VIDEO: Don't Mess With Karma - Skateboarding

*Previously posted on 11.18.08

VIDEO: Karma - Bike Riding

*Previously posted on 11.12.08

Just a little green humor...

VIDEO: The Story of Electronics

"The Story of Electronics, releasing Tuesday, NOVEMBER 9, employs the Story of Stuff style to explore the high-tech revolution's collateral damage—25 million tons of e-waste and counting, poisoned workers and a public left holding the bill. Host Annie Leonard takes viewers from the mines and factories where our gadgets begin to the horrific backyard recycling shops in China where many end up. The film concludes with a call for a green 'race to the top' where designers compete to make long-lasting, toxic-free products that are fully and easily recyclable."

VIDEO: The Empathic Civilization (Animated)

"...bestselling author, political adviser and social and ethical prophet Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society."

This is an interesting way at seeing how we're all connected...and how we may hopefully evolve into a true global civilization. Just some food for thought.

VIDEO: Lost Generation (repost from 2/16/09)

This is a repost from Feb 16, 2009 - thought video was so inspirational that it was worth reposting...

"This video was created for the AARP U@50 video contest and placed second."

VIDEO: The Story of Bottled Water

"The Story of Bottled Water, released on March 22, 2010 (World Water Day) employs the Story of Stuff style to tell the story of manufactured demand—how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows from the tap. Over five minutes, the film explores the bottled water industrys attacks on tap water and its use of seductive, environmental-themed advertising to cover up the mountains of plastic waste it produces. The film concludes with a call to take back the tap, not only by making a personal commitment to avoid bottled water, but by supporting investments in clean, available tap water for all."

VIDEO: Ocean Acidification... in a nutshell (by Greenpeace)

Great little animated video...

"Our emissions of carbon dioxide threaten to alter the very chemistry of sea water and change life in our oceans within the span of a single human lifetime."

Video: Brian Williams Slow Jams The News With Jimmy Fallon - Gulf Oil Spill

from Ecorazzi.com

This was on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" a little while back...freakin' hilarious! Brian Williams slow jams with Jimmy Fallon about the Gulf oil spill and alternative energy.

VIDEO: The Story of Cosmetics

"The Story of Cosmetics, released on July 21st, 2010, examines the pervasive use of toxic chemicals in our everyday personal care products, from lipstick to baby shampoo. Produced with Free Range Studios and hosted by Annie Leonard, the seven-minute film by The Story of Stuff Project reveals the implications for consumer and worker health and the environment, and outlines ways we can move the industry away from hazardous chemicals and towards safer alternatives. The film concludes with a call for viewers to support legislation aimed at ensuring the safety of cosmetics and personal care products."

VIDEO: Colbert Report - Science Catfight...

Climate war on the Colbert Report...

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VIDEO: BP Spills Coffee

"What would happen if BP spilled a bunch of coffee on their conference room table? Pretty much the same thing if they spilled a whole bunch of oil in the Gulf of Mexico."

VIDEO: A Wake-Up Story

"A Wake-Up Story is a must-see video for every parent and anyone that cares about the health and development of children. Watch it. Share it. Join the movement. www.Awakeupstory.org"

VIDEO: Can You Imagine The Next 60 Years? - Four Predictions for Earth's Future

Summary
"What will the world be like in 60 years? Back in the 1950s, people speculated that by now we would be flying around in commuter-copters, striding rivers with man-made sea-legs, and living in climate-controlled bubble cities.

As visiting thinker Chris Luebkeman said to an audience at University of New South Wales, "the future is fundamentally fiction." However, it's still an interesting thing to consider, and here, delivering a lecture as part of the university's BrainFood series, Dr. Luebkeman indulged in some fascinating speculation."

VIDEOS: McDonald's burgers that age better than we do - seriously scary!!!

McDonald's burgers that never age!

We've heard about how McDonald's hamburgers don't seem to ever "age", that is get moldy and spoil. We've even seen pictures from various online articles. However, here's a couple videos that should really frighten anyone whose grown up on these "bionic burgers".

Show these to everyone!!!

VIDEO: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Good Morning America

In case you haven't heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch... YOU NEED TO SEE THIS!

VIDEO: Grandpa Elliott singing "Sugar Sweet"

Grandpa Elliott is one of the street performers featured in Playing For Change's "Stand By Me" video that showcased street performers singing and playing the song all over the world. Listen and you can hear his heart, soul and love as he sings.




If you haven't seen the amazing "Stand By Me" video from Playing For Change... here it is.

VIDEO: Fair Trade Chocolate - End Child Slavery in Western Africa

"Sometimes silence is the easiest way to express simple points..."

VIDEO: Unlikely Animal Pairs Defy Laws of Nature

Some of these animal friends are cute (orangutan & dog) and some are just unexplainable (lioness and baby antelope). Very cool to watch... yeah, it's a feel good video!

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VIDEO: The Cycle of Insanity: The Real Story of Water

Today, March 22, is World Water Day which was is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. It was started to raise awareness about the world's increasing water quality challenges.

Check out this great educational film created by the folks over at the Surfrider Foundation (it's animated!!)... and pass it along!

The Cycle of Insanity: The Real Story of Water from Surfrider Foundation on Vimeo.

VIDEO: Chocolate Country (documentary)

Can't believe we missed this film...

"In the isolated hill towns of the Dominican Republic, cacao farmers have been fighting a losing battle with the global economy (and hundreds of opportunistic middlemen) for as long as anyone can remember. “Chocolate Country” is the story of a village with a plan to turn the system on its head. Like many poor farmers, the people of Loma Guacanejo have never been able to afford herbicides or pesticides. Shifting demands in the first world are about to turn this disadvantage into an advantage. If the farmers can certify their cocoa beans “organic”, and leverage the benefits of "Fair Trade", their product could instantly double - even triple - in value...

What the Loma Guacanejo cooperative is fighting for amounts to a win-win situation for consumers and growers. For consumers, it provides an alternative to the unsanitary and unappetizing conditions of conventional production, where cacao is dried on roadside tarps and exposed to rain, mold, car exhaust and wandering livestock. For growers, it promises a fairer, more direct relationship with the marketplace, and a better income for households where running water is still a rarity and electricity a far-off dream."

~ ChocolateCountryFilm.com

VIDEO: Stephen Colbert on Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining

If you didn't catch this on The Colbert Report a while back... hilarious!! Gotta love the sarcasm.

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VIDEO: Everything is OK...keep shopping!

This is hilarious! Check out this protest in the UK.

"Thinking is boring... Sheeple, not people..." Haha!

Video: Wow...an amazing male soprano - Pascal Toussaint (post from Joyce's Desk)

This morning as I was driving to pick up some new brochures at the printer, I was listening to KQED's Forum, and suddenly this amazing voice started singing. Michael Krasny was interviewing Amy Tan (author of "The Joy Luck Club") and a new emerging singer that she had discovered in a Parisian cabaret. Pascal Toussaint sang "Amazing Grace" that just blew my mind. Click below to listen to the interview...fast forward to 5:24 and just listen to his voice...then at 6:10 where he sings a capella.



After listening to the show, I couldn't wait to get home to look him up on YouTube. Below are a few videos that are just incredible...just close your eyes and listen.


The last 1 minute will blow you away.









Singing in the Parisian cabaret where Amy Tan discovered him.

Video: Inhaling Chocolate Lotion...

Check out this this humorous little video the ladies over at Celebrate Green put together as "Lynn and Corey discover the wonders of Coco Zen's incredibly aromatic chocolate lotion."

VIDEO: Consequence: Now's the Time for Us to Lead

"There is no doubt that green jobs are the future. There is no dispute that global warming is real, and that if we fail to act the consequences will be dire. President Obama declared "Now is the time for us to lead" on climate change.

Now is also the time for our generation to lead on climate change. Youth must lead because we have the most to lose. If progress is blocked by old political forces and special interests, we will be the ones facing the consequences. "

VIDEO: Captain Planet - Gorillas Will Be Missed

Episode Recap:

In Gorillas Will Be Missed, the Planeteers encounter Goki, a young man from the future. The Planeteers are in the middle of saving gorilla habitat from Looten Plunder. Can Goki help them or will he prove to just be a burden?

VIDEO: War For Resources Animation

Great clip from "The Age of Stupid" movie...