Comments on: 8 Travel Products with Dodgy Ethical Records http://matadornetwork.com/goods/8-travel-products-with-dodgy-ethical-records/ travel culture worldwide Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan Haneveer http://matadornetwork.com/goods/8-travel-products-with-dodgy-ethical-records/#comment-86091 Dan Haneveer Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:40:00 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=6040#comment-86091 A very vegan article. On leather, I don't know of anywhere that raises cattle purely for it's leather, while the cattle industry is certainly environmentally taxing it can hardly be considered wasteful with what it ultimately produces. Leather is a fantastic product, long lasting, hardwearing, I'd take a leather product that will last a lifetime or more over going through a dozen non leather products. A very vegan article. On leather, I don’t know of anywhere that raises cattle purely for it’s leather, while the cattle industry is certainly environmentally taxing it can hardly be considered wasteful with what it ultimately produces. Leather is a fantastic product, long lasting, hardwearing, I’d take a leather product that will last a lifetime or more over going through a dozen non leather products.

]]> By: Dan Haneveer http://matadornetwork.com/goods/8-travel-products-with-dodgy-ethical-records/#comment-86092 Dan Haneveer Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:40:00 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=6040#comment-86092 A very vegan article. On leather, I don't know of anywhere that raises cattle purely for it's leather, while the cattle industry is certainly environmentally taxing it can hardly be considered wasteful with what it ultimately produces. Leather is a fantastic product, long lasting, hardwearing, I'd take a leather product that will last a lifetime or more over going through a dozen non leather products. A very vegan article. On leather, I don’t know of anywhere that raises cattle purely for it’s leather, while the cattle industry is certainly environmentally taxing it can hardly be considered wasteful with what it ultimately produces. Leather is a fantastic product, long lasting, hardwearing, I’d take a leather product that will last a lifetime or more over going through a dozen non leather products.

]]> By: Jake Walton http://matadornetwork.com/goods/8-travel-products-with-dodgy-ethical-records/#comment-67088 Jake Walton Sun, 07 Nov 2010 15:38:52 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=6040#comment-67088 Hmm, wow. Thanks for the warnings! I suppose the only green way to spend my vacation is to simply dig a hole and sit barefoot and shivering at the bottom. Aside from the damage to the ecosystem via digging a hole, my impact will heed this article and be minimal. I'd send you pictures if only I had a safe means of taking them. Cheers Hmm, wow.

Thanks for the warnings! I suppose the only green way to spend my vacation is to simply dig a hole and sit barefoot and shivering at the bottom. Aside from the damage to the ecosystem via digging a hole, my impact will heed this article and be minimal.

I’d send you pictures if only I had a safe means of taking them.

Cheers

]]> By: ecothreesixty.com http://matadornetwork.com/goods/8-travel-products-with-dodgy-ethical-records/#comment-67293 ecothreesixty.com Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:39:16 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=6040#comment-67293 Great article! Exactly what makes Matador great. Thank you very much. Great article! Exactly what makes Matador great. Thank you very much.

]]> By: Sarah Irving http://matadornetwork.com/goods/8-travel-products-with-dodgy-ethical-records/#comment-66895 Sarah Irving Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:16:44 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=6040#comment-66895 Scott - you're absolutely right, IBM did sell their laptop-making division to Lenovo. But if you look at the article, I recommend "reconditioned or remanufactured" IBM laptops, NOT new ones - I don't recommend any new PCs - and there are still plenty of excellent secondhand IBM laptops to be had through Ebay and other second-hand sources. Scott – you’re absolutely right, IBM did sell their laptop-making division to Lenovo. But if you look at the article, I recommend “reconditioned or remanufactured” IBM laptops, NOT new ones – I don’t recommend any new PCs – and there are still plenty of excellent secondhand IBM laptops to be had through Ebay and other second-hand sources.

]]> By: scott http://matadornetwork.com/goods/8-travel-products-with-dodgy-ethical-records/#comment-66906 scott Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:34:34 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=6040#comment-66906 good read, however I dont think IBM makes laptops anymore. They sold there computer division to Lenovo in China. This should be corrected. good read, however I dont think IBM makes laptops anymore. They sold there computer division to Lenovo in China. This should be corrected.

]]> By: nik http://matadornetwork.com/goods/8-travel-products-with-dodgy-ethical-records/#comment-67065 nik Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:38:16 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=6040#comment-67065 So glad to own a Toshiba :) So glad to own a Toshiba :)

]]> By: Davis http://matadornetwork.com/goods/8-travel-products-with-dodgy-ethical-records/#comment-66983 Davis Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:35:04 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=6040#comment-66983 Don't forget the most dodgy travel product of them all Lonely Planet Guide Books! Don’t forget the most dodgy travel product of them all Lonely Planet Guide Books!

]]> By: Alicia http://matadornetwork.com/goods/8-travel-products-with-dodgy-ethical-records/#comment-66922 Alicia Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:08:48 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=6040#comment-66922 I'm glad that more companies are producing high quality down and leather alternatives. Sometimes as a vegan, it's a bit irritating to find outdoor stuff that isn't made from animal products. I’m glad that more companies are producing high quality down and leather alternatives. Sometimes as a vegan, it’s a bit irritating to find outdoor stuff that isn’t made from animal products.

]]> By: Michelle Schusterman http://matadornetwork.com/goods/8-travel-products-with-dodgy-ethical-records/#comment-66919 Michelle Schusterman Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:06:37 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=6040#comment-66919 Fantastic advice here! There's a Patagonia right down the street from me, looking forward to checking out their fleece! Fantastic advice here! There’s a Patagonia right down the street from me, looking forward to checking out their fleece!

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