About

Zipcode Village is the latest web project from Consumer Ethics, Inc., a media company founded by Angie Karran and Bradley Berman. Our mission is to provide information and resources to help Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, promote economic justice, and enhance quality of life. Living locally is right at the top of the list of our priorities.

Zipcode Village grew directly out of Bradley's work on HybridCars.com, a site he established in 2003. Although he's a self-confessed hybrid car geek, he understands that gas-electric vehicles are, at best, a very partial solution. Consuming less petroleum by living, working, and shopping locally—and leaving the car in the driveway—will beat a hybrid any day of the week.

Conservation is not about deprivation. Just the opposite. By creating neighborhood connections, all of us can feel even more a part of the place where we live. First and foremost, Zipcode Village is about meeting people, exchanging ideas, and having fun—in other words, creating more meaning in our lives. If we can pick up environmental and broader social benefits, that's icing on the cake.

We hope you enjoy the experience of using Zipcode Village. If you run into any problems, or can think of ways to improve the site, please drop us a line. Your feedback will help us to improve the site, and to hatch other innovative ideas.

Stay tuned for information about the launch of our next project, EthicalShopping.com.