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I’m a huge Death Cab for Cutie fan, and apparently the boys in the band are huge admirers of artist Walter Robot, who likes to blend live action and animation in music videos and film. So the two teamed up to create the animated video called “Grapevine Fires,” which was inspired by vocalist/guitarist Ben Gibbard’s personal encounter with 2007’s California wildfires.
Yes, Nike is a HUGE global corporation that makes money from athletes promoting their products and from selling shoes for $100. But the company does have a different “green” interest: the environment.
Here’s a very creative commercial about climate change that was promoted by Nike and WWF:
On January 1 of this year a new law was enacted by police in Nigeria. The law stated that everyone who drives a motorcycle, whether they are an “Okada” taxi driver or a regular biker, must wear a helmet for their safety.
Many people, like Nigerian construction workers, saw the new law as a way to make money by renting out their safety helmets for about 500 naira ($3 US) a day.
Almost everyone else thought that this new law was unfair, and they saw it as just another exercise of power executed by the corrupt Nigerian traffic police.
I had no idea that Jay Leno was into the green movement, but after watching this video I am now convinced that he is a pretty cool person who cares about the environment:
Last week I was watching BBC News and I came across an amazing story about a city in Germany that saves energy and money in a clever way: using cell phones.
In the city of Doerentrup all of the outside street lights turn off at 9pm as a way to cut down energy costs. 
So what if you want to go outside to take your dog for a walk or to run to the local supermarket?
A German engineer came up with way for residents to use their cell phones to turn on the street lights for 15 minute intervals. Here’s what they have to do:
It’s really that easy! And it has done wonders for the energy consumption of the city of Doerentrup.
Did you ever think that a tree could survive in the hot Sahara Desert for a few months on its own?
It’s not very likely since there is little or no rainfall to keep it alive, but a new Dutch invention that looks like a bucket from outer space might just make plant survival in any type of condition possible.
It’s called the WaterBoxx (not to be confused with Outkast’s album Speakerboxxx), and it provides water to plants by collecting condensation and rainfall and slowly distributing it to the roots. The protective outer layer protects the roots from animals, the sun and other weather conditions, allowing the plant to germinate and grow.
We’ve always been a society that is fascinated with criminals and the crimes that they commit. Whether it’s the absurdity of Cops or the intensity of America’s Most Wanted we love to see the bad guy get caught.
That’s why the FBI list of most-wanted criminals for environmental crimes is so amazing! Those of us who care about crimes committed against the environment get to see the mugshots of these criminals and read about what they did. Then we can do our part to get them apprehended.
Every day more people in our nation are learning about “the green movement” thanks to a newly elected President who pushes for environmental education and an old President who ruined many people’s environments.
But this learning is not just happening in the US: it’s also happening to our neighbors in Canada. Scientists at the University of Manatoba in Winnipeg have figured out how to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions emitted by cows every day…by up to 200 litres!
Last May an earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale killed more than 70,000 people in the Sichuan province of China. The terrible tragedy left many people homeless , and they are still homeless 8 months later.
To help the victims of the earthquake Chinese authorities shipped old subway trains that were used for the Olympics to Sichuan to be used as homeless shelters.
Altogether 10 trains that have six subway cars will accommodate up to 1,200 people.
Everyone knows that soon-to-be President Barack Obama is looking to add a puppy to his family. The puppy might just add a little ray of sunshine to the gloomy job of economic restoration that Obama faces in the next 4 years to come.
Watch Obama endorse pet adoption:
The only drawback of puppy adoption for Obama is that he thinks dogs from shelters might not be the best bet for his daughter’s allergies.
Chevron is going green, or the company is claiming to, with their new Will You Join Us campaign.
The company says that it is becoming more energy efficient by converting to solar energy and by creating eco-friendly office buildings.
But the people at the League of Conservation Voters think that Chevron is full of hypocrites. Here’s an example:
What do you think?
Here’s a link to the entire Press Release and the rest of the images.
Do you care enough about the Mediterranean bluefin tuna to boycott it completely? That means not eating it, selling it or cooking it?
Well, about 16,000 citizens from 149 countries have decided to do just that.
WWF has created a petition, which was signed by 15,941people, to present to the Contracting Parties of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).
They hope that the Commission will make sure that the fish is no longer sold in restaurants or markets so that it will have time to repopulate and properly breed in fisheres. This will save the species from going completely extinct.
Atlantic City may be famous for casino gambling, but it’s soon going to be known for something else 
green…and I dont’ mean money.
With over 13,321 solar panels capable of generating 2.36 megawatts of electricity, the Atlantic City Convention Center will be the largest single-roof photovoltaic system in the entire U.S.
The panels will be operated by Pepco Energy Services for a 20-year deal, and each year the panels will prevent 2,349 tons of carbon dioxide from polluting the air.
