The Story of Stuff - Annie Leonard [206]
My book agent, Linda Loewenthal, skillfully guided me through the world of book publishing. My editor, Wylie O’Sullivan, at Free Press was a cheerful source of feedback as the book came together. Dominick Anfuso and Sydney Tanigawa provided invaluable guidance and support. Karen Romano and Suzanne Donahue made sure that the production of the book was as environmentally friendly as possible. Researcher Marcia Carroll found facts and figures far beyond Google’s reach, and Renee Shade also helped track down specific data for this book. Patrick Bond, Alan Watson, and Ken Geiser provided valuable comments on specific chapters in this book.
There is one person without whom this book really could not have been written: Ariane Conrad. Ariane collaborated with me, in a role she describes as a book doula, throughout the long months of labor and successful delivery of this book. Ariane’s intellectual and logistical contributions were significant and I am delighted that the result is not just The Story of Stuff book but a treasured new friend. Thank you Ariane.
HOW WE MADE THIS BOOK
Our intent in creating this book was to use as few toxic materials as possible, to minimize the carbon footprint, and to avoid waste. To that end the manuscript was almost entirely designed and edited electronically. Review copies were offered to readers as downloadable e-galleys, and a very limited number of publicity copies were printed on 100 percent post-consumer waste recycled fiber.
The book was printed on Rolland Enviro100 Print, a 100 percent post-consumer fiber paper that is processed chlorine-free. The text plates were recycled after use and the ink used in this book contains more than 20 percent renewable resources, including soy and other vegetable-based oils. All of our adhesives for the case glues are solvent free. The case boards were created with 100 percent recycled fiber. The jacket was printed with vegetable-based inks and was printed on 100 percent post-consumer waste stock. Of the materials used in the creation of this book, including the printing plates and paper waste, 90 percent were recycled.
Any unused inventory or returned books will be recycled.
INDEX
Abacha, Sani, 31
Abu Dhabi, 66
Acetone, 60
Advertising, 160, 163–168, 251, 256
Advisory committees, 99–100
Afghanistan, 243, 244
Agent Orange, 54, 213
Air freight, 115, 119
al-Qaeda, 26
Alameda County Waste Management Authority, 211
Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), 258
Allan, John, 17
Alloys, 44
Aluminum, 21, 59
Aluminum cans, 64–68, 196
Amazon, 116, 118–121
Amazon River, 66
American Chemistry Council, 93, 99
American Cyanamid, 222
Ammonia, 60, 61
Amnesty International, 28, 32
Anderson, Ray, 19, 185, 187–189
Anderson, Warren, 92
Anheuser-Busch, 196
Antibacterial products, 79
Antimony, 59
Appalachia, 35, 36
Apple Computer, 57, 59, 108, 109, 203, 206
Aral Sea, 46
Arsenic, 13, 15, 35, 59, 73, 203
Autoclaving, 201
Automobile industry, 159–160, 164
Bangladesh, 12–14, 49, 184, 193, 219–221
Barber, Benjamin, 169, 172
Basel Action Network (BAN), 205, 227, 228
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, 227, 258
Batker, Dave, 246
Batteries, 203, 204
Bauxite, 21, 64–65
Beavan, Colin, 147, 239, 245
Bechtel, 140
Bee, Rashida, 91
Benin, 45
Benyus, Janine, 105
Benzene, 30, 48
Beryllium, 203
Beta-hexachlorocyclohexane, 79
Beverage containers, 64–68, 194–195
Bezos, Jeff, 118
Bhopal disaster, India, 90–93, 98
Big-Box Swindle (Mitchell), 121, 125
Big Coal (Goodell), 36
Bingham Canyon copper mine, Utah, 21
Biological oxygen demand (BOD), 10–11
Biomimicry, 104–105
Bioplastics, 230–231
BioRegional, 40
Birol, Fatih, 29–30
Birth defects, 60, 74, 76, 91
Bisignani, Giovanni, 115
Bisimwa, Bertrand, 28
Bisphenol A (BPA), 78, 99–100
Bleach, 15, 48, 56
Blood Diamond (movie), 26, 28
Body burden testing, 78–80
Bolivia, 140
Books, 51–56, 118–120
Borden Chemical, 222
Borneo, 3
Boron, 59
Boston Tea