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Mekanism: Let’s Green This City Posted by Justin Cone Mekanism created a bunch of videos for Let’s Green This City, a big environmental awareness initiative from Pacific Gas & Electric (or PG&E for all the locals). One of my favorites is this one about solar power. The pacing is snappy, the writing is clever and the hybrid visuals are fun. (I like music by Hello/Bye, too.) Each spot in the campaign takes a different approach to the subject matter, some with more oomph than others. I, of course, lean towards those that use animation over live action, but then I’m not the most impartial judge in the world. You can see them for yourself on the Let’s Green this City website. PS – Does anyone else think it’s weird when power companies promote energy efficient products? Isn’t that a little like tobacco companies funding anti-smoking campaigns? Posted on 29 April 2007 \| Tags: miniatures VN:F [1.7.3_972] Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) 6 responses to “Mekanism: Let’s Green This City” Comment by Beaver: Monday, April 30th 2007 at 9:56 am \| I don’t know if things are still like they were in the early 2000’s but as far as I know they’re struggling to keep up with the demand. They’re probably trying to help themselves out and at the same time develop a green-friendly image. UN:F [1.7.3_972] Rating: 0 (from 0 votes) Log in to Reply Comment by Beaver: Monday, April 30th 2007 at 10:01 am \| …not to rule out that someone at PG&E might genuinely care about the environment. UN:F [1.7.3_972] Rating: 0 (from 0 votes) Log in to Reply Comment by martz: Monday, April 30th 2007 at 3:51 pm \| the bike one is cool too. UN:F [1.7.3_972] Rating: 0 (from 0 votes) Log in to Reply Comment by Yussef: Monday, April 30th 2007 at 6:50 pm \| No, it’s pretty well understood here that it’s pure bullshit. http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=3394 UN:F [1.7.3_972] Rating: 0 (from 0 votes) Log in to Reply Comment by Yussef: Monday, April 30th 2007 at 6:50 pm \| ‘advertise where you are weakest’ http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=3394 UN:F [1.7.3_972] Rating: 0 (from 0 votes) Log in to Reply Comment by troykooper: Wednesday, May 9th 2007 at 5:01 pm \| Politics is Politics. Design is Design. Suryummy kills! http://www.suryummy.tv/ UN:F [1.7.3_972] Rating: 0 (from 0 votes) Log in to Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. You must be logged in to post a comment.