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The psychology of special offers – cartoon

August 23, 2015 by chrismadden

cartoon - a misleading special offer in a supermarket

A joke showing people being deceived by a special offer in a shop.

The customers see a sign with the special offer of “Two for the price of Three’ and they automatically think that this is a good deal due to the way that the offer is framed (interpreting it in the same way as “Two for the price of three”).
A cartoon about marketing, persuasion, selling, manipulation, misleading offers.

Drawn: 2009

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Filed Under: Consumerism, ECONOMY, Sociology

Food that isn’t ‘locally sourced’

June 25, 2015 by chrismadden

cartoon - food imported from round the world

A cartoon about the fact that a huge amount of food consumed in the UK is imported rather than grown in Britain.

Many of Britain’s staple food, from potatoes to carrots, are grown in Spain, Africa, Israel, New Zealand etc, instead of being ‘locally sourced’.

Original version drawn: 1991
Cartoon reference number: f7b

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Filed Under: Cooking and kitchens, ENVIRONMENT, In the home

Vultures endangered by consuming contaminated carcasses

June 25, 2015 by chrismadden

cartoon - vulture extinction

Vultures endangered by consuming carcasses contaminated by anti-inflammatory drug, diclofenac.

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Vultures in India are on the verge of extinction due to scavenging on the carcasses of cattle that have been treated with the veterinary drug diclofenac.

Original version drawn: 1991

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Filed Under: ANIMALS, Birds, ENVIRONMENT, Wildlife in danger

How to ignore inconvenient truths.

June 25, 2015 by chrismadden

cartoon - television programme about tv manufacturing

A TV viewer wanting to ignore the evidence in a television programme as it would make him uncomfortable.

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A cartoon depicting a person ignoring an inconvenient truth. (The cartoon doesn’t actually imply that all televisions are manufactured in exploitative sweatshop conditions – the use of a tv in the cartoon is because the tv in the image is, ironically, the conduit for the information to be made available).

Original version drawn: 2009

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Filed Under: Consumerism, ECONOMY

Climate change cartoon – impact on developing world and compensation

June 25, 2015 by chrismadden

Developed world's effect on the developing world - cartoon

The adverse effects of anthropogenic climate change on the developing world.
The need for the West to compensate developing countries for the damage caused by climate change.

Subsistence farmers in the developing world, who’s crops are falling due to global warming.

A cartoon about crop failure, famine, starvation, drought.
The West being implicated in the suffering of the developing world.
One of the farmers is saying “Do you know any good lawyers”, to highlight the farmers’ lack of access to power.

Original version created: 2004

Cartoon reference number: a691

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Filed Under: Climate Change cartoons, ENVIRONMENT

Profiting from climate change – cartoon

June 25, 2015 by chrismadden

profiteering from global warming cartoon

Climate change cartoon.
A businessman making his business diversify into boats due to increased flood risk.

As global warming results in more floods there will be a greater demand for boats.
The cartoon shows a businessman suggesting that his manufacturing company diversify into ship and boat building.

A cartoon showing manufacturing companies and businesses adapting to changing demands, and about the adaptability of capitalism.

Drawn: 2017

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Filed Under: Business, Climate Change cartoons, ENVIRONMENT, Floods

Environment-friendly holidays and eco-tourism

June 25, 2015 by chrismadden

Eco holidays cartoon

Cartoon caption suggesting that the most environment-friendly holidays are holidays spent at home (or at least not jetting off to an exotic location).

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A cartoon about choice of holiday destinations

Eco-holidays, eco-tourism, tourism

Original version drawn: 2009

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Filed Under: ENVIRONMENT

Save the dolphins

June 25, 2015 by chrismadden

dolphins aren't vegetarian cartoon

Cartoon showing a campaigner for protecting dolphins being disappointed to discover that dolphins aren’t vegetarian.

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A cartoon about the concept that some animal lovers prefer animals that are thought of as nice, cute, gentle etc (which interestingly extends to pet cats, which I frequently see tormenting and killing wildlife)..

The idea refers to some extent to the ‘natural fallacy’, which states that nature is inherently good.

Original version drawn: 1990

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Filed Under: ANIMALS, Animals (wild or pets), ENVIRONMENT, Wildlife in danger

The results of desertification caused by global warming cartoon

June 24, 2015 by chrismadden

desertification cartoon

Cartoon about desertification.

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The spread of deserts due to global warming and climate change.

Original version drawn: 1990

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Man’s relationship with cars

June 24, 2015 by chrismadden

car as a protective shell - cartoon

Cartoon – a car as a protective shell or carapace.

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An image illustrating the psychology of motoring and the human relationship with cars
A cartoon about cars, car use, traffic, psychology.

Original version drawn: 1990

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Filed Under: Evolution, Sociology, Transport

Why there were no unicorns on Noah’s ark – cartoon

June 24, 2015 by chrismadden

Why there were no unicorns on Noah's ark - cartoon

A cartoon showing Noah’s ark full of consumer goods (cars, shipping containers etc). Noah is telling the two unicorns that are wanting to enter the ark that there is no room for them.

The cartoon about the human race’s impact on wildlife (particularly as a result of our consumption of the earth’s resources, but also as a result of anthropogenic floods).

A cartoon about endangered species, extinction, wildlife in danger.

Original version. drawn: 1990

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Filed Under: ANIMALS, Consumerism, ENVIRONMENT, Wildlife in danger

An apple as the earth, and a worm as a human.

June 24, 2015 by chrismadden

human eating world - worm eating apple cartoon

A cartoon showing an apple with a worm – a metaphor for people destroying the earth.

The cartoon about the human race’s impact on the earth.

Original version created: 2004

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Filed Under: ENVIRONMENT

We are depleting the earth’s mineral resources at our peril

June 24, 2015 by chrismadden

depleting the earth's resources cartoon

A cartoon showing people mining the earth’s mineral resources to an irresponsible extent.

The cartoon about the depletion of the earth’s resources – and the possible dire consequences.

The image shows the earth represented by a boat, with the people in the boat digging out so much of the earth’s minerals that they have made a hole in the bottom of the boat, meaning that it will sink. A cautionary image.

Original version created: 1991

Cartoon reference number: a465

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Filed Under: Energy fuel power, ENVIRONMENT

The world being destroyed by consumerism cartoon

June 24, 2015 by chrismadden

traffic destroying environment cartoon

A cartoon showing a lorry crossing a traffic roundabout and destroying the playing arrangement on the roundabout.

The cartoon is a metaphor for the way that our consumer society and consumerism (represented by the lorryload of goods) is devastating the earth (represented by the flower planting in the form of a map of the world).

Original version created: 1991

Cartoon reference number: a454

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Filed Under: Consumerism, ENVIRONMENT, Transport

Genetically modified pigs will fly.

June 24, 2015 by chrismadden

pigs will fly gmo cartoon

A cartoon showing a genetically modified pig flying.

A cartoon about gmo food and genetics.
The cartoon strip shows people talking about ‘scare stories’ about ‘Frankenstein food’, with the final frame of the strip showing a flying pig.

A cartoon about gmo, genetically modified organisms, pigs will fly.

Original version created: 2008

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Filed Under: ANIMALS, ENVIRONMENT, Genetics cartoons, SCIENCE

Will increased gmo food yields cause human population increase?

June 9, 2015 by chrismadden

gmo food cartoon

A cartoon dealing with the issue of genetically modified crops increasing crop yield to feed more people

The cartoon shows scientists considering the consequences of increasing food yields and the possible resulting population increase.

A cartoon about gmo, genetically modified organisms, human population increase.

Original version created: 2012

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Filed Under: ENVIRONMENT, Genetics cartoons, Other environment cartoons

The Ethics of Coffee – illustration

April 20, 2015 by chrismadden

Coffee cash crop cartoon

An illustration showing coffee beans with currency symbols on them as a symbol of the profit-motivated production

This illustration was created to depict coffee grown by multinational companies primarily for the profit.

The image is to draw attention to fair trade crops and ethically produced food products

Drawn: 2015

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Filed Under: Consumerism, ENVIRONMENT

Atmospheric pollution cartoon. Breathing clean air in a polluted atmosphere

December 5, 2014 by chrismadden

Oxygen cylinder tree cartoon

An environmental cartoon about air pollution

A cartoon showing a man using an oxygen cylinder to breathe fresh air in a polluted atmosphere. The oxygen cylinder contains a tree that is generating oxygen

Part of the idea behind the illustration is to convey the concept that trees are the lungs of the world.
A cartoon about atmospheric pollution, clear air and toxic chemicals in the atmosphere, smog

Original version created: 1991

Cartoon reference number: env071a

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Filed Under: ENVIRONMENT, Pollution cartoons

Carbon footprint cartoon

September 30, 2014 by chrismadden

carbon footprint cartoon

A carbon footprint cartoon from my selection of environment cartoons.

The illustration shows a climate change conference, with the US delegate (Uncle Sam) wearing gigantic clown shoes. He is thinking ‘No one will take me seriously in these shoes’

A cartoon about the fact that (at the moment) the western world uses most of the world’s resources and thus is in no position to lecture about the impact of consumerism to the developing world

Created: 2016

Cartoon reference number: env001

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Filed Under: Climate Change cartoons, ENVIRONMENT

The ship of fools

September 22, 2014 by chrismadden

globe - Ship of Fools cartoon

Ship of Fools environment illustration

Is the earth, and the human race, heading for disaster (because people seem to be only capable of short term planning)?

An environmental cartoon showing the earth as a ship, represented by half a globe, with people on the deck enjoying themselves, oblivious of the fact that they are steering the world towards catastophe

The illustration shows the world’s population as the passengers and crew of the Ship of Fools (or the fools on the ship)

Original version created: 1991

Cartoon reference number: a449

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Climate crisis cartoon (and desertification cartoon)

August 23, 2014 by chrismadden

climate change denial cartoon

From my selection of environmental cartoons

Climate change denial

A cartoon of a person with his head buried in the sand, hiding from the fact that global warming is affecting the environment. The cartoon shows parts of the world turning to desert as a result of climate change and unsustainable development.

Original version drawn: 1991

Cartoon reference number: env008

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Filed Under: Climate Change cartoons, ENVIRONMENT

Self-driving cars cartoon or driverless cars cartoon

August 8, 2014 by chrismadden

Self-driving or driverless car cartoon

A cartoon about driverless cars.
How driverless cars may affect society

Driverless cars are also known as driver-free cars, self driving cars, autonomous cars or robot cars.

This is a futurology cartoon, predicting the future when self-driving cars are ubiquitous.
My view is that people will drive round whether they need to or not, simply because they can – a bit like the way people currently spend large amounts of their time glued to mobile phones even though they don’t necessarily have anything pressing to say. You can read an article of mine on the subject of driverless cars here.

Drawn: 2017

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Filed Under: Social issues, Transport

Climate change cartoon – flooding caused by global warming

August 5, 2014 by chrismadden

 climate change causes floods cartoon

Climate change cartoons
Anthropogenic global warming cartoon

Cartoon illustrating the consequences fossil fuel causing flooding.
Showing a car stranded in a flood

A cartoon about sustainability, the environment, floods, transport
Original version drawn: 1991
Cartoon reference number: env077
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Filed Under: Climate Change cartoons, ENVIRONMENT, Floods

Environment cartoons – polar bear and penguins marching to save the ice caps

July 24, 2014 by chrismadden

penguins and polar bear environment cartoons

Environment cartoons – penguins marching to stop global warming

An illustration showing an environmental protest march of penguins and a polar bear

The penguins in this image are inspired by natural history documentaries about penguins that show the penguins marching in line from their nest site to their feeding ground many miles away.
This cartoon is meant to be a motivational and inspirational image, motivating people to get up and do something for the benefit of the environment (specifically in the areas of climate change and global warming).
Original version drawn: 2011
Cartoon reference number: a664
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Filed Under: ANIMALS, Birds, Climate Change cartoons, ENVIRONMENT, Penguins

Environment cartoon – the impact of road traffic on the environment.

July 21, 2014 by chrismadden

environmental transport roadkill cartoon

The environmental impact of road traffic

Roadkill cartoon
A cartoon about the effect of cars and roads on the environment

The image shows a globe of the earth squashed flat on a road by a car, signifying the global impact of cars and transport in general on the environment – a sort of global roadkill
Original version created: 2004
Cartoon reference number: a478

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Filed Under: ENVIRONMENT, Transport

Environment cartoon – disposing of waste as landfill

July 12, 2014 by chrismadden

Environment cartoon. Waste disposal by landfill

For a colour version click here: Landfill cartoon

Environment cartoon.
Disposing of refuse as landfill in a quarry

A cartoon about environmental impact, indigenous peoples,recycling, waste disposal, and waste management

Original version drawn: 1990
Cartoon reference number: env068
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Environmental sustainability illustration or logo

June 24, 2014 by chrismadden

environment cartoon or illustration

A cartoon about environmental sustainability

The illustration shows the earth as a flower being cared for by a person

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Environmental clothes drying technology

May 26, 2014 by chrismadden

Environmental clothes drier cartoon

Ecological clothes drier – cartoon

Drying clothes on a washing line is the environment-friendly way to dry clothes

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Filed Under: DOMESTIC, Energy fuel power, ENVIRONMENT

Businesses profiting from climate change

April 5, 2014 by chrismadden

business opportunities created by climate change

Environment cartoon about profit from climate change

Showing business opportunities created by global warming.

The joke is based on the saying “It’s an ill wind that blows nobody good” (meaning that someone always benefits from any situation, including bad ones).
The cartoon is meant as a criticism of cynical profiteering from climate change – it’s not a criticism of pragmatic approaches to job creation as a result of climate change.

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Filed Under: Business, Climate Change cartoons, ENVIRONMENT

Environmental cartoon – a rubbish skip (dumpster) as a boat

March 4, 2014 by chrismadden

Rubbish skip boat - cartoon

A dumpster as a lifeboat – cartoon or illustration

A cartoon showing a dumpster or rubbish skip used as a lifeboat or escape vessel by a family escaping from somewhere – probably from all of the waste generated by the consumer society

First version drawn: 1991

Cartoon reference number: a445

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Filed Under: Consumerism, ENVIRONMENT, Other environment cartoons

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