The Story of Stuff

Have you seen it yet? Have you seen “The Story of Stuff” at http://www.storyofstuff.com? You’ve gotta see it… it talks all about the extraction, production, distribution, consumption and disposal of STUFF. It is eye-opening – did you know products are MADE to be consumed so that you have to buy new ones? It’s good for the economy, but at what price? All of those battery-operated toothbrushes are sitting in landfills while the battery acid pollutes our water. Gross.

I’ll Have a Green Christmas

Diane MacEachern, author of The Big Green Purse (http://www.biggreenpurse.com), puts it “The more money you spend on green products, the more you encourage manufacturers to reduce pollution, save energy and water, use less packaging and protect natural areas.” Check out Tree Hugger’s gift guide called, “Give Green to Save Green” at http://www.treehugger.com/giftguide.