Green Video!

Green Hip-Hop

Reading is great, especially when it's reading environmental education blogs. But when so many of our activities are fueled by the internet and new technology, and attention spans are so short, another great way to get even more people engaged, interested and informed is video. 

One organization that's working on this is Green For All, which supports environmental justice campaigns. One way they're involving people of all ages and backgrounds across the country is by featuring music videos covering environmental issues on their site. It's not lame, I promise! Many of the videos are done by young people with real skill. Check out their website at www.greenforall.org.

Or, if you have one of those short attention spans I was talking about, skip right to the really cool music videos- which can be found on a playlist of their youtube channel here. Seriously, do it. Or just skip to my personal favorite- a song called Wheat Grass, by DJ Cavem:

What YOU Can Do With It

Even without the musical skills, we can all get in on the green video scene. This has been my most recent project at my school- taking video of people sharing their views and stories about environmentalism around my school community. I've been amazed how many people have said really interesting things that I'm glad to have on video. 

Interviewing a student about paper
towel use

A student telling the camera about
cafeteria-related sustainability

Look for an update on that project in the next episode of "I'm Starting an Environmental Club!". In the meantime, see if you can borrow a videocamera from your school library, and go find some students and staff to interview. Or start working on your new hit hip-hop song.