51 Philosophy of Shrinking Footprints

<p class="p1">We set out to make this the second of a series of episodes about shrinking our travel footprint, but the conversation ended up being a broader exploration of philosophical issues related to all kinds of footprint-shrinking actions. Erika and Dave are joined by recurring guest, Joshua Spodek, host of the This Sustainable Life podcast. The conversation includes:</p> <p>The joy of not flying<br /> Generating a lot less waste<br /> Is the new iPhone really green?<br /> And plastic, plastic, plastic.</p> <p><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/123723/Ep_51_600.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="315" /></p> <p class="p1"><strong>MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:</strong></p> <p class="p1"><a href="http://www.growthbusters.org/donate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donate to Support this Podcast</a> (yes, it’s a 501(c)3 non-profit project)</p> <p class="p3"><a href= "https://debugger.medium.com/apples-new-iphone-is-far-from-green-1803f4f9a58a" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Apple’s New iPhone Is Far from Green</em></a></p> <p class="p1"><a href= "https://grist.org/climate/apple-is-aiming-for-zero-climate-impact-the-iphone-12-wont-help" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Apple is aiming for ‘zero climate impact.’ The iPhone 12 won’t help.</em></a></p> <p class="p1"><a href="https://www.storyofplastic.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Story of Plastic</em></a></p> <p class="p1"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Story of Plastic</em> screenings</a><br /> (search for The Story of Plastic)</p> <p class="p1"><a href= "https://joshuaspodek.com/the-story-of-plastic-panel-video" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Joshua Spodek’s <em>The Story of Plastic</em> panel discussion</a></p> <p class="p1"><a href="https://joshuaspodek.com/podcast" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Joshua Spodek's <em>This Sustainable Life</em> podcast</a></p> <p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>On the GrowthBusters podcast, Erika and Dave explore the joy of sustainable livi