April 11th: EcoGeek Podcasting

[WTBman2011]

This taught me more about science than the news does.

[303archangel]

it's like the original sci show

[crater0504]

@tekna2908 maybe it met up with the easter bunny.lol

[tekna2908]

Where's the bunny in the dooblydoo?

[dannerzme]

@tekna2908 lol! i know!

[Datelesswonders]

MUST USE CD'S.....MUST....MAKE....BAGEL SANDWICH HOLDER!!!!

[AlternativeAdele]

Lol, yup, us Aussies think turning off lights for one night actually helps

[kimialicee]

when he says 'Green', i can't tell if he means 'eco-friendly' or their last name.

[Rockid9040]

Now see, I don't subscribe to the Global Warming Narrative, but I won't become a giant squid of anger because some or all of the stuff he talked about actually interested me. I think that even though I don't agree with his causes, his solutions are really really good. Silicon Crystals from bio-processes and hopefully a more efficient light bulb are all very good things, and I think that he's on the right track here.

[ultamatefrogmaster]

So.....is Hank a musician or is that like a hobby?

[MissWinged]

@ultamatefrogmaster at this point the whole music thing was a hobby, but Hank said that one of his secret wishes was to be a rockstar (hence his make up faze xD ) soon he is made to do 'song wednesdays' which then produced accio deathly hallows and got him featured, and then hanks first album 'so jokes' was released in 2008 through his and Alan Lastufska's record label, dftba records.

go to dftba.com

[ultamatefrogmaster]

@MissWinged Haha! Hank's so awesome! Thank you :)

[MissWinged]

@ultamatefrogmaster welcome, and yes he is :) By the way he put up his most recent album on youtube

/watch?v=GigsB8b4hgw

[ultamatefrogmaster]

@MissWinged Thank you again!!! :D

[ultamatefrogmaster]

@MissWinged Oh, the links not working :(

[MissWinged]

@ultamatefrogmaster oh, sorry :( did you copy and paste it and put it in front of y o u t u b e . c o m ? if not just search on youtube this machine pwns n00bs video LP

[robinjoanna]

I only find those types of things interesting when they're coming out of your lovely mouth. When I try to read them, like on ecogeek.org, for instance, it's not nearly as interesting. I like looking at your face, though. So, that may or may not have something to do with it... ;)

[dessacorn]

You know, this was really interesting. And this is coming from quite possibly the Nerdfighter with the shortest attention span.

[Faithch95]

Is it supposed to be a pun when you say "check out more GREEN technology news"?

[felixvelariusbos]

Hank, I remember visiting Ecogeek once, and I remember that, even though it's a website about environmentalism (which is usually filled with depressing newsbits and things sounding a bit like: "OH MY GOODNESS WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!111!!"), but you're site made me feel cool inside about all the cool environmental innovations going around.

So yes. Good job. =)

[kevinearlturner]

After ten seconds I was thinking...

"Wednesday! Wednesday! Explosion Wednesday!"

[theliz051]

Number 1: This was filmed on my birthday.. XD

Number 2: It actually is seriously pretty when all the lights go out... though the amount of robberies also increase in that hour...

[teamorangeapple]

Earth Hour was co-invented by Todd Sampson, the head of a huge advertising company Leo Burnett. It's main purpose was to show people just how easy it is to save power by turning off your lights. (just a little trivia for you)

[RodnielMcJackson]

Wow. You talked about Sydney and how they switched the lights off for an hour.

I was there. At an exchange. (they called it earth hour btw)

That was kinda creepy and really cool at the same time to hear you talking about it ;)

[387Dima]

I've heard about the sponges and their awesome silicon conversions! just one more reason why i think humans suck at chemistry compared to nature! there are plants in the rain forest that can make a super complicated organic molecule with zero waste, that takes people like a 20 step chemical reaction with a yield of only like 10%!

[pickletoes88]

Yes, I realize I'm way late in responding to this video, but I've a new nerdfighter, and just saw this video today. Anyway...

DO THE PODCAST! In general, Americans don't care/realize how huge energy usage is and how toxic and dangerous it can be. This would be an AWESOME way to A- inform and B- keep the attention on the matter! Recycling for all!

DFTBA

[pienkunicorn]

That was cool. But a bit confusing. I thought it was all one story there for a while....

Then I figured it out. Maybe do some vocal punctuation?

Or has my brain shut down from grading too many undergrad chem papers?

[PhoenixImmortal18]

You actually pulled this off :D normally these kinds of things can be very dry

[ferngirltlc]

Woot! Go environment! I'm majoring in environmental science, so good for you!

Do you have any suggestions for what normal people can do to save the planet?

[LOLPwnedX]

I'm sorry, but... THIS HAS BEEN BOTHERING ME ALL DAY. *We Americans are any better. Sorry that I could not control the grammar nerd inside of me. 0_0

[Vita1892]

Ha! Your name is Green as in "green technologies" it's like you were predestined to become an ecological activist or something.

Yeah, I know, everyone else probably realized this several billion years ago...

[jts12141]

i think that in the project of decreasing world suck, we (i gues people who watch these videos including hank and john) should figure out a way to MAKE the US government sign the Kyoto Agreement. what do you think?

[Thelackofpizza]

I think not signing the kyoto protocol for Kevin Rudd (Australia's PM) was a way of being popular with as large a group as possible. He decided: 'We're not too sure about this, so we'll make our own commiments to the environment. This way everyones happy: The people who don't believe in climate and the people that do...'

The conference in Copenhagen seems to have been a major copout. So far it seems no agreement was reached. We REALLY need to agree so we cen decrease world suck significantly.

[Lili7evans]

That was actually interesting.

[whatawittyusername]

hank makes environmental science interesting...ish.

[TonyTheJavaGuru]

MAI BIRFDAY <3

[luvinlife66]

this is one of my favorite episodes.

[senorsqueakydesk]

Whenever I hear about 2nd Life, I think about the episode of The Office in which Dwight talks about his 2nd Life. I think it's funny that the only difference between his lives is that he can fly in his 2nd Life.

[yellowbirdx]

me too, i always think of him!

the office pwns. ;)

[punkslilncs]

I thought the purpose of 2nd life was to be something different something you always wanted to be... well flying is cool though.

[imperfecttt]

69. Half life Flood Wooo!

[valerie2776]

I gotta get me one of them fancy bagel holders.

[misaamane20]

The Ecogeek Podcasting was made of awesome.

[tfritz92]

where can we view this podcast?

[tvsuicide4]

Not only is it made of awesome... it runs on happiness and has little flecks of shiny in it, so when the sun comes up, it SPARKLES!

(... I need to be shot when I'm hyper with tranquilizers....)

[nadine6559]

i contributed in that sydney experience.

and now we have signed it!!

WOOT go Australia.

<3<3<3 you guys by the way.

[maggielovesdrwho]

its cause sydneys awesome

[Angieanything]

I love when you post on twitter about these types of things. It's pretty interesting. See you in Lancaster on the 11th!!!

[jamba66]

You know, I was expecting this to be excruciatingly boring, but it was really interesting actually. Those sponges sound superjokes. :D

[Amiryfey]

those sponges are awesome

[namesauce]

I know this was made more than a year ago, but that was really interesting and I just HAD TO EXPRESS IT. I have <3 for the environment.

[smileychirk]

Americans are the worlds greatest problem.

They are destroying the planet in so many ways, too many to list.

[Moondapple]

That was really cool! :D

[DittoFreak]

Comment 69:

You talk too smart

[liansch]

hmm... it's the 2nd time I watched this video and it still bothers me: Why is my country allways to be flooded in these kind of scenerio's?

I mean I know we kind of live below sea level.......

but if there's anything dutch people turned out to be good at it's keeping water out (or even creating new land in the water: 'we' did palm island lol )

[kira902k]

it was amazing.

[BarryAldridge]

Interesting facts to know about the light. Good podcast on the EcoGeek yes.

[fenster666]

Hooray for australia, now that we have gotten rid of john howard we now have signed the Kyoto protocol, hooray for green energy!

[Fixrulz]

Put it on itunes! love ecogeek-type news

[lizziderby]

that was good.

[dude33369]

i just realized you blab on and on bout nothing

[L0vEliiLiZx33]

he can.. because hes cool like thatt!!!!!!! don't mess with the nerdfightersss!!

[dude33369]

im all for nerd fighters, im just pointing out his blabing lol

[ihateyou5137]

that is definately NOT "nothing" that he is "blabbing" about. that is some important stuff.

[littlekitty1793]

this is a matter that not only concerns our country but the entire world. this is not blabbing, this is what nerdfighters are all about. decreasing world suck levels/carbon levels. go get some awesome and pump it into your life, dicepticon.

[4ALifetimeAndADay]

Omigosh my city was on Brotherhood 2.0!

About...over a year ago...

[MistyMikoK]

canada does earth hour too, do americans?

i dont think that they are in kyoto

[thekay72]

kyoto is being stopped by canada now eh? I was so dissapointed. The government thinks we can't do it.. It's just following america -_-

[MistyMikoK]

yeah its totally stephen harpers faul, yeah i know, i think that kyoto is really reasonable and should be stricter

[4ts9j01]

WOOO!!!! UCSB FTW!!! santa barbara in general FTW

[randomblahjoeypie]

i no this video is old and u may not be reading comments from it, but if you do could you please tell me the best ways of being more green and how to help stop world suck

[thesupergirlcanrock]

I turned off my lights this year

[SkyHighVision]

FYI I love the ecogeek website, its how I found the brotherhood!

[Hoppingmadd]

GO AUSTRALIA!

I remember turning my light off :)

^_^

no wait...

I remember hearing about people turning their light off :P

same thing...

[duckling97]

this was awesome!

i wanna be an ecogeek

[bubblegal12]

all of australia truned off it lights dis yr

[indifilmsmakenosense]

Hell yeah, australia pwns!

[Petitesser]

it was very good!

[mikaellan]

What you are doing sounds very awesome and groundbreaking.I really liked the cd/sandwich holder. =P

[ladadidah]

Australia has now signed the Kyoto Protocol!

Earth Hour went global last Saturday.

Things have changed since last year. Makes me happy =]

[ponellope]

When I was very young, and my mother was in college, she wrote a paper on the world of green money. As a child I laughed because I thought all money is green...and thought she was being silly. HOWEVER I am older and understand being green now. Not like Hank and John Green no I mean green like recycling. You v-blogs, and eco geek blogs bring light to a very important subject, and I'd like to say...thank you!

[nerdfighterNIT]

that's really cool. i like the swirly bulbs, but they put out SO much light! sometimes it's just BLINDING.

[bluemoo182]

woah, i actually kind of followed!!! you should be a teacher...

[caprafan]

@bluemoo182 He is. : )

[swatkins246]

that was interesting!

[thewindowcreakedopen]

sounds awesome....

and you're my new role model...

so no more drinking!!!

and for the people who can't tell: that was sarcasm.

[cheshireismycat]

@thewindowcreakedopen

•TROLL ALERT!•

are you being sarcastic when you said you are?

[BendEarth9]

Ecogeek is Awesome!!

I love it!

[xxbeatlesxxgirl]

ecogeek:

thank you! someone who's trying NOT to completely screw the planet over!

[regularguy5mb]

Going green for awesome.

I like the idea of ecogeek podcasting.

[AndrewCopland]

Australia recently ratified the Kyoto Protocol, under the leadership of our newly elected Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd.

It took us a while, but we got there!

[smileychirk]

Americans are about 32 248 379 tons overweight.

Imagine all the power required to drive or fly all that flab around the world. It's the elephant in the room that nobody wants to discuss.

Kinda drives eco world suck off the scale and makes that sponge look unimportant.

I hope I haven't spoilt anyone's day.

[BritniMLarimer]

Digging the EcoGeek podcast!

[RageAngelic]

Hopefully it won't be long before Australia signs Kyoto... KEVIN O&... dear god I am a sad sad little person.

[pornfartin]

i think blacking out an urban high use area for a day is a good idea. kyoto (sp?) needs some revisments (ie not letting china, india and japan get away with murder) letting some away with stuff while others suffer economic strife is not fair. hope you read this.

[liz768]

those sponges are cool 10 cents?! wow. i didnt know that about australia and the kyoto protocol (proud to be british.. in that respect and that respect only!)

please do more of those- twas v interesting

[dark420bishop]

I'd like to see more of these. ^__^

[Espiriteus]

Hank.... YOU PLAY WITH SL??? (My god... I've just reverted to high school... I'm a loser again!) Someone recently got me addicted to SL... friends sheesh.

[cat907856]

That is really cool stuff! I didn't know all that stuff could happen or was happening or did happen. I learn so much from watching you guys!

I think you're great rolemodels.

You should do highschool talks.

That would be so fricken Jokes.

-Lyssandra

[AlisonMayer]

that is like soooo coool and interesting

=)

[videoaddict459]

wow that was interesting. . i would definitely subscribe to a podcast from ecogeek. . sounds jokes

[FaultAndDakranon]

This year I hope my lament will end. There is a Zeitgeist, the fresh breeze of a new age. Perhap my vote will no longer be lonely in it's call for a greener Australia. We can but hope.

[JillixxAnn]

Sorry but it all just went in one ear and out the other =( x3

[met295]

I didn't understand anything now my head hurts >_<

[lkdunck3]

hey hank! very interested - granted i am still 5 mths behind on the vlog - but my husband and I are catching up! I just signed up for the ecogeek newsletter and love the website (as I am a techie and also very "eco" conscientious. Hope you and John keep up the great work! =)

[blacksavengers8]

it was interesting and i realy care about that stuff! i am going to go see your website now

[flowersonmyhat]

I'm about to go look at your website now.

P.S. You have a really good name for an eco-geek.

[onestepbelowgod]

Hank Green is God!

[LettuceBee]

informative!

[kushya]

this was interesting... but suddenly... i am hungry---...

[joeeight]

that was a really interesting vlog. hank wins in the 'day in the life' category.

[lili4trees]

O.O I wish I would have watched this video earlier, before I had to do my debate on Global Warming.

[SofiJane]

you totally made it sound interesting! XD

[SoILoveCheese2011]

How the UK doing there? Maybe I can yell at my dad to do something.

[melancholytrees]

ooooooooooooh enviromentalist

yay!

and did you know theres restaurant owners that use used vegetable oil to power their cars?

and yeah i was pretty pissed off when i found out flourescent lightbulbs have mercury....

either way yay an enviromentalist

the us needs more of those

[we really suck when it comes to that]

though not much more than australia

[UsagiOhkami]

hey, theres an energy star sticker on my laptop ^_^

[colvin30]

I <heart> ecogeeks.  thank you Hank.

[Hypsiphobic]

thanks for the info :)