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The Good StuffThe Story of Stuff Project's podcast about solutions! |
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The Good Stuff — Episode 1: Take THAT, plastic bags!
January 23, 2012 04:30 PM PST
What do Northern California and Brownsville, Texas have in common? A lot more than you might think!Did you know that if everyone in the United States tied their annual consumption of plastic bags together in a giant chain, the chain would reach around the Earth’s equator 776 times!? In our inaugural podcast, Annie speaks with Rose Timmer, a community activist from one of the United States’ poorest cities who successfully banned plastic bags. Way to go, Rose! In this podcast, Annie also has a conversation with one of the environmental community’s favorite entrepreneurs, Andy Keller, founder of Chico Bags. Hear about what inspired Andy to start his company, why the plastic bag industry sued him and way making money and making a difference aren’t always mutually exclusive. |
Podcast SummaryThe Story of Stuff Community is full of problem solvers who’ve figured out solutions to a huge range of environmental and social problems, from too much packaging to too little community. Our new monthly podcast series, The Good Stuff, features interviews with inspiring activists, entrepreneurs, scientists and others who’ve succeeded in making change — from kids working to ban bottled water in their schools to communities creating zero waste plans to scientists redesigning chemical compounds to make them green and safe. We’re producing these podcasts with input from community members like you, so submit your story ideas and make sure to let us know what you think after you’ve listened to the podcast. Enjoy! About The Story of Stuff ProjectThe Story of Stuff Project (http://www.storyofstuff.org) creates short, easily shareable online movies that explore some of the key features of our relationship with Stuff—including how we can make things better; we provide high quality educational resources and programs to everyone from teachers and people of faith to business and community leaders; and we support the learning and action of the over 250,000 members of the Story of Stuff community. Followers
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