Almost every situation where we make a decision involves some compromise.
Breakfast cereal … I love non-standard less-sweet varieties that can’t be found in the Kellogg’s or Post sections of the supermarket. So my search for interesting cereals brought me to Big Lots. (I’m a Big Fan of Big Lots.)
I found a tropical fruits cereal there, from Poland, of all places! Then, I noticed that Big Lots imported it from Poland. There aren’t many tropical fruits in Poland. So the fruits were grown in Africa, flown to Poland, and then the end product was flown to some warehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Then they were transported to Denver. And trucked from the local Big Lots warehouse to my local suburban store.
That’s a lot of carbon footprint.
But how do we avoid that? It’s not easy. Tropical fruits aren’t grown in Denver either. But I like them.
How do you decide which products you buy?

If you fill up your fuel tank when it’s only half empty, here are some good reasons to wait till it’s nearly empty:
Most Americans are faced with a choice when they enter a big retail store… go through the automatic doors or the push-open doors?
Initial disclaimer: if your municipal or private trash collection service collects leaves and mulches them, ignore this post!
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Most of the time when you go shopping in the USA, the person behind the counter automatically puts your purchased items in a plastic bag. That’s a bad default. Instead, they should provide a bag only if you ask. I’d go so far as to say they should charge you for that bag. Then many would begin bringing their own bags.
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