Dear Friends,

I want to share with you the short, humorous video projects submitted to the Third Annual Eco-Comedy Video Competition. We launched this competition as a way to encourage the use of humor in the fight for conservation.

All submissions are now available for you to enjoy here under the "Video Responses" heading. I've included the four finalists at the end of this e-mail.

I thank the Sierra Club, Eco-Sense, the Environmental Protection Agency, and Mill Reef Productions for making this competition possible through a partnership with SOC's Center for Environmental Filmmaking at AU. I especially thank the Sierra Club for putting up the $1,000 prize money.

Congratulations to all our participants, and a very special congratulations to the two winners, Josh Rachlis for An Inconvenient Ruth,and Ben Zolno for Plastic State of Mind. Josh and Ben will split the $1,000 prize from the Sierra Club.

Best, Chris

2011 Finalists:

ScamWOW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMQCj9UHCpM

The Energetic Energy-Saver
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDMha4-DQwA

Plastic State of Mind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0D0c4qXV90

An Inconvenient Ruth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mmkOF9qJAU&feature=email

Professor Chris Palmer
Distinguished Film Producer in Residence
Director, Center for Environmental Filmmaking
School of Communication, American University