This week, we enter the Consumption Season in America. On Thursday, Thanksgiving meals will encourage excessive consumption of food; despite that high caloric intake, there will be plenty of leftovers and, unfortunately, a good deal of wasted food.
Then we begin the official lead up to Christmas (though it actually began weeks ago) during which we feel obliged to buy gifts for family and friends whether they need them or not. Though it fuels the economy, this National generosity puts a strain on natural resources and greatly increases our consumption of fossil fuel (via shopping trips, holiday travel, delivery services and the continual restocking of stores).
Of course, we could still enjoy the Holidays without the excessive consumption that they encourage. In the interest of conservation and climate stabilization, it is time to modify that tradition.
