Mountains of Paper, Mounting Injustice

This video, from the World Rainforest Movement, is about paper production, and takes a global view of consumption of paper and paper products. It tells us that only 1/3 of paper production is used for writing and printing, most of it is used for advertising and packaging. It also talks about the environmental impact of paper production and usage.

It is quite poor quality, with varying volume levels in particular. I'm also a bit wary because I'm not sure what the alternatives are - other than more recycled paper, of course - because other materials used in, say, packaging, tend to be plastics which are more damaging to the environment overall. However, it's an interesting watch nonetheless.

Buy Nothing

In this video the founder of Adbusters is interviewed about Buy Nothing Day, and an advert against consumerism that the US networks refused to air. The woman interviewing him sadly does not come across well!

Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood

This is really frightening!

Big Ideas That Changed The World - Consumerism

Adbuster - The Production Of Meaning (Over-consumption)

Consumerism in America

George Carlin on Stuff

The Story of Electronics

David Mitchell on Climate Change

The Story of Bottled Water

The Story of Stuff