Croud Funded Ad to Combat the Oil Lobby

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

Avaaz.org has created this clever spoof of those Exxon Greenwashing commercials that have been running on TV for the last few months. The ad has the tone and look and feel of the Exxon campaign but the actor in the ad is urging people to stay complacent and allow them to derail any meaningful climate policy. Their goal is to raise $100,000 so they can air it on CNN during the Climate Summit in Washington this week. As I am writing this post they are up to $92,289, less than $8,000 to go!

From Pollution to Art

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Paula Mitchell Bentley .

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Jimmy Pons discovered his medium of choice during a holiday on the beaches of Spain. He began to pick up the remnants of oil spills and oil tankers dumped at sea. He picked up these sticky bits of tar which stuck to his feet and hands while others sunbathed. When he went home to wash [...]

Yasuní Green Gold Campaign to Save a People and Place

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

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Located in some of the last untouched wildernesses in the world, the Yasuní region of Ecuador is threatened by demand for its riches. This December the Ecuadorian government will vote to determine the fate of this land and its non-contact inhabitants.

5 Reactions to Gas Prices That Make You Go Hmmm…

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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Soaring gas prices have motivated people to do some positive things from driving more efficiently to looking for alternative fuels to heat their homes. These tough times also motivate people to do some strange things that raises eyebrows or in some cases things that make Bill O’Reilly seem sane…