This page displays a collection of videos on green lifestyles and consumer choices. Our daily lives are an ongoing stream of choices. Viewed as a whole, and in combination with the similar choices made by our fellow citizens, they have huge environmental consequences — for good or for ill.

Lifestyle decisions that impact sustainability involve our jobs, housing, transportation, food, and other consumer decisions. Making sustainable lifestyle decisions does not have to be difficult or boring, but instead can be exciting and improve one's quality of life. In addition to helping the environment and benefiting future generations, going green has many direct benefits. For example, buying non-toxic cleaning products can improve your family's health and safety, and implementing home energy efficiency, water conservation, and waste reduction can save money.

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The Lazy Environmentalist. Presentation by Josh Dorfman. Dorfman discusses his book, The Lazy Environmentalist, as a part of the Authors@Google series. About 49 minutes. Play Video >> More about Josh Dorfman >>

The Story Of Stuff. From extraction as natural resources through manufacture, sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. It exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. About 21 minutes. Play Video >>

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Individual Actions And Environmental Change. Sheila Sheridan, Retired Director of Facilities & Services and Past International Facility Management Assoc. Chair at Harvard University's JFK School of Government, talks about how our individual actions can add up to significant environmental change. About 1 minute. Play Video >>

Engaging Busy Consumers. TV news story featuring Josh Dorfman. Dorfman talks about engaging busy consumers through Vivavi, his eco-friendly furniture distribution business, and The Lazy Environmentalist, his talk show on on Sirius Satellite's Lime Radio. About 2 minutes. Play Video >> More about Josh Dorfman >>

Eco-Friendly Products. TV interview with Josh Dorfman. Dorfman talks about eco-friendly products on the Martha Stewart Show. Play Video >> More about Josh Dorfman >>

Zero Waste To Reduce Pollution - Part 1. In part one, Professor Paul Connett discusses how a zero waste approach to consumption can dramatically reduce pollution and other environmental problems caused by landfill and incineration practices. He also talks about the stewardship roles that manufacturers and communities can take when it comes to waste. In part two, Connett provides specific examples of zero waste and waste reduction practices in Australia, Nova Scotia, and the United States. About 14 minutes. Play Video - Part 1, 2.

A One Planet Life. Through creative visual techniques, this video shows what it would be like if everyone on the planet had the same level of consumption as currently exists in the United States. It includes an Earth Day message asking people to start to live green. About 1 minute. Play Video >>

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