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I’m going to tell better stories for the earth in 2014

By Erik Curren | January 6, 2014

Annie Leonard speaking

The big issue for me in 2014 is climate change. It's scary to hear that it's getting worse faster than anybody had predicted. It's frustrating that plenty of people still don't care. And it's confusing that even those who do care disagree on how bad it will get and what, if anything, we can do about it at this late date. It could be that humanity is doomed. Melting ice … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate Tagged With: advertising, Annie Leonard, Christmas, consumerism, media, Rev. Billy Talen, Story of Stuff

America isn’t broke just yet

By Erik Curren | November 10, 2011

Peak oil, which will bring the end of economic growth, may bankrupt the United States sooner than anybody thinks. But in the meantime, when our problems are more about finance than energy, there still seems to be plenty of money to go around if you can get your hands on it. Rich people have always been first at the line for government handouts, but ever since Ronald Reagan, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Annie Leonard, economic growth, Great Recession, Story of Stuff

Why corporate “free speech” means climate and peak oil doom

By Erik Curren | March 7, 2011

Screenshot from "The Story of Citizens United vs FEC"

"The corporations won't get out of our democracy until we the people get back in," says Annie Leonard in her new video on big money in politics. So keep fighting for renewable energy, green jobs, healthcare, safe products, and top-notch public education. But save some energy for the battle of our lifetimes. A battle that can open the door to solving all of these things. It's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics, Video Tagged With: activism, Annie Leonard, Big Coal, Big Oil, Citizens United, clean energy, climate change, corporations, energy policy, plutocracy, pollution

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