TY - BOOK AU - Leonard,Annie AU - Conrad,Ariane TI - The story of stuff: the impact of overconsumpion the planet, our communities, and our health--and how we can make it better SN - 9781439125663 AV - GN 406 L46.2011 PY - 2011/// CY - New York, NY PB - Free Press, A Division of Simon & Schuster Inc. KW - Acquisitiveness KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Codicia KW - Aspectos morales y éticos KW - Consumption (Economics) KW - Consumo (Economía) KW - Environmental aspects KW - Aspectos ambientales KW - Social aspects KW - Aspectos sociales KW - Artículos personales KW - Material culture KW - Cultura material KW - Sustainable development KW - Desarrollo sustentable N1 - Incluye referencias bibliográficas (páginas 269-302) e índice; A word about words -- Extraction -- Production -- Distribution -- Consumption -- Disposal -- Writing the new story -- Examples of promising policies, reforms, and laws -- Recommended individual actions -- Sample letter to PVC retailers, manufacturers, and lobbyists -- How we made this book N2 - The director of The Story of Stuff Project tracks the life of the "stuff" we use every day, transforming how we think about our patterns of consumption. This book is based on the author's 2007 internet film, "The Story of stuff." "With just 5 percent of the world's population, [the U.S.] is consuming 30 percent of the world's resources and creating 30 percent of the world's waste." -- Dust jacket UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2009042207-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2009042207-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1116/2009042207-s.html ER -