Concerned about the environment or want to know about your footprint beyond just carbon? Check out the Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard. The effect on the “third world,” Toxins, breast milk, to poverty and beyond… 4 billion lbs of toxic chemicals a year. Externalizing costs. We watch TV or goto the mall. 4.5 pounds a day. Recycling will never be enough. Its a system in crisis. Hope = so many points of intervention. Chuck throw away mindset. (total 20:40)
You can also check out 10 Ways to Solve the Current Crisis and download resources to spread the Story of Stuff word. What do you think about the way we externalizing costs?
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YouTubesday: The Story of Stuff at Trying to follow // December 11, 2007 at 2:26 pm |
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