You’re probably way ahead of me and know all about this little blockbuster 20-minute video, but in case you don’t, it’s fabulous and well worth the visit. You may have any number of quibbles, big and small, with some of what’s being said, but it is definitely lucid, well-argued, and smart. I’ve touched on some of what the auteur, Annie Leonard, is saying so interestingly here, notably at Galloping Consumption and Nature, Poison and “Eco-Nomics”.
Leonard has put up this superb website, with the whole video available, plus tons of information and a pretty active blog. This describes the big picture: “From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. 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.”
For a taste of what’s being said, see this:
