Here’s another in the fantastic series of “The Story of Stuff” videos from Annie Leonard, called “The Story of Solutions.” Of all the people who impress me on this planet of ours, Annie’s very close to the top of the …
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Here’s a recent article by one of my true heroes, Annie Leonard, on How To Be a More Mindful Consumer. I met Annie after a talk she gave a few years ago, and congratulated her on the incredible work she’s …
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 …
You’ll not find a single organization on this planet more dedicated to environmental sustainability via the removal of waste in our lives than the Story of Stuff. I met SoS founder Annie Leonard after a talk she gave a few …
What are the good things about living in the 21st Century, and how does it compare, say, with the late 20th? Are people more honest and trustworthy? Is government more transparent and attuned to the needs of the people it …
We tend to think of the concept of a “developed” country as one with a robust economy where poverty is scarce and most consumers can afford, at a minimum, the basics that make life safe and reasonably comfortable: healthcare, education, …
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 …
I’ve been chatting with an old friend who, like me, had a long career in marketing; she became a VP at Grey Advertising. She told me about her experience at a practice round for the PGA Championship (that starts today …
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Frequent contributor MarcoPolo who comments on my post about Annie Leonard (pictured) and her concern about our “robo-consumer” society: The “consume less,” ”back to nature”, reductionist philosophy, is usually accompanied by a covert loathing of mankind, disingenuously presented as a …
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.
