What would the American political scene be like if more people had the financial resources and emotional bandwidth required to immerse themselves into it? Think about this, for example:
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Climate Threat
Pictured here, Annie Leonard of “The Story of Stuff” fame, now the executive director of Greenpeace USA, writes: I’m going to get straight to the point. Donald Trump’s presidency poses an enormous threat to our climate, our environment, and our …
Talkin’ Sustainability
I was on a two-hour online radio/television show yesterday called “Zo What?” — an absolutely brilliant production of Zo Williams, a man who has more “cool” in his little finger than I do in my entire body, as the pic …
Doing What Comes Naturally
Somehow, we need to get to the point where all of civilization sees its love for the environment as an integral part of living as a human being on a small and fragile, but intensely beautiful planet.
The Vast Majority Supports Environmentalism, Sustainability
When Annie Leonard (“The Story of Stuff”) spoke last night, she made it clear that, with all the bad news in the world in terms of resource depletion, toxicity, population growth, injustice, etc., there is some fabulous news: the vast majority …
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Annie Leonard of “The Story of Stuff”
Last night I had the pleasure of coming face to face with one of my true heroes: Annie Leonard (of “The Story of Stuff” fame) at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Annie commanded the riveted attention of a …
New Video from The Story of Stuff Nails the Truth About Oil and Clean Energy As Well As Jobs and the Economy
Here’s another must-see video from Annie Leonard at The Story of Stuff, this one called “The Story of Broke.” I hope everyone will invest five minutes and check this out. Note how much of what she’s saying sounds like what …
Sustainability — It’s About Physics, not Politics
A reader whose political sensibilities obviously do not parallel those in “The Story of Stuff” writes in: As for “Stuff,” I don’t doubt that most of what [Annie Leonard] says is true and it certainly is deplorable, but I missed …
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Two Worthwhile Pieces on Sustainability
Two pieces on sustainability for your consideration: 1) I don’t know anyone who doesn’t admire the insight — not to mention the popularity — of best-selling business author and NY Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman. Here’s a good article he …
The Story of Stuff
Thanks so much to Marc Vendetti for recommending the website The Story of Stuff. That is truly brilliant stuff. I hope everyone will do as he suggests, take 20 minutes, and check it out.
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