VIDEO: Plastic Soup for the Soul

Talking about the "plastic soup" that is our oceans today....

"Excerpts from NPR broadcast interviews with Captain Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation and Adam Walters, consulting scientist for Greenpeace International Research Lab."

VIDEO: In My Prius (a little humor for the weekend)

A green rap video...hilarious!

VIDEO: Shocking video about global e-waste dumping

From PBS: Frontline:

"On the outskirts of Ghana's biggest city sits a smoldering wasteland, a slum carved into the banks of the Korle Lagoon, one of the most polluted bodies of water on earth. The locals call it Sodom and Gomorrah.

Correspondent Peter Klein and a group of graduate journalism students from the University of British Columbia have come here as part of a global investigation -- to track a shadowy industry that's causing big problems here and around the world..."

Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground

VIDEO: Coming Soon - GM Rice

"An important Public Service Announcement from your Government and The Biotech Industry (represented here by chemical giant Bayer) pronouncing the benefits of genetically modified rice strain - LL62. Barely tried and tested this GM Rice is coming to your dinner plate nevertheless - unless you take action now!"

Sign the petition: http://www.greenpeace.org/rice

VIDEO: Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood (Trailer)

The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) has just released a documentary called Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood about the “pervasive and pernicious effects of children’s advertising on the health and well-being of kids.”

VIDEO: Michael Pollan - "Don't Buy Any Food You've Ever Seen Advertised"

"Michael Pollan is one of the nations leading writers and thinkers in this country on the issue of food. He is author of several books about food, including The Botany of Desire, The Omnivores Dilemma and his latest, In Defense of Food: An Eaters Manifesto. In light of what he calls the processed food industrys co-option of sustainability and its vast spending on marketing, Pollan advises to be wary of any food thats advertised."

In this interview on Democracy Now, Pollan talks about a whole myriad of food issues from Monsanto, to swine flu, to Michelle Obama's organic garden, to school lunch programs.

Interview on Democracy Now - Part 1


Interview on Democracy Now - Part 2

VIDEO: Captain Planet - Two Futures 1

Episode recap:

In Two Futures 1, Hoggish Greedly and Dr. Blight have created a time machine so they can go back to the 1950s when there were very little environmental laws. They would be free to wreak havoc without anyone knowing to stop them. However, when the Planeteers try to stop them, Wheeler becomes trapped with Dr. Blight and gets fed up with the whole situation. He makes a choice to go through the time machine to leave the Planeteers. Will he learn that his actions do make a difference?

VIDEO: HOME - In high def for FREE until June 14th...watch this!!

"We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth's climate.

The stakes are high for us and our children. Everyone should take part in the effort, and HOME has been conceived to take a message of mobilization out to every human being.

For this purpose, HOME needs to be free. A patron, the PPR Group, made this possible. EuropaCorp, the distributor, also pledged not to make any profit because Home is a non-profit film.

HOME has been made for you : share it! And act for the planet."

VIDEO: Captain Planet - Bug Off!

Episode recap:
"In this episode, Verminous Skumm abuses pesticides to create an army of superbugs he hopes will terrorize and overrun the Earth. The infected town discovers that the more pesticide they use, the more powerful the toxic boll weevils become. Can Captain Planet and the Planeteers come to the town's rescue before the bugs take over?"

VIDEO: Learn about "The Story of Stuff"

This video has been around for a couple of years now, but lately it has gotten some renewed attention. So, we thought we'd share it here...

"What is the Story of Stuff?

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever."

Here's a little teaser video to give you an idea...





Click on image below to go to The Story of Stuff website and watch the entire video.