Last week, I was lucky enough to get to visit innocent drinks' London HQ, Fruit Towers. Once I'd downed my own bodyweight in smoothies, marvelled at the fleet of 'cows' sitting in the driveway and lusted after various shiny bits of kitchen equipment, I caught up with sustainability manager Jess to talk about what innocent are doing towards helping the planet. Find out what I discovered in the video, below!
If you've not yet seen this video, I suggest a quick viewing. It's a humorous take on government ministers' dislike of taking responsibility for environmental matters, and is as relevant now as it was back in 1991, when many people mistook it for a real interview. The performers here are Australian comics John Clarke & Bryan Dawe.
My intrepid colleagues over at Shiny Shiny are currently reporting on all things geeky over at CES in Vegas, and from the videos they've been beaming into the office, it seems that a lot of eco-tastic bits of gadgetry are making their debuts at the show.
They include a highly futuristic looking 'bracelet' from Nokia -- the 'Eco Sensor' -- which would be sold alongside its new eco friendly handsets and provide environmental information, such as air quality and indeed the health of the wearer through tracking vital signs. We can only assume it would also function as a watch, although the chances of anyone in this fashion-fickle world wearing the same bracelet daily (especially some men) seem pretty slim. Is this a truly green solution that might see the light one day? Follow the jump for a demonstration!
Onion News Network took on a real hot potato of an issue today when they declared that 'animals should be doing more for the animal rights movement'. I wonder what PETA would have to say about that...
Should Animals Be Doing More For The Animal Rights Movement?
This is Greg Craven: secondary school science teacher and environmental harbinger of doom. His video, 'The Most Terrifying Video You'll Ever See', has prompted a storm on the web, with over 4 million viewers (and a fair few critics among them). Craven argues that An Inconvenient Truth didn't go far enough, and the video is well worth a watch. See it below, and draw your own conclusion!
[Via Treehugger]
Charity shopping is set to be bigger than ever in 2008, with more of us choosing to recycle our cast-offs and embracing individual style. Our friends on our sister site Catwalk Queen decided to apply their fashion know-how to a bit of second hand shopping, and brought back the goods for this video. Check it out and find out what they discovered for a modest £25.
Here's some good news if you were hoping to enter our Media Talent Award in association with LG. We've heard that a few would-be contestants would like a little longer to answer that elusive question 'what is style?' so in the spirit of festive goodwill, we've extended the entry deadline to 1st January.
The standard of entries so far has been very high, and we're having a lot of fun arguing chatting amongst ourselves about our personal faves. Here's one that I felt deserved a mention:
Once we've seen all the entries, three people will be shortlisted from each category: that's video presenters and video editors. If chosen, you will need to be able to attend a judging date on week commencing 14th January at the Shiny Media office in London.
We're still running our video talent competition with those eco-friendly washing machine and phone people at LG, and entries are coming in thick and fast, getting more varied, more adventurous and just plain wacky in their answer to the question 'what is style'. This one, which comes all the way from Finland, cites 80s movie The Neverending Story as the definition of style. And who are we to argue with that?
If you'd like to work with us either as a presenter or video production person, click the link below for instructions on how to send your own video masterpiece.
It's going to be a windy weekend, and if your skin is already on the dry side, you'll know this is a bad time of year.
There are loads of products on the market for chapped, sore, weather-beaten skin, but what if you want to avoid parabens, synthetic perfumes and other nasties? We tracked down some of the best natural moisturisers on the market to find out how well they quenched our parched skin. Watch the video for our results.
howies (yes, the lower-case h is intentional!) has branched out from its online roots to open an exciting new store in London's Carnaby Street. You can't move for eco-friendly features in the shop, which also contains a library and has running water on tap for thirsty shoppers. Catwalk Queen's Isabelle and I popped down on opening night to check out the vibe!
Yesterday we brought you one of the first entries in our LG Video Talent search for a video editor, and today I thought I'd share one of my favourite entries to the 'presenter' category.
We're still accepting entries, so if you think you can impress us even more, get out the webcam and get talking! We want to hear all about you, what you do and why you want to come and train with Shiny Media. Click here for instructions on how to enter! All videos submitted will appear on our competition YouTube channel. Click here for instructions on how to enter! All videos submitted will appear on our competition YouTube channel.
Along with LG, makers of eco-friendly washer-dryers and (of course) stylish, sexy phones, we are offering the chance a budding video editor and presenter to train with Shiny Media's top video blogging team and develop skills in presenting or filming/editing. Since we started taking entries two weeks ago, we've seen all kinds of styles and ideas coming through, including the video below. Can you do better than this? If so, you might be in with a chance of winning this unique opportunity.
Click here for instructions on how to enter! All videos submitted will appear on our competition YouTube channel.
Here's another inventive use of old junk: a 6-foot Christmas 'tree' made from 400 Mountain Dew cans. The red and green combine to look very festive! Check it out on the video, below.
We *heart* LED lights. They mean you can have Christmas sparkle without the waste, and in this video Shiny Shiny's Zara and I got to have a play with the best eco-friendly lights I've seen this season. They're stylish and tasteful, designed by Oliver Heath, and available at EcoCentric.
Forget the tacky, energy-guzzling fairy lights of Oxford Street that seem to nothing but disappoint more with each year that passes: London's Carnaby Street has proven itself to be ahead of the game in style and innovation once again, with a set of dazzling eco-friendly Christmas decorations that look totally magical. And perhaps best of all - since the decorations did not require switching on there were no z-list celebrities there to 'do the honours'!
The oversized, holographic paper chains are so reflective that they shine brightly in the glow of existing street lighting, meaning no additional energy is needed to set them glowing. Laura and I popped down to have a look when the decorations were unveiled on Wednesday, and shot this little video to share the cheer...Enjoy!
From: Green graffiti - It's all in the mossage