A lot of these videos are full of green goodness but let this criterion guide your voting and rate below. Tell us, which entries best address solutions to reducing one's personal carbon emissions? Which are the most:
*Inspiring (Does it make me want to do something?)
*Pragmatic (Does it provide me answers, tools so I can take action?)
*Compelling (Does it make me laugh, make me sad, make me angry, make me shivery?)
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- Planeless
- Just Say No - Thanks
- Sustainable Solutions: Hunter Lovins
- Convenient Truths: Climate And Action
- No More Plastic Bags
- Don't Run Up The Bill
- Redefining The Environmental Movement
- Bear Necessities
- Try The Patch
- Don't Be Goob
- Spend Wisely
- O Goods
- Plant A Seed
- Man Of Convenience: Part III
- Plastic Bag Pillow
- Man Of Convenience: Part II
- Guinea Pig M
- Man Of Convenience: Part I
- Enviremint
- HMS Environmental Management
- Hugurth
- It's So Easy
- He Gets Around
- FREEZEFRAME
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- An Inconvenient Cubicle
- Carless In L.A.
- Little Guy (Make A Start) Music Video
- Timeline
- A Brighter Idea
- YOU Can Stop Climate Change
- Families Fight Back
- Think Green
- Animal Guide To Saving The Planet
- I Am A Climate Activist
- Good vs. Bad
- Green Kids
- Keep It Green, Keep It Clean
- One Up
- Food Production
- Green
- The Commute
- Aurora City Of Lights' Struggle With The Environment
- My World Is Melting
- Better Late Than Never
- Save Our Planet
- Sid The Lid Meets Tumbleweed
- Chickens Enlighten, Humans Change, World Improves
- Eat Local
- Making A Way
- Change A Light Bulb
- Chicken Little
- Road Rage
- Footprints
- Even Small Actions Make A Difference
- Calling All Earth Lovers!
- Toothbrush Problem
- Follow Me
- Cool Notebooks For A Hot Planet
- Solar Power Walking Chariot
- Greenspotting
- Friends Don't Let Friends...
- Wasting Xmas
- Stop, Drop, & Rock
- Imagine
- Enviroman Takes on Biodiesel
- Reality in the Self-Checkout Lane
- Remix
- Reduce Reuse Recycle At Boulder Community Hopsital
- Demand Reduction At Boulder Community Hospital
- Changing A Lightbulb And Boulder Community Hospital
- Carrying Power: Solar Energy On The Go
- Rust Belt
- Forage! An Exploration in Collaborative Art Making Through Re-Use
- Light on the Pedal, Light on the Planet
- Passive Solar Techniques For Year-Round Local Food - Even In Cold Climates
- The Living Building Challenge
- Going In Circles
- DREAM Big
- Scotty P's Convenient Truths
- A Terrible Pickle
- Peace Corps Experience in Guatemala
- The Man Who Planted Trees
- The Power of Straw
- Work Harder
- Worm Poop - The Other "Black Gold"
- What Can Regular People Do About Global Warming?
- What Can I Do?
- Save Energy, Need Less
- Recycle America, Close the Loop
- A Kid, A Car, And An Idea
- Gwoble Wawming Solooshons
- Future Mechanics
- Secondary Footprints: Reducing the Impact
- Team Denim At The 2006 Tour de Sol
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The Envelope Please...
For the last four and half months, we've encouraged you to both reduce your pers
Grand Prize Winner: Little Guy (Make A Start) Music Video
Click To Play One family's response to the need to recycle, reuse and reduce th
Second Prize Winner: Bear Necessities
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Third Prize Winner: Change A Light Bulb
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Convenient Truths: And The EPIC International Prize Winner Is...
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Convenient Truths: The Top Twenty (Selected by You!)
We've received and counted your votes for the Treehugger and Seventh Generation
Bob Stuart said:
Bicycling Science reports that a bicycle is the most efficient way to move peopl
Susan said:
Sweet!
mary p said:
i just watched this again and realized how dramatic and ridiculous it is. how ab
SS said:
Very cool video. Congrats! Seems like there are a lot of sustainability video co
anthony egiziano said:
I have been taking my cooler bags to costco/shoprite in particular for two rea
Shawn Nesbitt said:
I think that the solution being shown, very eloquently, is the idea of public tr
Calvin Jones said:
It is clear that there are a multitude of ways in which our current industrial s
Mia said:
I think a lot of people would watch the videos if they are funny and this video
Susan McFaddin said:
I'm trying to watch the living building challenge and Hunter Lovins interview.
AllQuality said:
Our video missed downloading (30 minute download time) by one minute on the nigh
Change A Light Bulb
A production of Tamarack Media. Concept by Florence Miller.
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Comments
Very simple and elegant -- just like the light bulb! I liked this one a lot.
Posted by: Kathy | March 4, 2007 11:47 PM
Well I guess if you flood a competition will all of your productions companies short videos your bound to win something right? Tell me "Tamarack Media" just how many solar bikes and backpacks do you really need?
Posted by: Josh | March 6, 2007 3:58 PM
Hi Josh, I'm not quite sure how to respond. Pete and I make videos about environmental issues for nonprofits -- mostly low-budget, promotional stuff. When we heard about this contest we brainstormed some ideas with friends, took a few days off work, and had some fun putting them together. It's not about the prizes for us, it is about testing out a few different messages and approaches to educating the public on climate change and getting reactions from a random assortment of people. If you have any other comments to our vids (other than you're tired of seeing our "name") fire away...
Posted by: Bill | March 6, 2007 5:11 PM
Bill,
Nice job on the video.
Posted by: Mike | March 7, 2007 8:46 PM
I think Josh was, well, joshing.
I thought it was funny anyway!
Posted by: Turil | March 8, 2007 2:08 PM
I am not sure where they got there figures but each bulb prevents 450 pounds of carbon dioxide, not 1000 pounds, according to energy star.
I would love to know how they got 1,000 pounds
check out energy stars webpage, last sentence
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=cfls.pr_cfls
Posted by: matthew feldman | March 8, 2007 7:32 PM
Hi Matthew,
The 1,000 pounds figure came from the Environmental Defense, "Make the Switch" campaign:
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/page.cfm?tagid=483&campaign=mts
The flight and car figures come from the carbon offset calculator at Terra Pass:
http://www.terrapass.com/
But I'll admit, there seems to be a lot of variability in the numbers that are out there.
-B
Posted by: Bill | March 9, 2007 8:55 AM
Great video -- really creative in the presentation and the music bed was very nice, went really well with the visuals. When this whole contest is over, let's pull together a bunch of the videos and get them shown in our communities. Change a Light Bulb will change some opinions about what people can do.
Posted by: Austin | March 11, 2007 5:16 PM
Duh! Fantastic!
Posted by: Jon | March 12, 2007 8:34 PM
very effective. i am going to gaiam.com to buy my lightbulbs. that's what it's about.
Posted by: shae | April 4, 2007 9:52 AM