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• Seeing true nature: Buddhism and the environment

  John Worthington-Hill describes how Buddhism can encourage environmental awareness and sustainability. Embracing individuality is our disconnection from the natural world. In order to live in unity with the earth, we must find the 'middle way' (a buddhist morality based on self-discipline). "Self-centeredness is the great illness from which all imbalance, insensitivity and abuse ultimately stem – an illness directly linked to the Buddha’s ‘three poisons of greed, ill-will and delusion’. These poisonous mentalities seep into the collective consciousness and are instilled in the norms and structures of culture and society, helping to direct how politics and economics deal with the environment." "Environmental destruction is therefore an outer manifestation of an inner affliction. If our thoughts are polluted, then our actions will be polluted too, and so will their consequences."
• Environmental Stewardship and Conservation

  An article under the Mormon Newsroom from the official website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that explains the Church teachings and stance regarding environmental stewardship and conservation. The article also links other Church video resources, as well as a few articles, resources, and a book titled, “Stewardship and the Creation: LDS Perspectives on the Environment”. The book is a compilation of 17 essays that aim to inspire Latter-day Saints to strongly consider the importance of being environmental stewards and protecting God’s creations.
• International Network for Conservation and Religion

  The International Network for Conservation and Religion gathers information regarding conservation and religion to guide its users on how to act with greater care towards the environment. Groups are able to create plans for their future interactions with the environment in connection to their religion. The growing website allows users to easily share ideas within INCR and elsewhere.
• Resources for Affluenza

  This is a PBS website dedicated to providing information and resources on overconsumption. It also provides a quiz to asses your consumption quotient, and tips for reducing consumptive behaviors. Lastly, this website has a Teacher's Guide for grades 5-12. This was created in relation to the PBS documentary, Affluenza.
• Affluenza Documentary (1997)

  A one-hour PBS documentary which analogizes materialism and consumption to an epidemic. The term 'affluenza' is a combination of 'affluence' and 'influenza.' This an educational and socially critical piece that discusses the harmful affects of overconsumption, and provides ways to 'treat' it.