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    7 Resources for Finding Out About the Secret Lives of Your Stuff

    ORIGINALLY POSTED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR HUMANE EDUCATION

    From the time we arise in the morning until after we fall asleep, we participate in a continuous cycle of using stuff that affects ourselves, other people, animals and the planet. We do what we can to buy products and use stuff that do more good and less harm, but it can be a real challenge to uncover the details of how these gadgets and goodies that we buy to meet our wants and needs are produced, transported, and disposed of and whether the secret lives of our stuff reflect our deepest values. Industry and government don’t make it easy to find out. Fortunately, people passionate about creating a better world are creating more resources to help us. Here are 7 resources for finding out more about the impact of your stuff on people, animals and the earth:…

     
    posted by Christina M. Samala
    June 16, 2011
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  • Get Involved! //

    Green Purchasing Policies, or How to change practices at a lot of places all at once

    After my recent rant against styrofoam, many of you commented on our blog and Facebook Group or emailed us with ideas for combating that indestructible white stuff, as well as other wasteful packaging. We heard about so many good strategies that I thought we should go over some of them in the coming weeks, to learn more about them and figure out which ones we each might want to give a try. Think of them as new tools for our “Make the World Better’ tool boxes.

    The strategy I want to talk about today is inspired by Tara Escudero. After she heard about my run-in with the styrofoam mountain at the Clarion Hotel breakfast buffet (link to that blog post?) Tara went above the unresponsive hotel manager to the company’s headquarters. There, she learned that styrofoam plates are on a list of products recommended throughout the entire hotel chain. This one list guides purchasing at hundreds of hotels all across the U.S….

     
    posted by Annie Leonard
    April 12, 2011
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  • Press //

    SF Chronicle Interview with Annie

    “When she refers to stuff, she means manufactured or mass-produced goods. So what kind of stuff does Leonard have?…”

     
    posted by Christina M. Samala
    April 3, 2010
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  • Press //

    Annie in the Philly Inquirer: twice in one day!

    GreenSpace: When stuff happens, the Earth can suffer

    “Annie Leonard may live in California, but she has a prominent piece of Philadelphia on her desk.

    It’s a jar of toxic incinerator ash, and the gray powder may well be the most famous, well-traveled incinerator ash in the world.

    It was from a Philadelphia incinerator, and for 16 years, it wandered the ocean on the barge Khian Sea as officials tried to find a place to dump it. Leonard was one of the activists trying to get then-Mayor Ed Rendell to take it back…”

    Read the whole article HERE.

    No guilt, says Annie

    “It’s industry’s fault, she says.

    In this morning’s GreenSpace column, I wrote about Annie Leonard, who many people in this region know as the creator and “star” of the Internet film, “The Story of Stuff.” The book version is due out tomorrow.

    Annie was really interesting — whether you agree with her or not — and I wanted to share more of our conversation…”
    Read the whole article HERE.

     
    posted by Christina M. Samala
    March 8, 2010
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