In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at why planned obsolescence happens and how planned obsolescence creates waste and emissions. Specifically, I show how planned ...

In the consumer electronics industry, this practice persists. A 2024 study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, found that ...

The roots of planned obsolescence trace back to the infamous Phoebus Cartel of 1924, where leading lightbulb manufacturers—Philips, Osram, and General Electric among them—secretly colluded to cap bulb ...

Free support for Windows 10 comes to an end on Wednesday. That's a big problem since almost half of all Windows computers ...

A new Quebec law came into effect Sunday aimed at protecting consumers against planned obsolescence while ensuring they have the information needed to repair and maintain goods they buy.

Ritchey supports International Repair Day, Oct. 18, 2025, with a campaign to “Fix it, don’t ditch it!” and inspire other ...

This is becoming a pressing political problem in the US. In parts of Virginia, which today hosts over one-third of the ...

In her piano piece "In Autumn," composer Amy Beach was inspired by a line of poetry: “Yellowing foliage scattered on lawn.” ...

If you travel to Livermore, Calif., you can find proof that it’s possible to make something which lasts — the “Centennial ...