Annie Leonard: The Story of Broke

Annie Leonard: The Story of Broke

The Story of Broke calls for a shift in government spending toward investments in clean, green solutions—renewable energy, safer chemicals and materials, zero waste and more—that can deliver jobs AND a healthier environment. More

Reinvent the Toilet

Reinvent the Toilet

Four out of 10 people worldwide don't have a safe way to poop. Find out why we need a toilet revolution. We need new ideas to help reduce disease and find new ways to turn crap into valuable stuff, like fuel, fertilizer, and fresh water. More

The Dirty Dozen - Are there toxic chemicals in your cosmetics?

The Dirty Dozen - Are there toxic chemicals in your cosmetics?

What comes to mind when you think of pollution? Probably not your shampoo, soap or hand lotion. But some of the chemicals found in personal care products aren't that pretty. More

Ocean Destroyers Anonymous

Ocean Destroyers Anonymous

In the fourth edition of Greenpeace's seafood sustainability scorecard, Carting Away the Oceans, many supermarkets haven't taken any responsibility for the seafood they sell or for the damage they are doing to our oceans. More

One Plastic Beach

One Plastic Beach

Richard Lang and Judith Selby Lang have been collecting plastic debris. The couple make sculptures, prints, jewelry and installations with the plastic they find washed up, raising a deeper concern with the problem of plastic pollution in our seas. More

Biomimic Marketing

Biomimic Marketing

Nature is a terrific marketing tool and corporations know this. Somehow the natural reference provides us with a familiar feeling of recognition and trust. We call this phenomenon Bio-mimic-marketing: using images of nature to market a product. More

Kick the Plastic State of Mind

Kick the Plastic State of Mind

Sometimes we have to do environmental harm to have a larger benefit, e.g take an airplane to Brussels to help pass effective pollution emissions policy, but in the case of this plastic bag video, we didn't have to do so. More

Bike Sharing Carbon Credit Software

Bike Sharing Carbon Credit Software

CityRyde Inspire is the only software package that turns bike rides into cash by tracking, certifying and monetizing carbon offset credits from bike sharing systems worldwide. More

The Story of Electronics

The Story of Electronics

The Story of Electronics employs the Story of Stuff style to explore the high-tech revolution's collateral damage—25 million tons of e-waste and counting, poisoned workers and a public left holding the bill. More

PBS and Annie Leonard launch new web series

PBS and Annie Leonard launch new web series

Loop Scoops are a series of new videos by now famous “Story of Stuff” founder Annie Leonard. The focus of these videos is still “think responsibly about the stuff in your life” but Annie’s interests have shifted towards bringing this message to kids. More

The WaterBoard

The WaterBoard

Promo video for a large, interactive installation that gives the user a chance to play with flowing water without getting wet. The concept, which won an RSA Design directions award, is by Mark Burton. More

The Flower

The Flower

The Flower contrasts a utopian society that freely farms and consumes a pleasure giving flower with a society where the same flower is illegal and its consumption is prohibited. The animation is a meditation on the social and economic costs of prohibition. More

The Story of Cosmetics

The Story of Cosmetics

The Story of Cosmetics examines the pervasive use of toxic chemicals in our everyday personal care products, from lipstick to baby shampoo. The film concludes with a call for viewers to support legislation aimed at ensuring the safety of cosmetics. More