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Climate change deniers are thriving. What does that say about people and our political system since this runs along party lines? Repukelicans toe the line and cater to their business cronies who destroy the earth to enrich themselves. Dummycrats had their chance but failed.

All are guilty of lollygagging since they favor their wealthy donors over the common people. Lobbyists and special interest groups ensure their needs are met. The responsibility is forced upon the people who often have NO choice but let's assign causation fairly.

Big oil has been buying the narrative for half a century. Blaming anyone but themselves for the destruction they knowingly caused is asinine. Same playbook as the tobacco industry.

A double cheeseburger doesn't come without a cost; the beef industry is following a similarly destructive path. For that matter, the whole food system is screwed big time in so many ways.

Mining to support the electric (vehicle) onslaught will make strip-mining look like the Garden of Eden. Conflict minerals? Well, they'll have to coin a new word to describe this level of debauchery. Ocean and space mining aren't too far behind, god help us.

Our disposable society buys vast quantities of everything newer or better. Free next-day shipping and returns enable us. Just a fraction of earth's population, the American lifestyle is wreaking devastation on a planetary scale.

Recycling hasn't worked though aluminum and glass have been highlights. Carbon credits shift the burden elsewhere. We toss 1/3 of our food. Fast fashion lives for a week while micro-plastics, no doubt from those disintegrating cheap clothes, endure for millennia.

We butcher words like sustainable, green-friendly, eco-conscious, post-consumer recycled, etc. The only problem is that it's based on consuming more when we need less. We can't under-consume or buy our way out of it. Feel-good measures will not save us, even a lot of them.

Responsible should be synonymous - make that required - with luxury or non-essential items. If you can't afford to purchase luxury goods responsibly then you have no right owning them! Right? Either do it properly and respectfully or don't do it all.

Our culture of convenience and extravagance offloads the burden (exploits) to poorer countries. Dolphin-friendly tuna doesn't exist. Free-range chickens aren't caged but are probably just as tightly packed. Truth, or the spirit of it, is in the eye of the beholder.

Murdering indigenous tribes still happens in the 21st century. Children, slaves, and prisoners toil so some warlord or executive can have numerous vacation homes. Consumers participate if they don't know their product's lineage.

Gold, silver, and gemstone supply chains are loaded with conflict materials. I realized this conundrum long before making jewelry. I have done the research and legwork to ensure the cleanest source of affordable and exquisite handmade silver and gold jewelry: mine.

My precious metal items are 100% handmade by me save the antiques and collectibles. Further, 100% have been made with existing materials since day one. No jumping on the green bandwagon or using pointless buzzwords. No keeping up with fads or current societal whims. No greenwashing, No warlords, foreign entities, or criminals get a piece. No wasted time, energy, and resources shipping components around the world. Just old-fashioned honest workmanship.

In what may seem contrary to running a successful business, I encourage you to NOT buy new jewelry. Should your angst or itching for something new get the better of you, I make superior goods found nowhere else. Everything starts and finishes in my shop. With uncompromising standards that are safer to the planet, people, plants, and critters, this is the premier choice.

Posted by M: January 6, 2024

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