Monday, May 11, 2009

A Cautionary Video About America’s ‘Stuff’

Today's NYTimes features an article about “The Story of Stuff,” a 20-minute video about the effects of human consumption, which has become a hit nationwide.

The video was created by Annie Leonard, a former Greenpeace employee and an independent lecturer who paints a picture of how American habits result in forests being felled, mountaintops being destroyed, water being polluted and people and animals being poisoned. Ms. Leonard, who describes herself as an “unapologetic activist,” is also critical of corporations and the federal government, which she says spends too much on the military.

Read full article HERE.

Watch film HERE: storyofstuff.com

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