Showing posts with label consumerism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label consumerism. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

It's the Stuff

I've been out of pocket this week, so I want to take this chance to pass along an excellent video called The Story of Stuff. In their words:

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. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.

There is some hyperbole in the video, but I encourage you to consider the entire message. It's a little long but it's worth viewing even if just for the down-to-earth explanation of Externalized Costs and revealing look at "the Golden Arrow of Consumption."
www.storyofstuff.com