Articles by The Story of Stuff
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Burning Injustice: Activists Battle to Shut Down California’s Toxic Incinerator
The Story of Stuff Project – TRANSCEND Media Service,
29 Jul 2024
18 Jul 2024 – A powerful short documentary of the fight against one of the last trash incinerators in California. The film exposes the devastating health consequences of pollution and highlights their tireless efforts to close the facility for good.
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Uncovering Fact vs Fiction on Coca-Cola’s Iconic Bottle
The Story of Stuff Project - TRANSCEND Media Service,
3 Jun 2024
15 May 2024 – Exposed: The Truth behind Coca-Cola’s Greenwashing Advertising
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The Story of Solutions
The Story of Stuff Project - TRANSCEND Media Service,
11 Dec 2023
The Story of Solutions explores how we can move our economy toward a new goal from the current ‘Game of More.’ What if the goal of our economy wasn’t More, but Better – better health, better jobs and a better chance to survive on the planet?
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EXPOSED: How Coke Killed the Refillable Bottle
The Story of Stuff Project – TRANSCEND Media Service,
9 Oct 2023
4 Oct 2023 – Coca-Cola, the world’s biggest plastic producer and polluter, knew their plastic would trash the planet… but did it anyway!
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The Reusable Cups Helping Concerts, Festivals and Sports Events Reduce Waste
The Story of Stuff Project – TRANSCEND Media Service,
26 Jun 2023
Solving Plastic
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The UN Is Negotiating a Treaty That Could Solve the Plastic Problem–Here’s What You Need to Know
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1 May 2023
21 Apr 2023 – 175 countries are negotiating a legally-binding, international treaty on plastic pollution that could change the world. It’s a big deal. Some countries and companies say they want an ambitious treaty, but when you actually look into the details, they aren’t pushing for meaningful solutions.
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The Story of Electronics
The Story of Stuff Project – TRANSCEND Media Service,
13 Feb 2023
The Story of Electronics explores the high-tech revolution’s collateral damage—25 million tons of e-waste, poisoned workers, and a public left holding the bill. Annie Leonard takes viewers from the mines and factories where our gadgets begin to the horrific backyard recycling shops in China and beyond.
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Imagining an Economy Where You Don’t Have to Buy Anything
The Story of Stuff Project – TRANSCEND Media Service,
23 Jan 2023
21 Dec 2022 – What if we didn’t have to spend money on the things we need, getting them instead from our neighbors? That’s what the Buy Nothing Project set out to create. With hundreds of groups around the world, the infrastructure of Buy Nothing could transform our economy.
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The Reusable Shipping Bags That Could Solve Online Shopping’s Plastic Problem
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16 Jan 2023
1 Dec 2022 – Companies like RePack are beginning to offer an innovative new business model, leasing reusable bags to retailers that sell goods online. Using a service like RePack can save up to 80% of CO2 emissions from shipping and reduce packaging waste by 99%.
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Dealing with Fashion Industry Plastic Pollution
The Story of Stuff Project – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Nov 2022
4 Nov 2022 – The Repair Model That Could Save the Fashion Industry’s Environmental Impact
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The Story of Stuff Project - TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Nov 2022
What if the goal of our economy wasn’t more, but better — better health, better jobs and a better chance to survive on the planet? Shouldn’t that be what winning means?
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Solving Plastic
The Story of Stuff Project – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 Oct 2022
The Vending Machines That Could End Single-Use Plastic |
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The Indigenous Fight against Big Oil in the Arctic Circle
The Story of Stuff Project– TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 Oct 2022
Alaska is melting at twice the rate of the rest of the world, and with it, the livelihoods of its Native people. Now, Big Oil is trying to disrupt the ecosystem even more by drilling the Arctic Circle. Watch as Bernadette Demientieff of the Gwich’in people illustrates the fight to save her ancestral lands and the caribou that her people are deeply intertwined with.
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The Foodware Solution That Every Restaurant Needs
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4 Jul 2022
3 Jun 2022 – This Meals on Wheels program serving 25,000 meals a week saved $32,000 in just the first year after switching to reusable containers. What if every food service program and restaurant adopted the same practice?
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The System That Can Completely Eliminate Single-Use Bottles
The Story of Stuff - TRANSCEND Media Service,
27 Jun 2022
19 May 2022 – Double Mountain Brewery teamed up with eight other Oregon-based breweries to design a standardized, refillable glass bottle that can be refilled and used over and over again. What can the world learn from their system?
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The Story of Cap and Trade
Annie Leonard | The Story of Stuff - TRANSCEND Media Service,
18 Oct 2021
A fast-paced, fact-filled look at the leading climate solution discussed at the Copenhagen 2009 UN Climate Change Conference. The energy traders and Wall Street financiers at the heart of this scheme; the “devils in the details” in current cap and trade proposals.
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The Story of Bottled Water
The Story of Stuff Project – TRANSCEND Media Service,
20 Sep 2021
The story of manufactured demand—how you get people to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every day when it already flows from the tap. Over five minutes, the film explores the bottled water industry’s attacks on tap water and its use of seductive, environmental-themed advertising to cover up the mountains of plastic waste it produces.
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30 Aug 2021
The Story of Solutions explores how we can move our economy in a more sustainable and just direction, starting with orienting ourselves toward a new goal. What if the goal of our economy wasn’t more, but better — better health, better jobs and a better chance to survive on the planet? Shouldn’t that be what winning means?
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Eric Enos’ Story of Kaʻala: Hawai’i Taro Farming
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12 Jul 2021
8 Jun 2021 – Eric Enos dives into the Native Hawaiian journey of restoring O’ahu’s taro farms and reviving an essential cultural practice.
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The Story of Stuff
The Story of Stuff Project - TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Jun 2021
22 Apr 2009 -From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. 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.
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The Story of Plastic (Animated Short)
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26 Apr 2021
21 Apr 2021 – The Story of Plastic pulls back the curtain on the plastic pollution headlines, revealing the true causes and consequences of the global plastics crisis.
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Should Plastic Producers Pay for Recycling?
The Story of Stuff Project - TRANSCEND Media Service,
4 May 2020
Why are taxpayers responsible for recycling costs if we didn’t make this mess in the first place?
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The Story of Water
The Story of Stuff Project – TRANSCEND Media Service,
1 Jul 2019
Profit-driven corporations want control over your city’s public water systems. What could go wrong? The Story of Water exposes the dangers of water privatization and highlights innovative solutions that cities are adopting that keep water management in public hands.
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Annie Leonard | The Story of Stuff Project – TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 Sep 2018
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns.
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Annie Leonard, The Story of Stuff Project – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Mar 2011
Why have corporations gotten so powerful? And what can we do about it? The Story of Citizens United v. FEC, an exploration of the inordinate power that corporations exercise in our democracy.
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The Story of Cosmetics: The Ugly Truth of “Toxics In, Toxics Out”
Annie Leonard - The Story of Stuff Project,
26 Jul 2010
The Story of Cosmetics examines the pervasive use of toxic chemicals in our everyday personal care products, from lipstick to baby shampoo. Produced by Free Range Studios and hosted by Annie Leonard, the seven-minute film reveals the implications for consumer and worker health and the environment, and outlines ways we can move the industry away from hazardous chemicals and towards safer alternatives. The film concludes with a call for viewers to support legislation aimed at ensuring the safety of cosmetics and personal care products.
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