"Again and again, Annie Leonard (from storyofstuff.org)has found that when asked what to do to help the planet, Americans of every stripe and political persuasion talk about their spending habits. Annie points out that this is an indication of how strongly we have been affected by consumerism. We think about our consumer behavior on this before we think about our behavior as citizens. Our consumer muscles are incredibly strong but our citizen muscles have all but atrophied."

We have a new and explosive capacity to collaborate. It's very cool to live in a Do It Yourself culture - it's liberating. Living in a Do It Together culture is empowering.

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