Category Archives: Environment

Sierra Club Sits Down

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Double take Sociology

For the first time in its history, Sierra Club will participate in civil disobedience. Sierra Club Executive Director, Michael Brune, outlined the philosophical basis for this unprecedented tactical move in a Huffpost blog. He writes: Some of you might wonder … Continue reading →

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Cross Promotion and the Environmental Movement

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Double take Sociology

There is no shortage of criticism of Mazda and Universal’s decision to use Dr. Seuss’s character, the Lorax, to sell the CX-5, a compact crossover sport utility vehicle. In the advertisements, we learn that Mazda’s car is “certified truffula tree … Continue reading →

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