Thanks for sharing this Stephen! There is one viral video about fracking. It was made by over 70 Ithacans last year and it's called "Frac Attack: Dawn of the Watershed."
You can watch it online here: http://fracattackthemovie.com/watch-the-movie - Shira :) Shira Golding [email protected] http://www.shirari.com On Jan 11, 2011, at 10:18 AM, Stephen Nicholson wrote: > Here is the way environmental activism is communicated now! > I hope someone can make a similar viral video against fracking. > > http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/01/ban-plastic-bags-rap.php > > > "OK, so the Great Pacific Garbage Patch may not be anywhere near as > big as we thought, and some activists think plastic bags are a > distraction from the major environmental issues we face. But that > doesn't stop many others from holding up the single-use plastic bag > as a symbol of all that is wrong with our consumer culture. Now a > viral rap video is making the rounds, calling on cities around the > Globe to step up and ban the single-use plastic bag. > > I'm always in two minds about plastic bag bans. On the one hand, I > get it—plastic bags are wasteful, polluting and pointless. They do > make us lazy. And they do cost all of us money in terms of taxes to > deal with litter and pollution. > > On the other hand, like any outright ban on pretty much anything, > it's an incredibly divisive topic. You only have to look at the > legislative record of such bans to understand that they will please > some, and anger others. The entire State of California is definitely > not be ready to go plastic bag free, for example, even though LA > county is passing the biggest plastic bag ban in the US. > > Meanwhile, the Mayor of Toronto pledges to repeal a similar bag ban, > while over in Europe Italy is outlawing single-use bags across the > country. > > On a case-by-case basis I have no problem with banning the single > use plastic bag. But, given all the environmental challenges ahead > of us—from peak oil to climate change to clean water issues—and > given the uphill struggle we face getting any kind of action in > Government, I do think it is worth asking how much political capital > we want to spend on laws that address one of the most visible the > symptoms, but not the root problem of excessive fossil fuel use. Of > course, the counter argument is that we tackle our issues one > symptom at a time—banning plastic bags is a first step to broader > ecological awareness. > > Whatever your position, this is a pretty catchy tune..." > > > > -- > Stephen C. Nicholson > Chair, Tompkins County Environmental Management Council > 220 Yaple Rd. > Berkshire, NY 13736 > 607-539-6923 > [email protected] > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom Shelley, at [email protected].
