We just watched the Story of Stuff. It's a 20 minute video about... well, stuff - where stuff comes from, how stuff is made, where stuff is sold, how stuff is used and eventually where stuff goes. This is similar to the George Carlan's stuff routine (one of my all time favorites) but in a very different way.
Carlin's routine, while not intentional, speaks at the heart of the problem which is that we all like to buy, use and store more and more stuff. What he doesn't talk about is the environmental impact of all this stuff. That's where Story of Stuff comes into play. (Note: please don't get scared away by the length. While it is a twenty minute video, it is very user friendly in that you can play various sections of it using the the tabs at the top - so don't feel like you need to watch it all at once).
The video is informative, funny at times and scary at times. My favorite aspect of the video and the site is that they don't give you a list of things that you can go out and do to help the environment. The video was made to make us think. And hopefully by thinking about how we as consumers can affect the environment with our buying decisions and political influence, we can, as a whole, make a difference.
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