Dec 8, 2021
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The Environmental Impact of Consumerism
This holiday season, spending is expected to exceed levels seen in 2020. As a result of all that expenditure, consumption accounts for 70% of our country’s GDP, but it also causes real environmental problems.
According to J.B. MacKinnon, author of The Day The World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves The Environment And Ourselves, consumption is at the root of all environmental problems.
