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The LABOR OF LOVE series stands for the small businesses and designers who are still creating and constructing products in America instead of opting for oversees manufacturing like many competitors. The video above features Lauren Junker, creator of Totally Tubular Designs, who gets her kicks from foraging through trash to… Read the rest
Courtney Mattison is a scientist, artist, environmentalist and student. In order to better understand ocean life and the organisms in her studies she started a project that would visually represent the Earth’s oceans. She decided to create a 15-foot tall, 11-foot wide, and 1500 pound sculpture that would reflect not… Read the rest
Since 2002, EcoFlight has flown concerned people above forests, mountains and wetlands to share a unique perspective of the way nature interacts with harmful industries. The aerial view allows people to form a direct connection to what is happening and to better understand the dramatic effect of man interrupting nature.… Read the rest
Colleen Flanigan uses multimedia performance art to educate people of the issues facing our environment. She hopes through artistic expression and community involvement she can spark positive action. She says, “Without creativity, we cannot solve any of the problems of the world.” The video above showcases her project at Oregon… Read the rest
Ian Shive is not your typical outdoor photographer. There is a stronger motive behind his work—conservation. Through his camera lens he explores the world’s most endangered ecosystems. He collaborates with biologists, scientists and land managers to document the environmental issues facing our favorite landscapes.
In September I shared a post… Read the rest
Maybe it’s the sweet sounds of the string instruments or the incredible paper-cutout animation, but this video certainly makes the death and decomposition of a whale seem a bit romantic.… Read the rest
“If ya gotta jimmy hat go ahead and….” save the coquí guajón rock frog? Well that’s not what Willie D of the Geto Boys said, but the Center for Biological Diversity has different plans than him. Their plans includes giving out a 100,000 Endangered Species Condoms in 2011 after dispensing… Read the rest
On taking photos, Photographer and Conservationist, Ian Shive says, “You’re not just illustrating a story; you’re becoming an advocate for a story by sharing the amazing aspects of the uniqueness of the setting.”
And that is just what Shive is doing in his latest project: following the lead of… Read the rest
We may be slightly obsessed with/overly enamored of/innately moved by time-lapse videos of nature. But who says that’s a bad thing?
This video captures a lighting storm that happened on Toronto a couple days ago and it’s undeniably awesome.
[Via: Huffington Post]… Read the rest
Thanks to prAna, we came across this fantastic six-minute video that’s a compilation of clips from the film The Age of Stupid… Read the rest set against the backdrop of Bombay Dub Orchestra‘s chilling sounds. The film sets itself up in 2055, where a man takes the time to look back at
