Monday, October 27, 2008

The Story of Stuff

The fine people at The Story of Stuff have put together a short video that ties together American consumption patterns, Environmental Waste (i.e. garbage), Worker exploitation, depressed wages, Big Box retailers, corporate self-interests and Job Losses (among other things). While it sounds like a pretty bombastic claim, video host Annie Leonard makes a compelling argument. You can watch the FULL video online or download it for distribution. Ain't the internet great ?

From the StoryofStuff.com website:
The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.

What do you guys think of the video? (Plus, the animation is VERY clever. SOS is a good presentation on the Environment for school aged children, too.) Leave a comment. Play nice.








Again, you can watch the FULL video online or download it for distribution.
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love this post, But I would encourage you to stop the sale of DVD's and go on-demand/PPV for a greener planet.
check out filmmakershelp.com for a PPV on-demand player

2 million tons of ewast produced every year, and a lot of that is old DVD's dumped by video stores, like netflix, even film festivals are guilty of mass dumping of DVD's

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Anonymous said...

The Naperville Public Library will host a screening and discussion of "The Story of Stuff" on Thurs., Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. in our 95t Street Library, 3015 Cedar Glade Dr., one block east of Rt. 59.

Please help us spread the word!
Susan Greenwood
Naperville Public Library
sgreenwood@naperville-lib.org

6:02 PM

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