Pretty Little Green Things

I’ve been advocating living a greener life for quite some time now to anyone who will listen to me jabber on.  But even with my passion, I can tell that too much technical talk can be, well, too much.  So when I started this blog, I made a conscious decision not to do too much hard selling, assuming that I would already be preaching to the choir.  I still plan to continue that way, but I wanted to share what I think is one of the most understandable and entertaining videos out there about why you should go green.

The Story of Stuff is a short film that was created and written by Annie Leonard and released back in December 2007.  I’ve watched it numerous times and suggest it to anyone I know who is interested (or not) in sustainability.  It’s been viewed over 12 million times and if you haven’t seen it, you absolutely should.  It’s about 20 minutes long, but there’s so much information and not once does it feel technical and dry.  I’ve included the video below, but you can also visit the Story of Stuff website or YouTube to see it.

Now you’re probably saying to yourself, “Petra, 2007 is so not breaking news.  Where have you been the last three years?”  And you would be right.  However, in my defense, it’s an amazing movie that everyone should watch.  And in those last three years, Annie has been making sequels to this one to explain other aspects of green living, including the Story of Cap & Trade, the Story of Bottled Water and the Story of Electronics (coming soon).  Her latest video, The Story of Cosmetics is now officially out.  I’ve included the video of this one below as well.  You can of course, see it on their website or on YouTube.

If you can’t tell already, I absolutely believe in what Annie Leonard and the Story of Stuff are saying.  But I would love to hear your thoughts on the matter.  Do you agree?  Disagree?  Let’s start the discussion.  As always, you can comment here, or find me on Twitter @PrettyLGreen.

Photos and videos from The Story of Stuff

I’ve been advocating living a greener life for quite some time now to anyone who will listen to me jabber on.  But even with my passion, I can tell that too much technical talk can be, well, too much.  So when I started this blog, I made a conscious decision not to do too much hard selling, assuming that I would already be preaching to the choir.  I still plan to continue that way, but I wanted to share what I think is one of the most understandable and entertaining videos out there about why you should go green.

The Story of Stuff is a short film that was created and written by Annie Leonard and released back in December 2007.  I’ve watched it numerous times and suggest it to anyone I know who is interested (or not) in sustainability.  It’s been viewed over 12 million times and if you haven’t seen it, you absolutely should.  It’s about 20 minutes long, but there’s so much information and not once does it feel technical and dry.  I’ve included the video below, but you can also visit the Story of Stuff website or YouTube to see it.

Now you’re probably saying to yourself, “Petra, 2007 is so not breaking news.  Where have you been the last three years?”  And you would be right.  However, in my defense, it’s an amazing movie that everyone should watch.  And in those last three years, Annie has been making sequels to this one to explain other aspects of green living, including the Story of Cap & Trade, the Story of Bottled Water and the Story of Electronics (coming soon).  Her latest video, The Story of Cosmetics is now officially out.  I’ve included the video of this one below as well.  You can of course, see it on their website or on YouTube.

If you can’t tell already, I absolutely believe in what Annie Leonard and the Story of Stuff are saying.  But I would love to hear your thoughts on the matter.  Do you agree?  Disagree?  Let’s start the discussion.  As always, you can comment here, or find me on Twitter @PrettyLGreen.

Photos and videos from The Story of Stuff