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Why does the United States consume far more paper than any other country on the globe?
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Directed By Virginia Ramsey, Brian Ohl, Eleanor Saunders, Produced By Inform Inc.
Winner of the Rethinking Resources Award
INFORM, Inc, Producer INFORM is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to using new media to build environmental literacy in the general public. Founded in 1973, INFORM has historically been a research organization, whose reports have played a seminal role in guiding business and government to adopt innovative technologies, products and practices to protect the environment and public health. INFORM has received numerous awards for its outstanding work. In 2007, INFORM inaugurated a new approach to its historic mission of providing information to catalyze change. Its strategy is to use visual media and the web to expand environmental literacy and provide concerned citizens with the tools they need to make meaningful changes on behalf of the planet. The Secret…...Take Action
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