<< BURLINGTON, Vt., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The good life with less
stuff?
It's possible, says a new non-profit organization helping people use less
stuff, balance their hectic lives, and tread more softly on planet Earth.
The Center for a New American Dream wants people to rethink the
dream of
"having it all" in the material sense. "Americans are working harder and
consuming a greater share of the world's resources to purchase the latest
products, but we are not happier," says executive director Ellen Furnari.
"People are hungry for a meaningful routine beyond work-shop-spend. They
want
more time for family, hobbies, and community projects."
One of the major causes of environmental degradation around the
globe is
the "unsustainable" pattern of consumption in industrialized countries, says
Furnari. "With less than 5 percent of the world's population, the U.S.
consumes nearly 35 percent of global resources and produce more waste than
any
nation on earth," she says.
The New American Dream group is offering a "Simple Living/Earth
Saving
Action Kit" to help people start on the path to a more simple and more
satisfying lifestyle. The kit helps people establish new buying guidelines
for themselves or their families; it provides a short course on saving money
through energy efficiency, reducing household and workrelated expenses,
alternative family
outings besides shopping, and "downshifting" to jobs which free up time,
energy, and money. And it has plenty of follow-up sources, too.
The organization has other resources listed on the Internet at:
"We post a wealth of information, including our own
research, links to other helpful organizations, a consumption quiz, and even
wacky ways people have saved money," Furnari said. "If the earth is to have
a
chance, most of us must consume less right now and in the future."
The Center for a New American Dream is a non-profit, tax-exempt
organization. Address: 156 College St., Burlington, VT 05401.
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BURLINGTON, Vt., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The good life with less stuff?
It's possible, says a new non-profit organization helping people use less
stuff, balance their hectic lives, and tread more softly on planet Earth.
The Center for a New American Dream wants people to rethink the
dream of
"having it all" in the material sense. "Americans are working harder and
consuming a greater share of the world's resources to purchase the latest
products, but we are not happier," says executive director Ellen Furnari.
"People are hungry for a meaningful routine beyond work-shop-spend. They
want
more time for family, hobbies, and community projects."
One of the major causes of environmental degradation around the
globe is
the "unsustainable" pattern of consumption in industrialized countries, says
Furnari. "With less than 5 percent of the world's population, the U.S.
consumes nearly 35 percent of global resources and produce more waste than
any
nation on earth," she says.
The New American Dream group is offering a $10 "Simple Living/Earth
Saving
Action Kit" to help people start on the path to a more simple and more
satisfying lifestyle. (Send $10 to The Center for a New American Dream,
156 College St., Burlington, VT 05401, or call 802-862-6762.)
The kit helps people establish new buying guidelines for themselves or their
families; it provides a short course on saving money through energy
efficiency, reducing household and workrelated expenses, alternative family
outings besides shopping, and "downshifting" to jobs which free up time,
energy, and money. And it has plenty of follow-up sources, too.
The organization has other resources listed on the Internet at:
www.newdream.org. "We post a wealth of information, including our own
research, links to other helpful organizations, a consumption quiz, and even
wacky ways people have saved money," Furnari said. "If the earth is to have
a
chance, most of us must consume less right now and in the future."
The Center for a New American Dream is a non-profit, tax-exempt
organization. Address: 156 College St., Burlington, VT 05401.
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