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The 2012 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children’s Video is awarded to ANNA, EMMA AND THE CONDORS

Into the Gyre is a 44-minute documentary about a groundbreaking expedition to study plastic pollution in the North Atlantic Gyre. Thirty-four volunteer researchers, scientists and sailors participated in this five-week expedition, sailing into the Sargasso Sea, east of Bermuda, on the 135-foot tall ship Corwith Cramer.

The North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announces its Environmental Education (EE) video contest for high school and college undergraduate students.

Tweet If you ever wanted to make a trashy video, now is your chance! Cash prizes too… WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is sponsoring a video contest that challenges filmmakers to produce short, creative videos that highlight the “Three Rs” of individual consumption: reduce, reuse, and recycle. The agency is accepting submissions for [...]

Tweet The impossible white knuckle 6 week Design-Build challenge is now on DVD. ScrapHouse was a temporary demonstration home, built entirely of salvaged material on Civic Center Plaza adjacent to San Francisco City Hall. Challenge 1: Design Rethinking a standard single-family home floor plan, the ScrapHouse Design Team generated an elegant design solution, inspired by [...]

Tweet New into the Green Planet Films Catalog MAKE YOUR OWN FREE POWER FROM THE SUN! It’s easy and takes very little effort. No moving parts. Nothing toxic. Just hook up some solar panels and you are on your way to energy independence and saving money. You can even make money buy selling energy you [...]

Tweet Release scheduled for end of 2009 Dirt! The Movie is an insightful and timely film that tells the story of the glorious and unappreciated material beneath our feet. One teaspoon of dirt contains a billion organisms working in remarkable balance to maintain and sustain a series of complex, thriving communities that impact our daily [...]

Tweet Recently added to the Green Planet Films catalog In i Love Trash, David Brown and Greg Mann try an experiment in waste. After recognizing the huge amount of waste in the United States, David and Greg decide to see just how much people throw away. They move to a new city and get an [...]

Tweet Opens in theaters September 4, 2009 Is it possible to live a year making zero impact on the environment? Is it possible to do this from the 11th story of a New York City apartment? Accomplished author Colin Beavan is determined to find out, and to take his wife and toddler along for the [...]

Tweet Released online June 5, 2009 World Environment Day The Global Premiere of HOME on 5 June for World Environment Day now features major screenings in exceptional metropolitan sites with a star-studded attendance Personal Message from Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Photographer and Founding President, GoodPlanet.org, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us [...]