Made In USA Forever Blog by Todd Lipscomb- CIT Bankruptcy is Large Blow to American Businesses & Economy November 6, 2009CIT is probably the largest lending institution hardly anyone seems to have heard of. It is not a bank with branches on every corner like, Bank of America or Citibank. However, it is a very large lender to small and medium size businesses. According to last Monday’s Wall Street Journal, CIT is a lender to [...]Todd
- China Grows Cyberspying Capability: Theft of US Defense Technology Data October 24, 2009According to a report cited in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, China has geared up its ability to steal valuable technology data over the Internet. “…Chinese cyberspies who in total steal $40 to $50 billion in intellectual property from U.S. organizations yearly…” according to a source cited in the article. It goes on to detail how [...]Todd
- China and Iran Alliance Paid for by USA October 16, 2009China and Iran are birds of a feather. It is not about doing the right thing or making the world a better place. It is about money, politics, and most of all power for both these tyrants. According to this morning’s Wall Street Journal, China and Iran’s alliance continues to grow with billions of dollars [...]Todd
- Economy Losses Another 263,000 Jobs in September – 15 Million Now Unemployed! October 2, 2009According to data released this morning from the government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the economy lost another 263,000 jobs in September, meaning over 15 million people are officially unemployed. However, the official unemployment rate underestimates the reality, because it excludes numerous people who have given up looking for work, been unemployed for […]Todd
- China’s Currency Manipulation Destroys USA Industry September 25, 2009The media oversimplifies the trade issue between the USA and China by pointing to American wages, but there are other factors at play that are at least as important. For example, China has manipulated its currency, the Yuan, for years setting it at an artificially low rate that gives its manufacturers a huge advantage when [...]Todd
- CIT Bankruptcy is Large Blow to American Businesses & Economy November 6, 2009
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- Blog Post from Opportunity Green November 9, 2009Excerpt from Opportunity Green’s blog: “Story of Stuff creator Annie Leonard and Jonah Sachs of Free Range Studios discuss the importance of storytelling when building your brand. Being authentic, speaking to the core truths and showing the connections were all themes they expounded upon.” Read the full post HERE.Christina M. Samala
- Bioneers 2009 Speech November 5, 2009 Annie Leonard
- Maybe Next Time, Glenn… September 24, 2009We deeply appreciate the generous outpouring of support our Project has received over the past 48 hours in response to Glenn Beck’s continuing attack against the use of The Story of Stuff in classrooms across the country. We created The Story of Stuff to get people thinking and talking. The result over the past two years—not [...]Annie Leonard
- Glenn Beck’s Latest Target: Us! September 23, 2009On his radio and television programs today, Glenn Beck offered up a “critique” of The Story of Stuff—a 20-minute web-film that examines the underside of America’s production and consumption patterns. In Beck’s world, an honest exploration of the environmental and social challenges our children are inheriting is worthy of scorn and ridicule, not honest engage […]Annie Leonard
- Visiting the Dump June 24, 2009If you haven’t been to a landfill, I highly recommend it. Transfer stations, where garbage is transferred from smaller trucks to bigger ones, and Materials Recovery Facilities, or MRFs, where some recyclables are pulled out of the trash before it is dumped, are also really interesting. Seeing the often-hidden back end of our materials economy [...]Story of Stuff
- Blog Post from Opportunity Green November 9, 2009
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