The Story of Stuff Response

I believe that "The Story of Stuff" video brings important points about the issue. It is targeted to the consumer that is not fully educated about the topic of "stuff". I think that for this reason, the points that were introduced were informative and useful to the argument. Although the data that she used in the video were skewed toward her "left" point of view, they educated those who were unaware of the issue, and since that was the main intention, I don't find that the exaggerated data to be a large problem in the video.

Environmental Health

Can humanity and nature thrive simultaneously?

Humanity and nature can't simultaneously thrive due to a few different reasons. First of all, as humanity develops, we can assume that populations will tend to increase. We are already seeing strains on making the best use of land that we have. With increases in populations, the land will not be enough land area to make the best use and continue the path that we are taking right now, such as making palm oil. Another important point is the land required to grow and maintain crops for food and exports. This will continue to be a problem as we as a human race will develop. Our environment is limited with certain resources. We have become very dependent on these resources and thus will not be able to simultaneously thrive with nature.