February 24th, 2008 by bsewell
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Last week, our office manager Becca sent around a link to the Story of Stuff, a compelling 20 minute piece written by Annie Leonard that tears down our cycles of consumption. The simple animation style, clear storyline and Annie’s gentle delivery puts the Story of Stuff message in the same league as Sara McLachlan’s World on Fire and Al Gore’s masterpiece, edited by our friends at Cut+Run. Although her simple description of our consumption problems been criticized on the web for not providing equally simple answers, I believe that Annie is proving that the power of phrasing an issue well combined with the power of the internet can spread awareness better than ever before. |
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