polar bears

Students from Hunter College recently took a trip to Staten Island to educate Ferry-riders on the perils of global warming.

...and they were dressed as polar bears...

so, I like this project for two reasons.

A) these students are approaching a serious topic with their tongue planted firmly in cheek.

In the wake of sobering films like An Inconvenient Truth and 11th Hour, it is beginning to feel as though we are getting a little wrapped up in the "doom and hellfire" rhetoric of the global warming dialogue. Which is not to say that the severity of the situation needs to be downplayed...not at all. But a little humor never hurts. So when something like this rolls around, a youtube flick that is both thoughtful AND funny, I feel like we are on the right track.

B) dude, sweet vid

Seriously, I'm totally impressed with the effort put into post-production here. As far as I'm concerned, all student activity should be documented as thoroughly and cleverly... It is built-in PR, and it rocks.