What is the main point of the story of stuff?
What is the main point of the story of stuff?
The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It’ll teach you something, it’ll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.
What are five main points about the story of stuff?
The film is divided into five segments: extraction, production, distribution, consumption and disposal.
What is extraction in the story of stuff?
Extraction: Extraction is a fancy name to say natural resources exploitation, and at the same time for trashing the planet. The planet is running out of resources because people are using too much stuff.
Who wrote the story of stuff?
Annie Leonard
The Story of Stuff/Story by
The Story of Stuff was written by Annie Leonard, Louis Fox, and Jonah Sachs, directed by Louis Fox and produced by Free Range Studios. Executive Producers included Tides Foundation and the Funders Workgroup for Sustainable Production and Consumption. It was released in December 2007.
What are the 5 stages of the linear system that produces all of our stuff?
According to “The Story of Stuff”, everything that we have the ability to consume is part of a linear system known as the Materials Economy. The system runs through five phases: Extraction – Production – Distribution – Consumption – Disposal .
What is a major problem with the linear system of stuff?
This elementary way of describing the Materials Economy, reveals a simple but important flaw with the system. We live on a planet that has finite resources and those resources that are not renewable, will eventually run out. The linear system called the ‘Materials Economy’, is unsustainable.
What are the 5 steps of the system that stuff moves through?
The system runs through five phases: Extraction – Production – Distribution – Consumption – Disposal .
How many pages is the story of stuff?
368
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781451610291 |
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| Publication date: | 02/22/2011 |
| Pages: | 368 |
| Sales rank: | 185,641 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.80(d) |
When was the story of stuff made?
December 4, 2007
The Story of Stuff/Initial release
What is the number one source of dioxin according to the story of stuff?
“Dioxin is the most toxic man made substance known to science. And incinerators are the number one source of dioxin.” She cites Mocarelli et al.
