Why your happiness matters to the planet | csmonitor.com - The Diigo Meta page

• 22 Jul 08
  

  elsamary

  The United States, which ranked 16th and has the world’s largest economy, has largely stalled in happiness gains – this despite ever more buying power.

  happiness environment money wealth health global warming pollution toxic consumption

  • The United States, which ranked 16th and has the world’s largest economy, has largely stalled in happiness gains – this despite ever more buying power.
  • Overconsumption is a major factor in environmental degradation, global warming chief among them. Could a wrong-headed approach to seeking happiness, then, be exacerbating some of the world’s most pressing environmental problems? And could learning to be truly content help mitigate them?

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