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Here's Why We Should Stop Giving Things as Gifts for the Holidays

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Daniel Geery
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How much stuff will you give and receive this holiday season? Add it to the growing pile: the 30-trillion-ton pile. That’s how much technology and goods humans have produced, according to a study by an international team led by England’s University of Leicester. It adds up to more than all living matter on the planet, estimated at around 4 trillion tons.

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In my run for U.S. Senate against Utah's Orrin Hatch, I posted many progressive ideas and principles that I internalized over the years. I'm leaving that site up indefinitely, since it describes what I believe most members of our species truly (more...)
 

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