Before you make your next purchase, try to consider all the costs involved, not just the price.
Our current economic structure does not account for the environmental and social impacts of products and services, rather, these are viewed as externalities. In the new green economy, these externalities will be absorbed, making the manufacturer's of products and suppliers of services accountable.
Read more at Grist...always a noteworthy news source.
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