The Story of Stuff does an incredible job of calling to the public attention several crises we are facing… why we should care… and what we can do about them. Their videos cut right to the chase and break down critical issues in an interesting way and always follow up with ACTION!
These stories relate to FLIP in many ways. First, most of our ‘backward habits’ can be linked to increased cancer rates. Secondly the philosophy of their message aligns perfectly with FLIP’s mission. We do some crazy stuff as a nation and with just a little education and a few simple changes we can make a HUGE and positive impact on ourselves, our health and the world.
Here are a few of our favorite videos:
The Story of Bottled Water
We buy 1/2 a billion bottles of water every week… enough to circle the globe 5 TIMES. Each year, the amount of oil and energy used to make plastic bottles could fuel 1 MILLION cars. 80% of bottles end up in landfills where they will set for 1000’s of years, the rest that claim to be recycled are actually down-cycled, meaning they get turned into products that can’t be recycled and will get thrown away. Stop buying bottled water!