tag:blog.goodguide.com,2009:/2009/4/22/ecological-intelligence/comments Mephisto Drax 2009-10-08T20:11:02Z Reenie Rogers tag:blog.goodguide.com,2009-04-22:11135:14739 2009-10-06T00:27:20Z 2009-10-06T00:27:20Z For me, Goleman provides many more viewpoints on my role as a consumer in today's world. And it has already changed me, elevated my buying consciousness I suppose. For example, since reading EI, I have done research prior to purchasing a cell phone (my first one, so you know I'm a bit of a backward consumer). I was able to locate Environmental Working Group's list of cell phones with least to most radiation, and based upon that, and upon my wish to use the phone primarily for last minute/emergency family events, I purchased a Trac phone. The store I purchased it had 3 different models of phones. I just checked out my EWG list and purchased the model closest to the top (safest) of the phone list. It takes willingness to research and tap into common sense (which Voltaire I believe said is not so common) as we reach out to buy. Time investment, research savvy, willingness to decide what's important (for me it's body health first, for others it might be price only, or quality only, or design, or environmental impacts, or sociological considerations). I do hope that whoever made the phone got a fair wage and works in a healthy environment. There are just so many considerations related to every single purchase. I've simplified my mental considerations prior to purchase by thinking first of biological (health) impacts. A great read and would make a fine book for reading groups to take up. We need to talk about these things in order to make changes. I give talks at the local health food store and garden circles etc. Each individual needs to pass it forward for the changes to occur before we have made ourselves and the planet sick by not being responsible for our consumption habits. Best to all! poeticsistah tag:blog.goodguide.com,2009-04-22:11135:13998 2009-08-26T19:18:15Z 2009-08-26T19:18:15Z Daniel Goleman is a great author , I have read his emotionally intelligence book and also I have seen his video about becoming emotionally intelligent! I look forward to reading this book! Evola123 tag:blog.goodguide.com,2009-04-22:11135:13976 2009-08-25T09:11:15Z 2009-08-25T09:11:15Z I'm reading this book, so when I read about GoodGuide, I run here! gdog tag:blog.goodguide.com,2009-04-22:11135:13205 2009-07-13T18:46:49Z 2009-07-13T18:46:49Z The one good thing that came out of this book for me was this website. I thought most of the book was way over the heads of the average "eco-friendly wannabe" diego tag:blog.goodguide.com,2009-04-22:11135:13005 2009-07-08T09:12:20Z 2009-07-08T09:12:20Z i'm reading goleman's book and i discover there "good guide" thanks tointernet i found it..... read about it and evberything sounds good.... But reading what good guide 's goals are i tought:: ehi sounds good to collect aot of money from all that big industry that in future will pay to bein this green list..... In italy we say: isthe occasion that makes a man a thift" and hre we are talking about a huge amount of money (the perfect spot for a product ... your bnk or credit card send u a message telling you what to buy.. the industry will pay millions to be part of that list coming to you from yoour bank or credit card....) who will controll the good guide controller???? hope this well be with honesty cause milion and milion of persons in future could be involved in this..... P.S. sorry for my bad english but i'm italian.... bye all Petrov tag:blog.goodguide.com,2009-04-22:11135:12657 2009-06-26T16:44:56Z 2009-06-26T16:44:56Z The book sounds good. But it is a sad reflexion of our society of consumption that we must call something as plain as an honest contents label "radical transparency". Maybe this hyped-up term is necessary in order to get people to take notice... But by labeling paints and other household products with "ingredients", unless we are chemists - and even then! - we will not know the health effects, necessarily of a product. So "transparency" can only help a portion of consumers. GoodGuide can help. But we may need more "doctors" in the realms of building materials and commercial product toxicology ... j foss tag:blog.goodguide.com,2009-04-22:11135:12338 2009-06-16T00:38:48Z 2009-06-16T00:38:48Z I'm in the middle of this book right now and it carries some incredibly powerful ideas for transforming our habits of consumption. I highly encourage anyone with a drive to make a difference to pick it up. Radical Transparency is spot on! I look forward to seeing GoodGuide evolve! Lori tag:blog.goodguide.com,2009-04-22:11135:12334 2009-06-15T22:13:16Z 2009-06-15T22:13:16Z In terms of what I consider radical, radical transparency would require ecological intelligence to be intelligence more in the CIA sense than in the IQ sense... I'm just sayin'... @businessethos tag:blog.goodguide.com,2009-04-22:11135:12198 2009-06-09T17:07:33Z 2009-06-09T17:07:33Z Understanding ecological intelligence is vital for organizational development. Transparency will help organizations thrive. Thanks GoodGuide! http://twitter.com/businessethos pete hellmuth tag:blog.goodguide.com,2009-04-22:11135:11633 2009-05-16T19:45:20Z 2009-05-16T19:45:20Z google otto nathan who runs www.p5y.org ... world peace in five years partially thru consciencious consuming. Kanti Purohit tag:blog.goodguide.com,2009-04-22:11135:11625 2009-05-16T14:20:10Z 2009-05-16T14:20:10Z I watched Mr. Goleman last night on Moyer's Journal. I am very inspired by his ideas, especially how an individual can begin to make a difference by "spreading the word". And with technology, spreading the word is as easy tweeting! I am very suspicious "ratings" sites -either they are fake (put up by the vendor) or biased because of the sponsorships. I'll give GoodGuide" and "SkinDeep" a chance :) BTW, the last night's show led me to your site. Donald Waddell tag:blog.goodguide.com,2009-04-22:11135:11611 2009-05-16T05:13:07Z 2009-05-16T05:13:07Z I am glad to see Bill Moyer informing us of this book and its author. It fits my needs and those of my family. Please keep this information coming to us. iKwanzaa tag:blog.goodguide.com,2009-04-22:11135:11147 2009-04-26T20:50:13Z 2009-04-26T20:50:13Z Great info! Time to empower those we love! ToddlerScholar tag:blog.goodguide.com,2009-04-22:11135:11146 2009-04-26T20:40:21Z 2009-04-26T20:40:21Z This is a refreshing twist on EQ. Ecological Intelligence... our natural environment is applauding. We will certainly share this with our readers... and raise our collective eco-IQ along the way. @toddlerscholar