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Environmental Videos & Animations
This is a list of GP's most recently featured videos about the environment. Included are funny videos and animations as well as serious videos.
Topics for the environmental videos include waste and recycling; water pollution and air pollution; chemicals and pesticides; climate change; energy, coal, and peak oil; vehicles, transportation, and sprawl; animal welfare; agriculture and gardening; food, nutrition, and health GMOs; forests and trees; mining; nuclear energy and waste.
You can just scroll down to see the latest environmental animations and videos by category, or visit GP's specific topics pages of environmental videos using the menu below to the right.
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MOST RECENT ENVIRONMENTAL VIDEOS,
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| AGRICULTURE, FARMING & GARDENING
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WANT TO GET RICH QUICK? GET INTO FARMING!
A hilarious video about farming—and how to make an easy fortune doing it. Crude language but very funny. Watch funny farming video.
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HOMEGROWN REVOLUTION
Whether you want to be sure your food doesn't have E. Coli, pesticide residue, or franken-genes... or whether you'd like to lower your grocery store bill and make your family more resilient in the face of the coming food crisis ... or whether you're just tired of mowing ... Converting lawn areas to gardens is a great idea. For inspiration, more reasons to take the plunge, and tips on getting started, check out this 9-minute
video on urban farming.
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| ANIMAL WELFARE/ANIMAL RIGHTS & BIODIVERSITY
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THE DAVERSITY CODE
The DaVersity Code is a very well done Flash animation in the mode of a murder mystery. What happened to the polar bear in the Museum of Natural History? What do the clues he left mean? The plot thickens.... From Sierra Club and FreeRangeStudios.
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THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS, DOGS, AND LAWN CHEMICALS
In these difficult economic times, there's one easy cost-cutting measure you can take: Forget about applying chemical fertilizers and pesticides to your lawn this year. Reason enough should be that lawn chemicals pose a danger to pets, kids, and the local creek. But the truth is that they're not even good for your lawn because they degrade soil quality. For the not-safe-for-pets angle, you can watch the free 17-minute video The Truth About Cats, Dogs, and Lawn Chemicals.
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| CHEMICALS, TOXICS & PESTICIDES
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“SHE HAD GAMS THAT.... WERE NON- BIODEGRADEABLE”
It was a dark and stormy night... and perfect for some animation noire. "Sam Suds ... and the Case of PVC, the Poison Plastic" is a spoof of the hard-boiled P.I. genre that takes aim at that toxic perp known as Vinyl. From CHEJ and FreeRangeGraphics... Go there.
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NATURAL, HEALTHY CLEANING PRODUCTS
This clean-building professional's tips on how to use natural cleaning agents will save you money and keep the toxic chemicals found in most "normal" cleaners out of your home. From Jeanne McLaughlin via YouTube.
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Also available: More videos on healthy houses
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| CLIMATE CHANGE / GLOBAL WARMING
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BIG FUN WITH GLOBAL WARMING — An animated short that pokes fun at the prototypical global-warming refusnik. Note the cool stylings of the animated backgrounds. From Mark Green and StinkyToons via LinkTV.
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THE STORY OF CAP AND TRADE
This is a very good summary of what "cap and trade" is, why it could be a solution for climate change, but how the current cap-and-trade approach is really just a giveaway to big business and won't fix the climate problem. All done with a humorous touch from the 'Story of Stuff' folks. Watch funny cap-and-trade video.
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| CORPORATIONS, GLOBALIZATION, GLOBAL TRADE
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CORPORATELAND AND THE CASHOCRACY
In one funny video, Mark Fiore anima-shuns the dominant role of money in the American system of governance. In another, he offers an animated musical tribute to the dreams of corporations, all coming true as they transform into real live humans... Watch funny corporate personhood video.
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GREEN MAGIC CARPET
Ray Anderson, who turned his carpet-manufacturing business green (and profitable!) thinks the old paradigm of capitalism as "a way to efficiently convert natural resources into pollution" is both silly and dangerous. Watch green business video.
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| ENERGY, OIL, PEAK OIL, RESILIENCE
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ROBERT NEWMAN’S HISTORY OF OIL — This is a very funny, slickly done 45 minute video showing Rob Newman—the "Peak Oil Comic"—doing standup, overlayed and interspersed with graphics and photos. It's all highly entertaining as he walks us through the similarities between history and the present, showing the clear intersection between energy, military strategies, and empires. Via Google Video.
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WHO KILLED ECONOMIC GROWTH?
Richard Heinberg and top animators have put together a very cool short video about the unavoidable end of the infinite growth paradigm. Watch video on infinite growth.
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| FINANCIAL SYSTEM, EMPIRE, ELITES
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BILLION DOLLAR BILL
In just two minutes, this animation sums up how the corporate-banking-warfare model is used to dominate and pillage the world. Hilariously accurate. Watch funny empire / foreign aid video.
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THE MONEY MASTERS
This documentary shows how the modern political power structure has its roots in the hidden manipulation and accumulation of gold and other forms of money. The methodology has evolved over the last three centuries, and nation after nation, including the United States, has fallen prey to a cabal of international central bankers intent on being masters of the world. Watch The Money Masters free online.
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| FOOD, NUTRITION, DIET, ORGANIC
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BRUNCHABLES
If you live in the bizarro world of insane food marketers, you might come up with some of these conveniently packaged kids' meals. Watch funny school lunch video.
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CEREAL CRIMES
Does common sense tell you that foods labeled "natural" are non-GMO and free of chemical pesticide residues? You will be disappointed to find that this is not the case, as this natural food scam video from the Cornucopia Institute explains.
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| FORESTS, RAINFORESTS, TREES
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SMOKEY THE REGRETFUL
This Mark Fiore animation heads into the dense US forest policy, slashing through the tangled underbrush of issues, burning the deadwood that passes for forest managers, and smoking out the verminous politicos who let it all happen. Go there
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THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES
In this excellent short film, a man stumbles upon a quiet shepherd who is planting trees—lots of them, slowly but surely. But why? The film has a great animation style, giving the film a warm, intriguing feel and adding to the sense of mystery. The plot pacing ensures the viewer's attention never wanders.
Watch The Man Who Planted Trees
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| GENERAL VIDEOS ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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FUNNY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMERCIALS
We offer a selection of the best funny environmental commercials and ads from the last few years, including from recent Superbowls. Watch funny environmental commercials.
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E. O. WILSON – HEALING MOTHER EARTH
E.O. Wilson gives an excellent overview of the vast biodiversity on planet earth, the threats to species and ecosystems, and the relatively paltry amount it would take to protect the earth's biodiversity hot spots. Watch save the earth video.
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| GMOS & GENETIC ENGINEERING
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HETEROGENIC – SUPER CORN — In this highly polished animation, genetic engineering and radiation turn an ordinary kernel of corn into something more—much more. You may also perceive the unspoken message about how easily genetically modified organisms (GMOs) can escape confinement via accidental means. From Art5, via YouTube.
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MONSANTO OR MONSATANO?
Bad Seed—The Truth About Our Food is a 1-hour documentary that shows interviews of anti-GMO activists and scientists. It's a video download of information about the dangers of genetically modified food and the tactics used by GMO corporations and their government henchmen to keep their products on the shelves and out of the news. If you weren't convinced GM crops were bad before, you will be after this.
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THE TOWN OF ALLOPATH
This clever animation uses the metaphor of finding the wrong solution for traffic accidents to explain the core issue of what's wrong with standard Western (allopathic) medicine. Watch funny health care animation.
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THE RIGHT WAY TO GET SUN
Getting "safe sun" is critical to overall health because it stimulates the skin to produce natural Vitamin D, an essential nutrient. This video goes over some new information about the best way to get sunshine as well as how to avoid "washing it off." (Really!) Watch safe sun video.
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THE CURE FOR HYPERAWARENESS—MSM
Do you have intelligent opinions on subjects like peak oil, globalization, climate change, or the military-industrial complex? Then you may have Hyperawareness Syndrome. But there is a cure: The Mainstream Media! Watch funny mainstream media video.
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ORWELL ROLLS IN HIS GRAVE
This excellent documentary examines how our media system, controlled by a few global corporations, has the ability to overwhelm all competing voices and turn lies into truth. Watch corporate media video.
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COAL... THE FUTURE IS LATER — A video satire on the coal industry's use of meaningless platitudes (and sometimes outright deceptions) in their ads. We're also reminded of the general public's blissful ignorance on the subject of energy.
Watch funny coal video.
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(GOOGLE) EARTH TO MTR MINING ADVOCATES!
This video shows some examples of how you can use Google Earth/Maps to see the scale of destruction from mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining. We add two bonus videos: The short film Black Mountain Story and a 10-minute debate on MTR coal mining. Watch mountaintop removal mining videos.
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| NUCLEAR ENERGY & NUCLEAR WASTE
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HERR HOPPE AND THE NUCLEAR WASTE
Metaphorically, nuclear waste is the energy elephant in the global livingroom. Cartoon character Herr Hoppe, however, finds himself with actual radioactive waste in his livingroom. Watch his humorous—and strikingly unsuccessful—attempts to get rid of it. Watch funny nuclear waste videos.
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NUCLEAR POWER 101
Nuclear power is not clean, cheap, or limitless—rather it's the most inefficient, expensive, and dangerous way we could possibly create electricity. Arnie Gundersen explains it clearly in this facts about nuclear power video.
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| POLLUTION (WATER, AIR, LAND, GENERAL)
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CHINA CELEBRATES ITS STATUS AS WORLD’S NUMBER ONE AIR POLLUTER
Now that the Beijing Olympics are over, China can get back to polluting properly! Enjoy this great dead-pan video satire on the subject, which uses the angle that politicians will try to put a happy face on just about any bad news. Funny stuff from The Onion. Go there
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POISONED WATERS
Using the Chesapeake Bay and Puget Sound as case studies, Frontline explores the question of why, almost 40 years after the passage of the Clean Water Act, our waters are still troubled. Watch water pollution video.
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ROB LITTLE ON CARPOOLING AND PLASTIC BOTTLES
Two videos from funnyman Rob Little that subtly get the point across about choosing new ways to be green. The first video focuses on the pros and cons of carpooling, the second on reducing the use of plastic water bottles. Watch... funny carpooling video ...or... funny plastic bottle video.
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THE STORY OF BOTTLED WATER
An excellent review of the issues surrounding bottled water. The humorous graphics make this animated report easy to swallow! Watch funny bottled water video.
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| TRANSFORMATION & CONSCIOUSNESS
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DR. STEEL - ALIEN ILLUMINATI
A funny, clever spoof on the possibility that we humans are neither descended from monkeys nor from Adam and Eve; rather, we were cooked up in an alien genetics lab long ago (a theory that has been seriously proposed by a number of people!)... Watch funny aliens video.
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THE AWAKENING
To conquer the psychopathic New World Order juggernaut, we "little people" must capitalize on our spirituality, feelings, emotions—a focus on heart energy—and the effect this has on the current fear-based reality. This is the key to beating the crazed institutions of society constructed and run by greedy power-mongers. Watch fight the new world order video.
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TIRED OF TRAFFIC
Well, I thought the solution to chronic traffic problems was more use of mass transit, for people to live closer to work, and tax shifting off of income and onto fossil fuels. Silly me. Nothing so ambitious is necessary. This funny traffic video from The Onion shows offers a simple solution.
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PEOPLE-CENTERED DEVELOPMENTS FOR REDUCED-ENERGY LIVING
A great interview with a developer who has proved that it is possible to escape the standard grid-dependent sprawl model and instead create a community that uses sustainable energy sources, collocates services and homes, has more green spaces—and that people love living in. From Peak Moment Television.
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Agriculture, Farming, Gardening
Animal Welfare, Animal Rights, Biodiversity
Chemicals, Toxics, Pesticides
Climate Change, Global Warming
Corporations, Globalization, Global Trade
Energy, Oil, Peak Oil, Resilience
Financial System, Empire, Elites
Food, Nutrition, Diet, Organic
Forests, Rainforests, Trees
General Environmental Issues
GMOs, Genetic Engineering
Health Care Issues
Media & Communications Issues
Mining & Coal
Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Waste
Pollution (water, air, land, general)
Transportation, Vehicles, Mass Transit, Sprawl
Trash, Waste, Recycling, Reuse
Transformation, Consciousness, 2012
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Sea Change Radio
The US Chamber of Commerce—The Nation's Top Pollution Advocacy Group — 17 Jan 2012 — What is the United States Chamber of Commerce? Many Americans hold the misconception that it's a government agency. It's not. Rather, it's the most significant lobbying group in the United States, and it's almost always a formidable foe of environmental protections. Environmental ethicist Philip Cafaro explains the role that the Chamber plays in promoting constant growth, and how that premise inherently contradicts environmental sustainability.
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Sea Change Radio
Simplicity on the Other Side of Complexity — 11 Jan 2012 — Ecologist Eric Berlow discusses how understanding the complexity of a system can point to a simple key that will unlock a solution to fixing a problem in the system. This can apply to many things in the world, including ecosystems.
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Flashpoints
Derrick Jensen: Activism Means Dismantling Oppressive Systems — 28 Dec 2011 — Jensen offers an informal review of species extinction and decline and explains the linkage between resource/environmental exploitation, war, and hegemony. He calls for political action when it can be effective, and direct action when it isn't. His takeaway message: The task of the activist is not to navigate the systems of oppressive authority with maximum integrity, it's to dismantle those systems.
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