What’s with October 15 and being Green?

So what’s up with that date? I checked wikipedia and it’s not Earth Day (that on April 22); I also check the wikipage about October 15 and there’s not one occasion listed there even related to taking care about our environment.

Don’t get me wrong; I’m no environmentalist. But ever since I’ve seen Al Gore’s Oscar-winning documentary called “An Inconvenient Truth,” which tackled the issue of global warming (notice how those two words have now become bywords in our society), I started to be concerned with what’s happening around us. Suddenly, the unusual and extended summer heats, super typhoons, and all the other natural calamities suddenly have a explanation.

Which leads me to the question: How come there are two events happening that day which are both related to being green? Beats me! But since these are worthy causes, I’d still blog about them. Amazingly, one is even related to riding a scooter! But I’ll talk about that later. I’ll start with the other event first:

The first one is called “Blog Action Day” (www.blogactionday.org). Here’s what the site says about that day:

What would happen if every blog published posts discussing the same issue, on the same day?
One issue. One day. Thousands of voices.

On October 15th, bloggers around the web will unite to put a single important issue on everyone’s mind – the environment. Every blogger will post about the environment in their own way and relating to their own topic. The aim is to get everyone talking towards a better future.

Here’s a short video clip about this year’s Blog Action Day:

The other event is the “Go Green Vespa Video Challenge” which is a contest by Piaggio Group USA inviting scooter owners, enthusiasts and consumers alike (sorry guys, it’s for U.S. residents only) to create their very own 15-second to 2-minute video promoting the fun factor and environmental benefits of riding a motorized scooter. The top 3 winners get to win their very own Vespa scooter! The contest ends on — you guessed it right — October 15, 2007!

While any discriminating consumer would know that this promo is a marketing ploy, it is still commendable that the company does its share in promoting scooters as a way to reducing energy consumption, traffic congestion, and fighting against climate change. They even coined a word for it: vespanomics.

Below is just one of the submitted entries:

To view some more videos entered in the contest, click here.

Hope I get to blog on the 15th of next month and never forget the appropriate topic I should be writing about. Until then.

Gone Green.

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