering look...
by CELL Staff | Jan 17, 2014 | Meaning of Sustainability, Staff Column
One of my first lessons in sustainability was learnt from a cartoon that was shown in a famous children’s television series. As I remember, a short cartoon showed a little boy brushing his teeth while leaving the tap open. The water that flowed from his tap was from a...
by CELL Staff | Nov 25, 2013 | Staff Column, Sustainability News, Sustainability Tips
by: Courtney Remacle Since 1997, an Adbusters campaign known as Buy Nothing Day has worked to remodel Black Friday, one of the 10 busiest shopping days of the year and a day notorious for out-of-control crowds, into a day of action-or rather, inaction. As the title...
by CELL Staff | Nov 11, 2013 | Staff Column, Sustainability News
by: Courtney Remacle A few weeks ago, Toys “R” us released a new ad that has been met with a barrage of criticism from parents, environmentalists and health advocates alike. For those of you who may not have seen it yet, the ad can be viewed below....
by CELL Staff | Nov 7, 2013 | Staff Column, Sustainability Tips
by: Courtney Remacle Most of us can appreciate the fact that your college years are not exactly the time in your life when you feel your wealthiest, in terms of money. Part-time jobs and work study barely cut it when you’re buying textbooks, toothpaste, and...
