Ecosia for WWF: the eco-friendly search engine explanimation from in60seconds on Vimeo.

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By watching ideas on TED.com, I found this inspiring shortlist of artists..Especially the last 2. EnYOI.

The names of the artists, in order, are Bharti Kher, A. Balasubramaniam, Chitra Ganesh, Jitish Kallat, N.S. Harsha, Dhruvi Acharya, Raqib Shaw, Raqs Media Collective, Subodh Gupta, and Ranjani Shettar.

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Strawberry Earth and Greenchoice proudly present the Dutch Environmental Film Festival (DEFF), an annual platform for the best international, environmental films and documentaries.

Each year DEFF screens major international and national premieres, hosts inspirational speakers and creative green organisations, and organises memorable festival parties with talent from the European DJ and live music scene.

DEFF is the only major international film festival in the world that uses 100% of all money raised to make the screening venues eco friendlier. Thanks to the support of energy company Greenchoice - and all our other sponsors and partners - DEFF has grown to become one of Europe’s premier environmental film festivals.

World Premiere at The Dutch Environmental Film Festival! from Strawberry Earth on Vimeo.

Come and see for yourself, June 3 - 6 2010. Check here the programme.

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At 16 January Strawberry Earth Hotel Crash took place in Amsterdam. Read more at this post. Enjoy the video!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wyfDC13YMw&feature=player_embedded

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Posted by Littal Markowski

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL6gjJ5QCeg

Millions of Monarch buttferflies from Canda and North America come to Mariposas Monarcas Valle de Bravo in Mexico for 3 months of the year.

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Short film by children and Dónal Ó’Céilleachair. Ireland 2008. Official selection Internation Film Festival Rotterdam 2009.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcQGFCT4RGM

‘Inspired by Mothlight by Stan Brakhage, children made this unusual poetic short. Flower petals and plants, butterflies and 35mm film, that’s all they needed. About how beautiful film is, and of course nature. A film by Students of the Muskerry Gaeltacht, Co. Cork working with filmmaker Dónal Ó’Céilleachair.’ Via

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Personally, the good news is, that Hiphonest.com is mentioned on 3 different long-lists for the subcategories TrendWatcher of The Year 2010. I feel already very honored.. Since this writing is my dedicated passion! These different categories: UPCOMING TALENT / FASHION & DESIGN /DUURZAAMHEID (=SUSTAINABILITY)

So if you feel like promoting me or Hiphonest please send an email before 2 February to: ikstemop@secondsight.nl

THANKS Annouk

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Already joined a PechaKucha Night? Pecha what?? Well PechaKucha, drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of ‘chit chat’ started in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. Yesterday I had my first PechaKucha experience..and let it ‘rain’ on me.

PechaKucha has turned into a massive celebration, with events happening in hundreds of cities around the world, inspiring creatives worldwide.  Concept is to present your story in 20 alluring images x 20 seconds. The understandability and flow in this presentation format provides you as a visitor the perfect dose on inspiration.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7dYYU3yea8O

One of the marvelous concepts was the RAINCAMPAIGN developed and designed by agency MisterWilson. Entrepreneur Bas Manders presented the RAINCAMPAIGN as an innovating, surprising environmental friendly outdoor advertising campaign. Using only rainwater.

One thing of for sure! Living in a city is a fertile source for ideas. This ‘shitty’ rainy climate in the Netherlands brings magic! And in Paris, the ‘city of love’, you can find these flirty ’streetharts’. The good news is that this RAINCAMPAIN supports the recovery of the rainforests. With every campaign they make for a client, like for example tire importer company Continental, a percentage will go to an international rainforest project which protects the rainforest.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjeus-xTpso

Stylish singing in the rain? Check Treehuggers article on ecobrella’s.

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Another similar story to the previous post –from a blog to a fresh company- is the young Dutch (hero) blogger Nalden. With his unique and internationally recognized blog Nalden keeps reinventing himself and other businesses.

On his website you can about music, gadgets, technology, fashion, brands, art and everything that inspires this ’social entrepreneur’. Nalden created a very clever Wallpaper Advertising business model on which big labels like Nike, Vodaphone and Philips already took part.  Nalden: ‘The Good Things of Corporate Sponsorship. The Corporate Sponsorship of Good Things. This is my philosophy.’

That big brands like Vodaphone are really interested in these young creative entrepreneurs can be seen on the website of Vodaphone heroes. In this (click here) nicely shot video report you can crib in the office of Nalden: Naldisney. Nalden likes to bring the offline and online world together by organizing an exhibition called ‘One night Stand’, in only one single day….’Well, good luck’, we thought, but he managed to do this! Thanks to his big online network he had great art plus a lot of visitors.

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What will the future bring us…?  Find the Cradle to Cradle book in this movie and enjoy the green roofs!.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2WK7mOQO2g

Video via Annemieke Sweere