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Cap and Trade

Monday Dec 07 2009

Annie Leonard, who brought us The Story of Stuff, just released her latest animated online video, The Story of Cap and Trade. It only takes 10 minutes to watch this fast-paced, fact-filled look at the leading climate change solution on the table in Copenhagen and in the halls of Congress. You'll learn how cap and trade works, who benefits, what the major concepts are, and how to get involved. Considering this is one of the most important sustainability issues of our day, it's worth your time. Don't forget to share it with friends and colleagues![Read More]

Written by eldering at Wisdom in Action

Tagged with: annie_leonard cap_and_trade climate_change

Capitalism: Never Enough?

Monday Sep 28 2009

By Jim Selman | Bio

New York is a consumer paradise. That’s one of the reasons it is a shopping mecca for so many people from around the world. Folks who can afford it want to have an apartment here, the ‘Big Brands’ want to have a store on 5th Avenue, and the rest of us want to look in the store windows and buy stuff. New York, of course, doesn’t have an exclusive on being a magnet for shoppers—most big cities have their own version of a street lined with designer stores overflowing with opulent offerings. As I travel from city to city, I find myself wondering[Read More]

Written by eldering at Leadership

Tagged with: addiction annie_leonard business consumerism economy shopping story_of_stuff victor_lebow