I did get to watch the Human Footprint the other night and was a little disappointed.  Even though it held true to its promise of showing all the things we consume in our life time, it didn’t express the impact of the consumption, or even suggest any changes to our lifestyles.  I admit I could have missed it if they brought up either of those things briefly as we (Matt and Eric) were a little chatty during the show.  In their defense they were discussing the show.  At one point they waited anxiously for the show to tell us how much a woman spends in a lifetime on clothing, it had already told us how much a man spends, so it is only fair if they tell us how much a woman spends.  It never told us and they were sorely disappointed.  

Instead of watching the Human Footprint, if you haven’t already, I highly recommend the Story of Stuff.  It is only 20 minutes compared to two hours and goes over the basics of human consumption and its impact on the world.  There is even the suggestion that we can change the consumption driven lifestyle.