broken hearts: how valentine's day causes global warming
DESCRIPTION
The talk given at Ignite Boston 5. How people buy a lot of stuff that have a bigger energy footprint than they have themselves.TRANSCRIPT
Broken HeartsHow Valentine’s Day causes global warming
Flying9,126
Food524
Government3,314
Stuff413
Housing1,314
Commuting1,738
Wattz !"#$%&'()*)&+,"&"#+-,.%&$/012)%&3
!
Where does the“stuff” come
from?
188 x 106 Valentine’s Day cards sent
110 x 106 roses purchased
8 x 109 Necco hearts eaten
35 x 106 boxes of chocolate sold
$650 x 106 spent on gifts
Chocolate
Cocoa
Dairy
Teddy bear
Oil
Gold and diamond earrings
Gold
Diamonds
Lingerie(sorry! no picture!
use your imagination!)
Steel
Nylon
Roses
Roses
Screwing the planet one present at a
time
“Alternatives”