Shoppin' In The Free World

Get out there and stimulate the economy, but do so responsibly. Avoid purchasing future landfill. Cut down on waste. Don't support companies that exploit workers. And remember, dogs don't need sweaters. Give to your local toy drive instead. Happy shopping.

The song in this video is by The Mantooths: Chris Townsend, Guitars; Steve Siacotos, Vocals. (Original version obviously by Neil Young.) Video by yours truly.

Earth Day: Stuff To Ponder

Circuit Boards #2, New Orleans 2005 by Chris Jordan

Photographer Chris Jordan has created something both exquisite and disturbing in his collection Intolerable Beauty: Portraits of American Mass Consumption. Jordan explored the nation’s shipping ports, landfills, and industrial waste yards to capture bizarrely intricate images of the by-products of mass consumption. The result is a moving, eloquent and fascinating illustration of the complex problem of modern consumer society. What do we do with all the stuff? How do we consume less? Do I really need yet another cell phone upgrade?

Cell Phone Chargers, Atlanta 2004, by Chris Jordan

Check out more of Chris Jordan’s work at www.chrisjordan.com.