By Nicole Walters, GreenisUniversal.com
Have you ever been to your grandmother's house and seen kitchen appliances that she bought in the 50s that are still kicking? And what's more, they don't seem like they are going anywhere too quickly. After I bought my own home a few years ago and started buying newer versions of these appliances I couldn't help but notice the difference between what I was buying and what I had seen growing up with Grandma. I kind of assumed that since my products had been outsourced to developing countries so that I could buy them cheaper, that was the reason and left it at that.
Have you ever been to your grandmother's house and seen kitchen appliances that she bought in the 50s that are still kicking? And what's more, they don't seem like they are going anywhere too quickly. After I bought my own home a few years ago and started buying newer versions of these appliances I couldn't help but notice the difference between what I was buying and what I had seen growing up with Grandma. I kind of assumed that since my products had been outsourced to developing countries so that I could buy them cheaper, that was the reason and left it at that.
Well, Annie Leonard couldn't leave it at that. She has spent the last 10 years researching the materials economy - the life cycle of all of our stuff - and created this short web-based documentary. If you've got the 20 minutes, it's a fountain of real eye opening information.
Nicole Walters
GreenisUniversal.com
VERY well done--some interesting new ways to think about an enormous problem.
The documentary stopped after 3-4 minutes and I couldn't get past that point. I would like to, however. Please advise.
Thanks.
Susie Pringle
A very good understandable example of how our earth needs help NOW! I would hope that this is being shown to school age children who can pass the info on to their parents. Saving our earth is not a one person problem solver and we need more people to understand the seriousness of pollution and toxins.
Wonderful video!!
Hello and thanks,
It is so totally unreal how much the world has changed for the worse because of our so called progress. We are literally suffocating ourselves with junk to satisfy our inate need for happiness with "things" that satisfy our egos and our need to spend.
We are like pigs being led to the slaughter slowly and systematically by advertising corporations who care less about our welfare and and more about the almighty dollar.
I personally feel overwhelmed by it all and so I do my little best by recycling and conserving energy when I can and helping my family and friends feel blessed with what they have. If our world still had a belief system and family came first, maybe, just maybe, we would prevail.
I try to encourage people to take better care of their little piece of earth,their families,their homes and their food; thereby making lives happier and our earth a better place to live to bring up the next generation.
Thanks for the movie. It was inspiring, even though I am a Newfoundlander/Nova Scotian/ Canadian (lol) and not an American, I know the same goes on here.
God bless you for all your efforts.
Peggy Tremblett