We buy “herbal” shampoos that contain chemicals that can threaten our health or contaminate the environment. We wear dyed organic cotton t-shirts that may put factory workers at risk for leukemia. In Ecological Intelligence, 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. Drawing on cutting-edge research, Goleman explains why we as shoppers are unknown to the impacts of the goods and services we make, consume, pack, distribute, and discard. The book reveals 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.