Be Proud of Your Wrinkled Suit

Friday, May 16th is Bike to Work Day! Sadly, I do not own a bike and will be taking the G to the E as always. However, if you do, you might want to join the thousands of others participating tomorrow by pedaling your way to the office. For organized Bike to Work events in your area, or for information on bike paths and maps, check out BikeToWorkWeek.org. Save gas, get exercise and don't forget a helmet!

Protection Granted!

Facing public pressure, the government decided yesterday to grant polar bears protection under the Endangered Species Act. This is a big win! Thanks to all of you who signed the petition. It's situations like these where activism really counts! 

Last 2 Days to Help the Polar Bears

Have your voice heard! A federal court has given Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne two more days to decide if the polar bear will be protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. Already over 100,000 people have signed the petition to the Secretary, asking him to protect polar bears and their Arctic habitat. Add your voice now!

Make Mom Proud on Mother's Day

I got these beautiful flowers and peace of mind for my mom on Mother's Day. I decided to make this year's gift good for the environment by buying organic flowers online from Organic Bouquet. They offer a limited selection of flowers compared to 1800Flowers, but no less beautiful. It's my first organic flower purchase, prices were comparable, and overall it was a shopping experience I'm sure I'll be doing again and again!

Change The Way You See The World

Saturday, May 10th, open your mind and see the world with new eyes by celebrating Pangea Day. Pangea Day is a 4-hour program of short film, live music and talks. The mission of the event is to unite the world. To put aside differences, conflict, religion and to share in a moment where we all try to understand each other - through the powerful medium of film. The 24 short films to be featured have been selected from an international competition that generated more than 2,500 submissions from over one hundred countries. The films were chosen based on their ability to inspire, transform, and allow us see the world through another person's eyes.You can find the lineup of films, musicians, and speakers at www.pangeaday.org. 

Many of these films will also highlight environmental issues and activism. Hope you find a Pangea Day event near you! 

TitanGreens: The Little Channel That Could Wins A Webby!

Who's the best? YOU ARE!!!!

I can't believe we took down the Hometown Baghdad online video beast! What a fight they put up on the voting polls - until the last two days, our biggest competitor had the lead by 4-5%! And because of having great viewers like you to ring in your support in the final rounds, we found out yesterday that the little channel that could WINS A WEBBY!

You should have seen me jumping up and down after a very stressful moment trying to psyche myself up to check the Webby results! Oh man! I was floating! (hence the big smile in the photo above)

This is truly good news for the green message we're trying to get out to the world. Even more, this just shows what kick butt fans we have.You guys ROCK!

Webby Awards, here we come!

Earth Dandruff

Believe it or not, over 10,000 pieces of space litter orbits our planet everyday. To find out more about it and how it all breaks down, check out this great blog on Treehugger.

Good Causes Gone Bad

In an extra large FedEx envelope from Los Angeles, in an unmarked cardboard box, I received a luggage-tag from DoubleTree Hotels asking me to "Tag It!". Initially I was confused. Tag what? My luggage? Upon further investigation, I discovered that it was an invitation from the company asking me to "tag" a tree and participate in "the ultimate game of 'eco-tag' this spring!"

Doubletree and the Arbor Day Foundation are working with Teaching Kids to CARE to help students learn more about nature and the outdoors through this tree tagging campaign titled Get To Know The Tree Next Door. Over 10,000 students will be tying tags on trees that outline unique facts about the tree as a teaching tool. I just hope for their fall campaign they consider this title: Removing Unwanted Trash From Trees.

The idea has a good cause, but I do question the execution, especially, the PR department's decision to fly that over-packaged luggage tag to my desk from L.A. to New York. Think of all the CO2 those poor trees now have to make up for!

Going Out With A Bang

Hypothetical questions are fun!

- If you were on death row what would your last meal be?

- Would you be willing to murder an innocent person if it would 'somehow' end all hunger in the world?

- For $35,000 USD, would you go for three months without washing, brushing your teeth, or using deodorant? Assume you could not explain your reasons to anyone until after the three months is up?

In this randy video, Greenpeace poses another interesting hypothetical that really gets you thinking...

By the way, my last meal would be fried calamari, grilled arctic char, Cheetos, a cold beer, and tiramisu for dessert. Just like the Greenpeace video, I want to go out with a smile!

Beware of Smog

A National Research Council report released this week concludes that short-term exposure to smog is clearly linked to premature deaths, contradicting arguments from the White House that the connection has not been sufficiently proven. The report also added:

studies have yielded strong evidence that short-term exposure to ozone can exacerbate lung conditions, causing illness and hospitalization and can potentially lead to death.

The 13-member panel believes that ozone-related mortality should be taken into consideration by the Environmental Protection Agency when measuring the health benefits of reducing air pollution.

So, unless you're not interested in living a long, full life, you might want to think about carpooling for the first time. Sometimes, if you wait too long for someone else to make your health-related decisions (ahem, the White House), it'll be too late.
 

Need We Say More?

A silent vlog with a great message about waste. Thanks Rocketboom!

Green Apple Festival - D.C. Coverage

Happy Earth Day! As you can see, the downpour didn't stop folks in D.C. from coming out in support of Earth Day 2008!

This Land Is Your Land...

Come hang out with the Planet Police while they hit the streets to see what folks are up to for Earth Day!

What's Your Earth Day Pledge?

Today I just signed the Earth Day Network Sky Petition urging Congress to get on-board with green initiatives and take courageous action in 2008! Tomorrow, on Earth Day, I have three big plans A) to finally commit part of my home electricity bill to wind power, B) to sign up to volunteer with an environmental organization this summer for a hands-on approach to preserving our planet , and C) to celebrate the big day with Green Drinks New York City and get to know other people in my area who are making the pledge to go green.

What are you doing for Earth Day?
 

"They Like Me, They Really Like Me!"

I'm very happy to announce that our fun little eco-channel, TitanGreens, was nominated for a Webby Award this week for Best Online Video in the Public Service & Activism category! I'm still floored and can't even contain my excitement! Personally, I thought it was a long shot being that our green shows (Planet Police, Daily Greens, Media Mulch and Versus) are so young and our company so new. However, we applied anyway based on the strength of our content and a personal belief that we had found a new way to approach the global warming topic without boring people. And wouldn't you know it...it touched a chord or two!

The best part is that we're going to get a lot more eyes on our channel and, hopefully, a lot more people thinking about what they can do to help support the longevity of our planet. I really couldn't ask for anything more!

So, if you're interested in checking out the other amazing nominees, or if you'd like to VOTE for us for the Webby's People's Voice Award...we'd love all the help we can get!
1) Register here.
2) Once you confirm that registration via email, click on the Webby section that says "Online Film & Video"
3) Choose the "Public Service and Activism" category and vote for TitanTV’s TitanGreens.com.

Muchas, muchas gracias for all your support! Have fun watching!