The Daily Show goes green 8

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   Michael Boydston Posted 1:08 am
   07 Oct 2005

   good questionsI think you're on to something.  Maybe the problem is that earnestness is only funny when you're mocking the earnest one.  But here are a few counterexamples:
   Humor:
   I Heart Huckabees (gently mocking the activist, sure, but broadly sympathetic to his goals); anything by Carl Hiaasen.  Ed Abbey had his moments too.
   Music:
   
   "Fall on Me" and "Cuyahoga" by R.E.M.
   
   "Men in Helicopters" by Adrian Belew
   Art:
   
   Andy Goldsworthy, David Maisel
   Also on the art front, when looking for links on Maisel and Goldsworthy I found the online Green Museum, which looks worth visiting.  I wonder if there is an online green humor library or online green music service (gTunes?) . . .

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   Corey McKrill Posted 4:55 am
   07 Oct 2005

   while we're making a list...Humor:
   Occasionally Dave Barry brushes on environmental issues.
   Music:
   Kiwi Dub band Rhombus has a cool song called "Tour of Outer Space," that is blatantly environmental.
   
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   Michelle Parker Posted 11:20 am
   07 Oct 2005

   green humorI know what you mean, Dave.
   Fortunately, I came across a hilarious environmental website just the other day.  It was called something like "piecemeal," or "gray gill," or ... oh yeah, it was this one!
   
   

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   jdhlax Posted 4:40 pm
   07 Oct 2005

   Good ArtIf one defnies "art" generally,  "Lord of the Rings" was a great series of movies, and its underlying theme was that industrial society is evil, environmentally speaking.  Unfortunately, most people probably know nothing about Tolkien, so the theme is lost on them.
   BTW, IMHO, "The Silmarillion" was Tolkien's best work.  He spent his entire life writing it, though it's much shorter than LOTR.  If you want to know how he really felt about humans, read that one, though be forewarned that it's not an easy read and the beginning reads like the Old Testament.

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   Biodiversivist Posted 2:14 am
   08 Oct 2005

   You're right, like oil and waterWatching the Siberian tiger being butchered just took the funny right out of it. I suspect that had a big impact just the same. Like having ice water dumped on your head.
   
   In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Help acquire and protect ecological hotspots, give to a conservation organization: http://www.saveourbiodiversity.com

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   jonstahl Posted 2:56 pm
   09 Oct 2005

   Hmmm... how about...... Wallace and Gromit: Curse of The Were-Rabbit?  About as funny a movie as I've seen, and a far better advertisement for kindness to animals than any PETA campaign I've seen.
   "We're Gonna Live in the Trees" by Robyn Hitchcock is a slyly humorous song with a green tinge.

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   Chris Schults Posted 3:45 am
   11 Oct 2005

   Comedians of the world unite!Dave,
   It seems like comedians are heeding your call:
   Aiming to prove that laughter is the best medicine--even for what's ailing the planet--Earth to America! kicks off The Comedy Festival with a two-hour event featuring America's comedy superstars. The event will be a gut-busting night of comedy where some of the planet's funniest people--including Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, Jack Black and more--will make light of the world's plight, all for a good cause.
   
   While the featured celebrities heat up the Vegas strip, the theme of Earth to America! focuses on the ultimate environmental issue, global warming.
   From TBS via TH.
   
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   elbhenry Posted 4:19 pm
   14 Oct 2005

   In a serious funkNo good enviro music?  I have 10 words for you:
   
   Tower of Power "Only So Much Oil in the Earth"

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