Sequel to ‘The Story of Stuff’ Video Focuses on E-Waste and Its Impacts
A new video by the producers of “The Story of Stuff” explores a toxic byproduct of the electronics revolution — the 25 million tons of e-waste created when computers, cellphones, DVD players, and other gadgets are discarded. The animated video, “The Story of Electronics: Why ‘Designed for the Dump’ is Toxic for People and the Planet,” is hosted by Annie Leonard and focuses on the short life cycle of today’s electronic products and its effects on industry workers and the environment. The video, produced by the Story of Stuff Project and Free Range Studios, is a sequel to the popular 2007 video “The Story of Stuff,” which became an online sensation, attracting more than 7 million people within two years. Watch the Video
The Warriors of Qiugang, a Yale Environment 360 video that chronicles the story of a Chinese village’s fight against a polluting chemical plant, was nominated for a 2011 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject).
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As temperatures rise and water supplies dry up, tribes in East Africa increasingly are coming into conflict. A Yale Environment 360 video reports on a phenomenon that could become more common: how worsening drought will pit groups — and nations — against one another. Watch the video.
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Environment 360 is now available for mobile devices at e360.yale.edu/mobile.
Leveling Appalachia: The Legacy of Mountaintop Removal Mining, an e360 video examining the environmental and human impacts of this mining practice, won the award for best video in the 2010 National Magazine Awards for Digital Media. Watch the video.