Category: Our World
From Sea to Summit: A Journey Through the Watershed
From Sea To Summit: A Journey Through the Watershed
This video traces the entire hydrological cycle, using a mix of computer generated graphics and filmed footage plus appearances by skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, top women’s snowboarder Tara Dakides and professional surfers Donavon Frankenreiter, Brad Gerlach and Jodie Nelson. The video is also narrated by renowned ESPN and X-Games commentator Sal Masakela.
Surfrider Foundation | Video Video from Surfrider Foundation on Vimeo.com
Video ~ Surfrider Foundation
Websites & Links
SurfriderFoundation.org | Video from Breton Carasso
“The Portland Effect” ~ Bike to Work, Save the Environment
Portland, Oregon invests in public bike trails and bike racks to encourage commuting by bicycle — a model being followed by several major cities to lower air pollution and allow residents to save on gas.
Kansas Town Rebuilds ~ “Putting the Green in Greensburg”
Video Excerpt ~ 2:08 min.
One year after a 2007 tornado destroyed Greensburg, Kansas, residents and businesses are rebuilding with environmentally-friendsly materials and energy sources to make Greensburg the “greenest” town in America.
Video ~ Environmental Activist, Age 12, Fights Global Warming
A Connecticut 12-year-old, alerted to global warming on a trip to the Galapagos Islands when he was 10, persuades businesses and residents in his home town to conserve energy, reduce carbon footprint.
Mason Jennings ~ Sunlight for the Surfrider Foundation
Mason Jennings will be donating proceeds from his new track “Sunlight” to the Surfrider Foundation, for the duration of the Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue Project (June 1– August 30, 2009). This track comes from the recording sessions for his new album due out late summer 2009.
Video ~ HeadCount and Al Schnier of Moe. at All Good
Websites & Links: HeadCount.org | AllGoodFestival.com
Video ~ I Went Hungry…To Save A Life
I WENT HUNGRY is a global music industry initiative started by the legendary reggae band the Wailers to help eradicate hunger. Food is a human right. There are 25,000 people who die needlessly each day because they are denied this very right. The band decided to put their empathy into action upon learning that every 6 seconds a child dies of hunger, so they are enlisting their fellow musicians to go hungry by donating a portion of their tour catering to the I WENT HUNGRY campaign. If you can give up one meal or snack and donate that money, then you can give a child a school lunch for as little as 25 cents which will nourish their bodies and their minds; and You can declare I WENT HUNGRY! The Wailers are asking for your support. We invite our fans, fellow musicians, athletes, electricians, actors, artists, ceo’s, students, mothers, fathers, and all our brethren and sistren in declaring I WENT HUNGRY! This is something that we can all impact. This is a stage that everyone can perform on. There IS enough food in the world to feed EVERYONE! 100% of all donations are being given to the World Food Program (WFP) and directed towards the food crisis in Ethiopia. WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian agency and the United Nations’ frontline agency for hunger solutions.
Video ~ Part 2: Rothbury and the Environment
Websites & Links: RothburyFestival.com | Rothbury Festival Part 2 – Rothbury and the Environment | Video from MIMOBOT & mimoZine
Charity of the Month ~ American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society mission statement
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.
International mission statement
The American Cancer Society’s international mission concentrates on capacity building in developing cancer societies and on collaboration with other cancer-related organizations throughout the world in carrying out shared strategic directions.
History of Relay For Life
One person can make a difference. Nowhere is that more evident than with the story of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life, which began in Tacoma, Washington, as the City of Destiny Classic 24-Hour Run Against Cancer.
In the mid-1980s, Dr. Gordy Klatt, a Tacoma colorectal surgeon, wanted to enhance the income of his local American Cancer Society office. He decided to personally raise money for the fight by doing something he enjoyed—running marathons.
In May 1985, Dr. Klatt spent a grueling 24 hours circling the track at Baker Stadium at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma for more than 83 miles. Throughout the night, friends paid $25 to run or walk 30 minutes with him. He raised $27,000 to fight cancer. That first year, nearly 300 of Dr. Klatt’s friends, family, and patients watched as he ran and walked the course.
While he circled the track those 24 hours, he thought about how others could take part. He envisioned a 24-hour team relay event that could raise more money to fight cancer. Months later he pulled together a small committee to plan the first team relay event known as the City of Destiny Classic 24-Hour Run Against Cancer.
In 1986, 19 teams took part in the first team relay event on the track at the colorful, historical Stadium Bowl and raised $33,000. An indescribable spirit prevailed at the track and in the tents that dotted the infield.
Websites & Links
Cancer.org | RelayForLife.org
Documentary ~ Super Size Me
Super Size Me
Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock puts his health on the line in this examination of the food industry.
Video ~ I Know I’m Not Alone (Trailer)
Phish Release ‘Hurricane Sandy Relief: 5/3/93 State Theatre’
From Phish
Websites & Links: Phish.com | LivePhish.com