planned obsolescence

Two headlines in my local paper today made me re-think the phrase, "silver lining." Because according to The Oregonian today, the bad economy has a green lining. Specifically, our landfills and our health can thank the falling GDP for better results. The health statistics, especially, surprised...

Planned obsolescence is something our current world leadership has aggressively campaigned against -- if you were to judge solely on the sound bites, it would give one the impression that the world's presidents and prime ministers were sponsored by The Story of Stuff. Sound bites, unfortunately,...