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Eco-Comedy Video Competition Spring 2012 **$1,000 Prize**

Eco-Comedy Video Competition Spring 2012 ** $1,000 Prize ** Sponsored by: Sierra Club and the Center for Environmental Filmmaking The contest is open to anyone who prepares a short, funny video for YouTube, which communicates a clear message about clean energy and/or green jobs. Submissions must:-Be humorous!-Address the issue of clean energy and/or green jobs-Reach … Continue reading “Eco-Comedy Video Competition Spring 2012 **$1,000 Prize**”

Eco-Comedy Video Competition Spring 2012 ** $1,000 Prize **

Sponsored by: Sierra Club and the Center for Environmental Filmmaking

The contest is open to anyone who prepares a short, funny video for YouTube, which communicates a clear message about clean energy and/or green jobs.

Submissions must:
-Be humorous!
-Address the issue of clean energy and/or green jobs
-Reach a broad audience beyond just environmentalists.
-Be an original production.
-Be less than three minutes.
-Posted to Eco-Comedy Video Competition 2012 YouTube Channel at: http://www.youtube.com/ecocomedy2012.
-Submitted by 11:59pm on March 2, 2012.

There will be six judges representing the Center for Environmental Filmmaking, Sierra Club, the US Environmental Protection Agency, Mill Reef Productions, and EcoSense. The decision of the judges is final. Awards are based on overall merit of the entries. Judges reserve the right not to grant an award. The organizations listed above reserve the right to post submissions on their websites.

Submissions that are not received by March 2, 2012 will not be judged. The winner will be announced at American University on Tuesday, March 20 at the DC Environmental Film Festival.

For more information regarding submission guidelines and contest rules, visit: http://www.american.edu/soc/cef/eco-comedy-film-competition.cfm

If you have a question, please e-mail Chris Palmer at palmer@american.edu.

Excerpted from an email announcement from Chris Palmer.

Film Screening Tonight: Tuesday, March 16 at 7pm – Wechsler Theater

Bottled Water: A Big Business with Big Problems(see AU master calendar entry) By Chris O’Brien, AU’s Director of Sustainability, Paul Wapner, Associate Professor, and Jennifer Jones, President of Eco-SenseView the documentary Tapped and get a behind-the-scenes look at the bottled water industry and its vast array of negative consequences, from production of the plastic bottles … Continue reading “Film Screening Tonight: Tuesday, March 16 at 7pm – Wechsler Theater”

Bottled Water: A Big Business with Big Problems
(see AU master calendar entry)

By Chris O’Brien, AU’s Director of Sustainability, Paul Wapner, Associate Professor, and Jennifer Jones, President of Eco-Sense

View the documentary Tapped and get a behind-the-scenes look at the bottled water industry and its vast array of negative consequences, from production of the plastic bottles to the enormous trash piles in the ocean where many end up. Chris O’Brien, Paul Wapner and Jennifer Jones discuss issues raised in the film and AU’s efforts to decrease bottled water use on campus.
3rd Floor, Mary Graydon Center, American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016-8017

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
No Reservations or Tickets Required