Convenient Answers to an Inconvenient Truth.Video Contest Endorsed By Al Gore Noun 1. Al Gore - Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948) Albert Gore Jr., Gore Celebrates Earth Day with Solutions to Global Warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- TreeHugger.com, the leading pure environmental website, in its ongoing effort to celebrate everyday as Earth Day, along with Seventh Generation (http://www.inspiredprotagonist.com), the leading eco-friendly home products company, are thrilled to announce that celebrity guest judge, Ed Begley, Jr. has chosen the winners of Convenient Truths video contest (http://www.truths.treehugger.com). As a follow-up to Al Gore's Oscar winning documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, the mission of the contest was to empower "ordinary" people to create videos that demonstrate simple and effective solutions to reducing carbon emissions. The former Vice President, Al Gore, "applauds TreeHugger's efforts" calling the contest "a great way to spread the word and bring the issue into our daily lives." Now that the Convenient Truths contest is over, the videos submissions will keep citizens motivated to take action. This Earth Day (and everyday) viewers have access to over one-hundred and thirty, 1-2 minute video submissions addressing everyday solutions to climate change. Topics range from solar energy solar energy, any form of energy radiated by the sun, including light, radio waves, and X rays, although the term usually refers to the visible light of the sun. to public transportation to composting and more. The videos are smart, slick, upbeat, and energetic. The winning videos have been chosen by a combination of web viewers and expert judges including Ed Begley Jr., Actor and Environmentalist environmentalist a person with an interest and knowledge about the interaction of humans and animals with the environment. ; Laurie David Laurie Ellen Lennard David (born March 22, 1958). She serves as a trustee on the Natural Resources Defense Council and a member of the Advisory Board of the Children's Nature Institute and is a contributing blogger to the The Huffington Post. , Founder of stopglobalwarming.org; and Dr. Heidi Cullen, Climate Expert, The Weather Channel. (To see the full list go here.) The winners will receive close to $30,000 in sustainable prizes. Videos are served by blip.tv (www.blip.tv) and will be broadcast on various outlets including One Degree, a broadband site dedicated to climate change developed by The Weather Channel Interactive (TWCI) and distributed on DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. by Ironweed ironweed Any of about 500 species of perennial plants constituting the genus Vernonia (family Asteraceae). Small herbaceous (nonwoody) species are found throughout the world; shrubs and trees are found primarily in tropical regions. Films. The Top 10 winners include: GRAND PRIZE - Little Guy (Make A Start) Video by Jon Forsyth, Westford, MA 2ND PRIZE - Bear Necessities by Mark Dixon Mark Dixon (born November 26, 1970) is a former NFL offensive guard who played five seasons with the Miami Dolphins. Previously he had played in the CFL with the Montreal Alouettes. He was an All-American at Virginia. Prior to Virgina, Dixon attended Lucy C. , Pittsburgh, PA 3RD PRIZE - Change A Lightbulb by Pete Land, Burlington, VT Chickens Enlighten, Humans Change, World Improves by Scott Price, Seattle, WA I Am A Climate Activist by Phil Mitchell, Seattle, WA Reality In The Self Checkout A customer-operated point-of-sale (POS) station. Also called a "self-scanning checkout," customers pay for and bag their own merchandise without interacting with a human cashier, although a support person is typically nearby and available. Lane by Tanya Roche, Beltsville, MD Cool Notebooks For a Hot Planet by Eli Zigas, Walla Walla Walla Walla (wŏl`ə wŏl`ə), city (1990 pop. 26,478), seat of Walla Walla co., SE Wash., at the junction of the Walla Walla River and Mill Creek, near the Oregon line; inc. 1862. , WA Better Late Than Never by Jennifer Cipperly, Jacksonville, NY Footprints by Kimberly O'Connor, Redwood City, CA Families Fight Back by Austin Haeberle, Maplewood, NJ CONVENIENT TRUTHS is a carbon-neutral contest. All emissions generated will be offset by the non-profit organization DriveNeutral. All of the contest submissions are property of contest sponsors TreeHugger.com and Seventh Generation and are available to view on www.truths.treehugger.com. About TreeHugger.com: TreeHugger is the leading online media company dedicated to everything modern yet environmentally responsible. Their leadership has been recognized by the Bloggies, the Webbies, the Vloggies as well as Vanity Fair, The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, Time, Domino, The Oprah Winfrey Show and many others. Offering environmental news, information, and tools to help people green their lives, TreeHugger brings sustainability into the mainstream. About Seventh Generation: Seventh Generation is committed to becoming the world's most trusted brand of authentic, safe, and environmentally responsible products for a healthy home. For 18 years, the closely held A phrase used to describe the ownership, management, and operation of a corporation by a small group of people. In a closely held corporation, the same people often act as shareholders, directors, and officers, and no outside investors exist. Burlington, Vermont company has been at the forefront of a cultural change in consumer behavior and business ethics. One of the country's first self-declared "socially responsible" companies, Seventh Generation is a business that operates according to a new and different set of principles and values that in many ways are a marked departure from those long considered "traditional." Its business practice is focused on offering people avenues to express their idealism, passion, and commitment to causes larger than themselves at every point along its supply chain -- from suppliers and partners to shareholders, customers and its own staff. The company derives its name from the Great Law of the Iroquois that states, In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations. For more information, visit www.seventhgeneration.com or the company's blog www.inspiredprotagonist.com Contact Jessica Root, Contest Coordinator at 347.374.8215. |
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