{"product_id":"ecological-intelligence-the-hidden-impacts-of-what-we-buy","title":"Ecological Intelligence: The Hidden Impacts of What We Buy","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmotional Intelligence\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrimal Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e now brings us \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEcological Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—revealing the hidden environmental consequences of what we make and buy, and how with that knowledge we can drive the essential changes we all must make to save our planet and ourselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe buy “herbal” shampoos that contain industrial chemicals that can threaten our health or contaminate the environment. We dive down to see coral reefs, not realizing that an ingredient in our sunscreen feeds a virus that kills the reef. We wear organic cotton t-shirts, but don’t know that its dyes may put factory workers at risk for leukemia. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEcological Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Daniel Goleman reveals why so many of the products that are labeled green are a “mirage,” and illuminates our wild inconsistencies in response to the ecological crisis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDrawing on cutting-edge research, Goleman explains why we as shoppers are in the dark over the hidden impacts of the Useds and services we make and consume, victims of a blackout of information about the detrimental effects of producing, shipping, packaging, distributing, and discarding the Useds we buy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut the balance of power is about to shift from seller to buyer, as a New generation of technologies informs us of the ecological facts about products at the point of purchase. This “radical transparency” will enable consumers to make smarter purchasing decisions, and will drive companies to rethink and reform their businesses, ushering in, Goleman claims, a New age of competitive advantage.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":44276546601217,"sku":"2P6VUBG8X-Used","price":499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/EcologicalIntelligence.jpg?v=1647003992","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/ecological-intelligence-the-hidden-impacts-of-what-we-buy","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}