Story of Stuff Project
Course Code SW110
Dates Offered On Line Anytime
Duration 25 minutes
Start and End Time On Line Anytime
Location On Line
Course Description This is the site of short videos: 1) The Story of Stuff, 2) The Story of Cap and Trade and upcoming shorts 1) The Story of Bottled Water and 2) The Story of Electronics. You can watch the films on line, download them or purchase them online. These shorts are a good overview of some of the main issues associated with Sustainability
Learning Objectives The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute film that takes viewers on a provocative and eye-opening tour of the real costs of our consumer driven culture—from resource extraction to iPod incineration.

The Story of Stuff is a a rapid-fire, often humorous and always engaging story about "all our stuff—where it comes from and where it goes when we throw it away."

Leonard examines the real costs of extraction, production, distribution, consumption and disposal, and she isolates the moment in history where she says the trend of consumption mania began. The Story of Stuff examines how economic policies of the post-World War II era ushered in notions of "planned obsolescence" and "perceived obsolescence" —and how these notions are still driving much of the U.S. and global economies today. Leonard's inspiration for the film began as a personal musing over the question, "Where does all the stuff we buy come from, and where does it go when we throw it out?" She traveled the world in pursuit of the answer to this seemingly innocent question, and what she found along the way were some very guilty participants and their unfortunate victims.
 
Register Link http://www.storyofstuff.com/
Who Should Attend Anyone wanting to better understand the unexamined assumptions and unintended consequences of our current unsustainable paradigm.
Course Price
 FREE
Sustainability Learning Centre - Continuing Education Units (contact hours) This is not a Sustainability Learning Centre Course. Please contact the course provider directly.
 

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