The Carrot Project

Thought of CP when I read this. Figured it be a good quote to write on an index card and tack to the wall. Or, since it is, after all, the ‘90s, blog…

Stopping a piece of work just because it’s hard, either emotionally or imaginatively, is a bad ...

This project was born in Beijing.* Apparently it’s still there.

Whenever a name I don’t recognize requests an invitation to come play on the site, I send a little note, say hi, and ask how that person knows us or found out about us.

This is from the ...

Today might be an historical day for responsible consumption.

From last week’s Wall Street Journal:

Wal-Mart Thursday will tell suppliers they must calculate and disclose the full environmental costs of making their products, then allow Wal-Mart to distill the information into a rating system that shoppers will see alongside ...

Just a link really, I haven’t played around with it much:

“Brighter Planet helps you take control of your environmental footprint — you’ll measure your climate impact, discover simple ways to reduce it, track your progress, and share your experiences. No politics, no arguments. Just real people, real actions ...

A couple of people have asked me if The Carrot Project has opinions on the relative crunchiness of tobacco companies.

The Carrot Project doesn’t really have opinions, I’ve told them, but I’m sure there are experts that do, and if people keep telling us they’re curious ...

Saw this yesterday. The new, “eco-preferred” New Balances are for sale.

Dug around for more info and found this…

Not my favorite video ever. But worth seeing how the company describes the shoes.

I have my worries about New Balance. The Made in the USA positioning feels a little disingenuous ...

The Carrot Project is officially a part of my Facebook life…

That’s my first post.

And it sort of shows what we’re trying to do. Which is to encourage people to post, as status messagey kinds of things, proclamations of love for businesses or products and the reasons ...

I bought music on the internets tonight for what might have been the first time.

I paid to download an album called Kingdom Come by Dirt Circle Dogs.

And I paid for it because I trust that the people that made it will do good things with the money I ...