2. Before you buy, ask yourself, By buying this, am I oppressing the poor or harming the earth? We all know that the level at which Americans consume is doing great harm to the earth. Scientists argue it would take something like five earths for everyone on the planet to live with the same ecological footprint as the average American.52 Think of something as common as polyester, which is now in a startling 50 percent of our clothes and is non-biodegradable. That cute athletic-wear outfit? It will always exist, in a landfill. FOREVER.
