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Unmoderated Tag: Interview Rating: No Votes Hits: 45 Comments: 0 Big Think: Honoring Earth Day with Roger Moenks: I Am Eco-Warrior Big Think: Honoring Earth Day with Roger Moenks: I Am Eco-Warrior From Stylizing the Environmental Movement: I Am Eco-Warrior http://bigthink.com/big-think-tv/stylizing-the-environmental-movement-i-am-eco-warrior People always think of environmentalists "being granola or hippy-ish or even snobbish," says the photographer Roger Moenks. "They never really think of it like being cool or in the frontline of pop culture." And so Moenks turned his talents to change all of that. His new multimedia platform and coffee-table book, I Am Eco-Warrior: Portraits from the Front Lines of the Sustainability Revolution, seeks to answer the question "How can I stylize a movement -- the environmental movement -- and make it interesting?" "I didn't want to depict them as tree-huggers," Moenks said. Instead we see ECO-warriors like Ted Turner, Jeffrey Sachs, Stella McCartney, Sir Richard Branson, David de Rothshild, Jane Goodall, Michael Bloomberg and many more. Transcript -- Roger Moenks: Right now or in the past people always think of environment being granola or hippyish or even snobbish. But they never really think of it like being cool or in the frontline of pop culture. How can I stylize a movement, an environmental movement and make it interesting. So this is really what I wanted to do is to create a new -- a rebranding of the environmental movement using innovative global thinkers and stylize them in their homes. But very often the photo drives you to read the story behind it. So if you look at a picture and you find it attractive you're going to read about it. So it is just another way trying to raise awareness and have people take a step back and actually try to learn about somebody. And in Eco-Warrior there are 53 innovative thinkers are represented with long interviews and their photos. And I personally think it's a blueprint of what anybody can take out of it to make better decisions in their own life. It was important for me to find iconic people for this project because I think having the community that is extremely involved in the environment and environmental concerns be part of a project like I Am Eco-Warrior makes it authentic. And I went to very specific people like Ted Turner and Howard Buffet and Mayor Bloomberg and I asked them could you, would you mind me taking a photo of you and doing an interview with you to raise awareness and to bring environment into pop culture and make it sexy and cool. And I think that's really exciting because you're using the power of imagery to raise awareness. It always comes back to, you know, what do you want to do with a specific project or a specific image. And images have moved the world. I personally think it's individuals, big thinkers, that start the chain, the domino effect. And we have to support these people so they can get to work and keep on raising the awareness and push corporations, governments, society at large to make better decisions. Directed / Produced by Jonathan Fowler & Elizabeth Rodd Apr 22, 2013 6:03 PM
Unmoderated Tag: News Rating: No Votes Hits: 12 Comments: 0 New York on Alert after Boston Bombing New York on Alert after Boston Bombing Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at a news conference on Tuesday that security in and around New York City's landmarks and transportation hubs has been increased until it is clear that the events in Boston pose no threat to New York City. (April 16) Apr 16, 2013 3:01 PM
Headline Tag: Short Films Rating: Amazing Hits: 691 Comments: 3 Your Daily Gun Your Daily Gun See the NRA's latest ad detailing Mayor Bloomberg's insane comments about crazy things like "background checks." I mean, what's next, government chips in our head? User: Pantufas Apr 8, 2013 11:56 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Politics Rating: No Votes Hits: 38 Comments: 0 Biden, Bloomberg Support Assault Weapon Ban Biden, Bloomberg Support Assault Weapon Ban Relatives of shooting victims from Newtown, Conn., stood with Vice President Joe Biden and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg as they spoke at New York's City Hall in favor of an assault weapons ban. (March 12) Mar 24, 2013 12:01 PM
Unmoderated Tag: News Rating: No Votes Hits: 25 Comments: 0 Bloomberg: NYC Soda Decision `Temporary Setback' Bloomberg: NYC Soda Decision `Temporary Setback' Mayor Michael Bloomberg says a judge's decision to strike down New York City's groundbreaking ban on big sugary drinks is merely a 'temporary setback.' (March 12) Mar 12, 2013 2:02 PM
Unmoderated Tag: News Rating: No Votes Hits: 17 Comments: 0 Bloomberg: NYC Will Appeal Sugary-Drink Decision Bloomberg: NYC Will Appeal Sugary-Drink Decision New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the city will appeal a judge's ruling that struck down a pioneering ban on big sugary drinks just hours before it was supposed to take effect. He says the judge's decision is "clearly in error." (March 11) Mar 12, 2013 1:01 PM
Unmoderated Tag: News Rating: No Votes Hits: 19 Comments: 0 NYC Drink Ban Struck down, City to Appeal NYC Drink Ban Struck down, City to Appeal A judge struck down New York City's ban on big sugary drinks just hours before it was due to take effect, handing a defeat to Mayor Michael Bloomberg and creating confusion for restaurants that had already begun making changes. (March 11) Mar 12, 2013 3:00 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Politics Rating: No Votes Hits: 34 Comments: 0 Bloomberg: 'Optimistic' on Curbing Gun Violence Bloomberg: 'Optimistic' on Curbing Gun Violence New York mayor Michael Bloomberg was in Washington Wednesday meeting with Vice President Joe Biden and senators from both parties. Bloomberg told reporters at the White House that he's optimistic about efforts to curb gun violence. (Feb. 27) Feb 27, 2013 2:01 PM
Unmoderated Tag: News Rating: No Votes Hits: 40 Comments: 0 Bloomberg Veto Could Hurt Jobseekers Bloomberg Veto Could Hurt Jobseekers New Jersey, Oregon and Washington, D.C. have laws making it illegal to reject a job applicant because they are unemployed. But New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has vetoed a bill that would have been the nation's most ambitious. (Feb. 22) Feb 23, 2013 10:01 AM
Unmoderated Tag: News Rating: No Votes Hits: 20 Comments: 0 Bloomberg: Storm on 'Everyone's Minds' Bloomberg: Storm on 'Everyone's Minds' Mayor Michael Bloomberg said plows and 250,000 tons of salt were put on standby ahead of the storm. New York City is expecting 10 to 14 inches of snow by Saturday. (Feb. 8) Feb 8, 2013 12:01 PM
Unmoderated Tag: News Rating: No Votes Hits: 43 Comments: 0 Bloomberg: Gun Lobby Hiding behind 2Nd Amendment Bloomberg: Gun Lobby Hiding behind 2Nd Amendment New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is calling for federal gun control reforms. Bloomberg outlined his proposals at a summit on reducing gun violence and took the gun lobby to task for using the Second Amendment to quash any gun regulations. (Jan. 14) Jan 14, 2013 3:01 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Television Rating: No Votes Hits: 38 Comments: 0 Michael Bloomberg Questions Power of Nra Michael Bloomberg Questions Power of Nra more at nbcnews.com Jan 8, 2013 7:05 AM
Unmoderated Tag: News Rating: No Votes Hits: 43 Comments: 0 Raw: New York Rings in the New Year Raw: New York Rings in the New Year Hundreds of thousands of celebrants gathered in New York's Times Square to watch the famed crystal ball drop at midnight. Mayor Michael Bloomberg led the cheering crowd in the final-minute countdown to mark the start of 2013. (Jan. 1) Dec 31, 2012 10:00 PM
Unmoderated Tag: News Rating: No Votes Hits: 50 Comments: 0 Estimated 1 Million to Ring in 2013 in NYC Estimated 1 Million to Ring in 2013 in NYC Hours before New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the Rockettes help usher in the new year, Times Square was teeming with revelers wearing plastic "2013" glasses and snapping photos. (Dec. 31) Dec 31, 2012 5:01 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Politics Rating: No Votes Hits: 49 Comments: 0 Mayor Bloomberg Calls for Tougher Gun Laws Mayor Bloomberg Calls for Tougher Gun Laws New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and dozens of shooting survivors and victims' relatives are calling on Congress and President Barack Obama to tighten gun laws and enforcement. (Dec. 17) Dec 17, 2012 4:01 PM
 
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