Thank you Eric!
This is that movie that I went to Belize to make a couple years back. Finally available for free to the public after its run at the festivals! Please enjoy and have a beautiful Earth Day, 'sift!
Happy to answer any questions, of course.
*promote

The short is now free on youtube! On the occasion of Earth Day. I hope you like it. I also hope someone decides to sift it for me. (No self-link, and I would prefer to have the video in the proper channels and open to invocations and all, so no sponsored...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2J4eareIIg
@lucky760 @dag @eric3579

http://thomphelps.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/earth-day/

Hmmm...

"Evil can be caused to others not only by action but also by inaction, and in either case the perpetrator is justly accountable for any resulting injury."

and thus if the earth refuses to move itself out of the path of an oncoming asteroid it is then culpable, at least in part, for the consequences.

When is international "Blame Earth Day" celebrated anyway?

>> ^Bhruic:

Pretty sure you can't blame the Earth for asteroids. Just saying.

This motion is extremely slow since a Mercurian day is 176 earth days, so the effect not as dramatic as depicted. Still, pretty cool.

Another counterintuitive fact about Mercury is that a day on that planet is about twice as long as a year (88 days).

Great stories, and perfect for Earth Day :-)

FYI - I found this transcript of the talk, with links to some of the animals he mentions, and a link about his favorite book.

Parrots, the Universe and Everything - Transcript
http://navarroj.com/parrots/

"Last Chance to See", Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine, 1990
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Chance_to_See

Good video, but does it have to evolve to where I lose the ability to be able to go where I want to? Also, I like bikes but Hate bicyclists and not to sound 2 much like an ass but 10 mins on a bus or train and I end up wanting to set fire to everyone around me.

I also do think that if you really want to see the change you need a lot a capital. You can put out all the info you have, all the clever media and video you want and you will not see the change your saying is needed. The company's will always use the excuse the stockholders do not want this. So become the stockholders. Start taking over the companies that don't want to change and as the stockholders force them to change. Being an ass and yelling at the dude in the Mercedes while riding a bike will change nothing. People do note like being told what they have to do. So take over Mercedes and make them change. But then the catch 22 kicks in. You start having the money and find its so much easier to just let things keep going as they have. Earth day started when the current generation in charge where young. They where going to change the world. Now they are in charge and nothing has changed.

they brought these to my work for earth day and i rode one around the parking lot. pretty cool, a little bit more strenuous then a bicycle, and i had a little trouble with turning... it's fun though.

also very expensive.

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And what a Happy Earth Day it was.

This simply proves that a magical being.. named God.. created the Earth for us and only us in 3 earth solar days.. and only taking a single solar earth day to create the rest of the ENTIRE universe. According to the bible that is... yeah... and it is only 6000 years old, even though we can see for billions of light years in all directions.

When I watch this, why am I reminded of Jon Stewart's special comments to the planet earth in 2006? http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-april-24-2006/happy-earth-day

Starts at 2:00 in.

"That is a purely emotional hot-word statement. If you are an activist against climate change, can you say that you have powered your home entirely by wind and sun? I've got $100 that says no. Have you stopped your entire use of non-stick cookware on account of its heavy metals? I've got $100 that says no. How much paper do you use in a day at work and at home... that includes paper-towels and toilet paper? ..."

I would actually say yes, if they are extreme enough to protest and preach to others about it, 100% yes they should do all those things, otherwise to me they are hypocrites, just like Al Gore leaving all his floodlights on on earth day. Its like a "vegetarian" saying dont eat meat, and then getting a burger. SO that argument does not work with me sorry

1. Funny coming from that Gluttonous Narcissist.
2. I wonder where Glenn Beck learned to mock Earth Day.
3. So, all those reps claiming White Men are being discriminated now are what?
6. Yea, pretty much. What's your point?
9. Also, if thou descendeth from the Bush or Cheney royal lines.
11. Thou may also hide the real truth about why you went to war.
12. Admitting thy belief that the benevolent zombie imaginary friend is not real shall cause a great fury to descend upon thee from the likes of Rush.
13. Thus, thou may blame the guy who took office after thee for the financial mess you made in your 8 endlessly long years.
14. Including punishment for ex-presidents and ex-vice-presidents.

>> ^EndAll:
I agree with Jaace. Don't itch the scratch.


Or is it scratch the itch? Regardless.