Showing posts with label global warming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label global warming. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

The Animals Save the Planet

Aardman Animation studio has produced a series of super cute short promo spots for Animal Planet, with little tips on how to preserve the environment.

Hippo Shower


Jellyfish


Lions Recycle


Meerkats & Traffic


Electric Eels


Supermarket Bags


Cow Gas


Leopards & Litter


Polar Bears & Bulbs


Pup Dog Standby

Monday, January 28, 2008

Wally Sutton and Dolly - "Save Our Planet"


Ventriloquist Wally Sutton performing his environmental anthem on cable access television.

Saturday, January 12, 2008

The Lorax


Full 1972 Dr. Suess animation.

Monday, January 7, 2008

A Car That Runs on Air


The BBC reports on a newly designed car that can travel 125 miles on a tank filled with $3 worth of compressed air.

Saturday, January 5, 2008

Christmas Leftovers


The CBC takes a look at what becomes of the remains of the holiday season.

Monday, December 31, 2007

The Times Square Ball

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop. To celebrate the event, a new and improved ball has been designed to marry the tradition of Waterford crystals, with new energy-efficient LED lights.

Here, the crew begins assembling the base for the lights and crystals.


In this clip, the 672 Waterford crystal panels are installed.


And, finally, the complete design is unveiled.

Friday, December 28, 2007

Energy Star Computers


Arthur Howard of ICF Consulting is working with the EPA to find a way to make home computers more energy efficient and even merit the Energy Star sticker.

Monday, December 17, 2007

Sunshine


New PSA from your friends at Greenpeace.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Sicko - The Greatest Country in the World


This is a deleted scene from Michael Moore's film Sicko.

If you thought they had it sweet in England and France, wait till you see this!!

Randi Rhodes - We Believe


This is the complete "We Believe" speech by Air America's Randi Rhodes, at the 50th anniversary party for Peace Action, in Detroit, Michigan on November 11th, 2007.

It's like a new constitution for America, complete with standing ovations.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Global Warming Frosty


MADtv animation about the effects of global warming on Frosty the Snowman.

Friday, October 12, 2007

Al Gore Won the Nobel Peace Prize!

This is CNN World's report on the announcement from the Nobel Committee.

And this is Al Gore's press conference.

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Spencer Tunick's Glacier Photoshoot


Short documentary about photographer Spencer Tunick's project for Greenpeace, in which 600 volunteers posed nude on an Alpine glacier in Switzerland, to raise awareness about global warming.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Solar Air Conditioning


New solar-powered technology can absorb the light of the sun and use it to cool buildings, and eliminate the need for environmentally-unsound power plants, as well.

Thursday, September 6, 2007

There's Toxins in the Sex Toys!


The same toxin - phthalates - that was just found in children's toys has also been used to make sex toys, and it can cause cancer, damage your reproductive system, impair sperm, and damage the planet. (Holy shit, right!?!) Well Treehugger TV and the good people at Toys in Babeland have some eco-friendly recommendations that will help save the planet and keep your goodies healthy.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Greenpeace - Join the Energy Revolution


You're either with us, or you're against us.

Friday, August 31, 2007

Merry-Go-Round Water Pumps


This organization distributes water pumps to areas of the world that are in desperate need of clean water. The pumps, however, are powered by children's merry-go-rounds. The more they play, the more clean water is produced for the whole village.

What a great idea!

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Solar Energy Breakthrough


CBC News reports that Israeli scientists have made such advances with solar energy, that it will soon be able to compete with traditional forms of energy on a massive scale.

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Spencer Tunick - Glacier Photos

Nearly 600 naked Greenpeace volunteers posed for photographer Spencer Tunick on the ice-cold Swiss glacier of Aletsch, near the mountain resort of Bettmeralp, on Saturday as part of a publicity campaign to expose the impact of climate change.