Videos
TEDx Great Pacific Garbage Patch – November 2010
My TED talk about the importance of educating & inspiring people with solutions. I talk about organizing youth through Rise Above Plastics in high school, but most importantly the power of sharing knowledge. When you learn… TEACH.
GreenMyParents Mini-Manifesto-2010
“YOU’RE WELCOME!” : GreenMyParents Manifesto 2010 NEW!! from GreenMyParents on Vimeo.
President Obama’s Race to the Top Commencement Challenge – 2010
At the end of February 2010, I heard about the Race to the Top Commencement Challenge – President Obama was holding a contest for high schools across the nation that are model schools based on academic excellence, college & career readiness. I sent the rules and links to the administration, found 4 friends to help with the video submission & essay… then 1 month later the White House called & we were one of the SIX finalists. Unfortunately, we did not win, but we learned that it wasn’t about OUR graduation it was about the future of education & showing the world that environmental education is doing what all schools should do – empower their students! This was the film we made with Get Schooled & The White House.
GreenMyParents Summary – 2010
This is a short summary of the book – GreenMyParents which releases May 31st, 2010 on Amazon.com. There will also be downloadable copies on the GreenMyParents website availiable soon.
Environmental Youth Conference – 2009
I gave the keynote address at the Environmental Youth Conference in November of 2009. I spoke to an audience of 6,000 about rewriting their own stories and making them n-sync with the planet. The conference was not just at the LA Convention Center, it was skyped live to Texas, Japan, Germany, Ghana, and some other places I cant think of.
Jordan Howard – Keynote Address at the Environmental Youth Conference 2009 from Jordan Howard on Vimeo.
Green Heroes
This was filmed, directed, edited by Steve Hochman. It was filmed at the Green Ambassadors FIRST “Green Action Curriculum Conference”. The program disseminated to 10 schools across California and this was filmed at the conference with about 20 teachers. If you enjoy the film please go to this link & comment.
A Day in the Life
A student powered film I directed with the Green Ambassadors in January 2008. This film answers the question, “How can I start living a green lifestyle”?. The film won the Audience Choice award in the Santa Monica Teen Film Festival in June 2009.
Plug in Americas Inaugural West EV Parade – 2009
Congratulating Barack Obama on the presidency and his plan to have 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2015, Plug in America assembled 75 electric vehicles and paraded through the streets of Santa Monica. I spoke at the press conference representing youth all over America, along with, Sen. Fran Pavley, Paul Scott of Plug in America, and Chris Paine(director of “Who killed the Electric Car?”)
Bioneers Experience
In October 2008, I traveled to the Bioneers Conference in San Rafael with the Green Ambassadors. Here we are sharing our experience and how the conference was life changing for us both.
Angelenos Go Green for Obama Fundraiser – 2008
Los Angeles held the first ever carbon-neutral political fundraiser and raised over $500,000 for the Barack Obama campaign. I was blessed with the opportunity to open the fundraiser and speak before, Councilman Eric Garcetti, Jon Bon Jovi, and now Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. (FYI.. i just noticed it’s not the entire speech, sorry about that. i have to find it)