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Global
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| Taking a page from the
guerrilla marketing handbook, this ad campaign by the Global
Environment Centre is certainly an attention-getter. The outdoor
installation was constructed ahead of the Arts & Earth Festival
2006 in Malaysia. |
Best
Music Video - Canvas Bags by Tim Minchin
Australian-born comedian, actor and
musician
Tim Minchin is a self-proclaimed "rock 'n roll megastar," and he wants
you to pledge to reject plastic bags (in favor of oh-so-cool canvas
totes).
The London-based, eyeliner-loving performer often closes his
live shows with this rousing anthem, whipping the audience into a
frenzy of environmental fervor, not dissimilar to America's own
Reverend Billy (but again, with more eyeliner, and bare feet).
"Canvas bags" isn't so much funny ha ha as it is oddly fascinating.
It's over-the-top satire, catchy and entertaining. |
| Atmospheric pollution
affects everyone – even the Wicked Witch of the West and
Cupid. The Singapore Environment Council created these ads to raise
awareness about the problem of pollution in our skies. |
Best
Corporate Commercial - Reebok's Terry Tate
What does the infamous "office
linebacker" have to do with the environment? Watch the clip, if you
don't already have it memorized, and check out the middle, in which
Terry Tate (Lester Speight) puts the hurt on a suspenders-wearing sucka
who be dissn' the planet. The series of clever Reebok ads were created
by Rawson Marshall Thurber based on his 2000 short film pilot (thanks,
Wikipedia!).
As Tate says, "Don't bring that weak ass stuff up in this
humpty-bumpty." Make sure you're doing your part for the environment in
your office, and gently remind co-workers that they should be
recycling, using recycled products and saving resources. They'll save
money, too, so that's no joke.
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| “Look how much
carbon monoxide you’ll keep out of the air we breathe by not
driving for just one day.” That’s the message that
was displayed on the giant black cloud attached to a car’s
tailpipe after being inflated with a day’s worth of exhaust.
This guerrilla ad by WWF appeared in China in 2007. |
Best Fake News Video -
The Onion's Greening the Iraq War
From the comic geniuses of The Onion
comes this
hilarious parody of TV talking heads, in this case debating greening of
the Iraq War. Of course, it is true that the U.S. military is going
green in a number of ways, from investing in renewable energy to
cutting fuel use and beefing up insulation. However, there's also that
little problem of the obvious environmental destruction that results
from war.
The Onion, we salute you!
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| This ad was never
actually created – it’s just a Photoshopped proof
of concept – but it’s a clever idea. The shape and
text of the ad were to be powerblasted onto dirty sidewalks using a
large stencil form to gain support in an effort to reduce the pollution
released by particular powerplants in Chicago. |
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