Consumers insatiable appetites

It always horrifies me when I see consumers clamor for the latest and throw out the old.  It's disturbing that most lack the curiosity to ask where their latest trinket came from, or who made it.  Even the best of us give in to such temptations on occasion.

Here are two articles to help you give a second thought to the choices you make.  We live in a finite world, and need to look beyond the horizon of our own lives.

• Dire Glimpses of What Pollution Is Doing in Bangladesh -- Bangladeshi photojournalist Probal Rashid's disturbing photos of his country's transformation as the world's clothier
• Faster, Cheaper Fashion -- Irish fast fashion retailer, Primark, is coming to North America.  Their grand openings rival the black Friday shopping horrors we see south of the border.