Plane Stupid, a UK grassroots group advocating for tougher laws against aviation expansion and pollution, have released a new ad showing polar bears falling from the sky and onto city streets.

To be sure, this isn’t a commercial that pans away from the sky and leaves the rest up to your imagination. It’s graphic and probably not the best thing to have playing if your kids are watching over your shoulder. It ends saying, “An average European flight produces over 400kg of greenhouse gases for every passenger. That’s the weight of an adult polar bear.”

Check out the ad below — and visit the organization’s site here.

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“Every 5 seconds a child dies of hunger,” he says. “Each year we’re losing 6 million children. That’s more than the population of Manhattan and Paris combined. Today, some of us wake up to a full meal, while others wake up to nothing. We may live in different worlds, but we share the same planet. And what affects some of us now, may affect all of us tomorrow.

“Without action, climate change will cause widespread decreases in crop yields. For every one degree rise in temperature, we get a 10% decline in agriculture production. Water shortages threaten to reduce the global food supply by more than 10% in the next 25 years.”

Check out the video below:

It’s been awhile since we’ve seen Captain Planet — and if the below video tells us anything, it’s that time and the environment have not been kind to the eco-superhero. In fact, he’s downright pissed that all the BS he went though in defending the Earth from various polluting bad guys in the early 90s hasn’t amounted to much more than a stomach full of plastic.

In this clip, we see what happens when Captain Planet goes to the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. Needless to say, it ain’t pretty.

Presenters for the evening included Harrison Ford, Calista Flockhart, Kathryn Morris, Ginnifer Goodwin, Olivia Wilde, Alanis Morrisette, Ed Begley Jr., Blythe Danner, Amy Smart, Simon Baker, Dana Delaney, Emily Vancamp as well as Dianna Agron and Kevin McHale from ‘Glee’. Razzi heroes Louie and Vicki Psihoyos also made it back from the controversial screening of their film The Cove in Japan for the event.

Amy Smart and Simon Baker presenting.

It was a pretty lavish shindig with vendors and screens lining New York Street on the Paramount Studios backlot. Tables were lit with faux votive candles, no paper plates in sight as well as eco-luxury gifts and a variety of gourmet and organic foods available all across the outdoor event.

Toyota and Lexus hosted the eco-luxury lounges.

The very excellent Melinda McGraw, from Mad Men and Hank, was on hand and we chatted a bit about how much there is to learn from pioneers like Ed Begley Jr. as well as what she’s been noticing changing on sets in the last ten years. McGraw pointed out that while many scripts are emailed these days it’s still hard to conserve paper with so many changing scripts drafts. Her pet peeve on set? The air conditioning on sound stages. “It does not need to be that cold,” she said. She also noted that she was decked out in all vintage for the evening.

I also caught up with the very talented actress and EMA board member Frances Fisher to talk about on-set habits. She said that because of the largess and temporary nature of film sets it’s hard to know what the better options are for something like craft services flatware. “What’s the impact of disposable plates versus the water used in washing all of these dishes?” It feels like there’s still a lot of assessment to be done on set.

Bill Nye The Science Guy and Ed Begley Jr. both agree that getting out of our cars is the single biggest thing that we can do to help the environment. Nye, back at the EMAs after a few years away, also said that he rides his bike everywhere much to the amusement of his friends. He also has a powerful solar set up at his house which allows him to sell electricity back into the grid.

Derreck and Beverly Joubert, National Geographic’s current Explorers in Residence (definitley in the running for ‘best job ever’) also launched the Big Cat Initiative last night which aims to protect the world’s big cats, starting on their home continent, Africa, but also spanning the world, bringing together governments and NGOs to save these rapidly vanishing creatures.

Along with honorees Branson and Mraz, winners for the evening included Better Off Ted, Brothers & Sisters, The Cove, Food Inc., Disneynature EARTH, The Lazy Environmentalist and Biz Kid$.

Highlights of the evening included a sneak peek at the upcoming 2012, Alanis working her way through Jason Mraz’s extensive list of eco-accomplishments and Cedric the Entertainer’s attempt to get the crowd to relax. I can also say that I hope that Blythe Danner and Sir Richard’s broken limbs heal quickly. What troopers!

Check out this exclusive clip of Jason Mraz performing “I’m Yours”.

In a new video, Silverman unveils her plan to sell the Vatican and raise cash for the poor. She says:

“What is the Vatican worth? Like 500 billion dollars? This is great! Sell the Vatican, take a big chunk of that money, build a gorgeous condominium for you and all of your friends to live in — all the amenities: swimming pool, tennis court, water slide. And with the money leftover, feed the whole fu^&%@ world. You preach to live humbly and I totally agree, so now maybe it’s time for you to move out of your house that is a city. On an ego level alone you will be the biggest hero in the history of ever. ”

Sell Vatican City? We’re not so sure the Pope is going to be excited about this idea. Check out the video below and hear what else Sarah has to say about solving world hunger.

Note to readers: This video contains graphic language – definitely not safe for work.

No Impact Man, aka Colin Beaven, appeared for the second time on The Colbert Report last night — updating Stephen on how his year of no impact went, and talking about his new book.

When Colbert asked Beaven what he hoped to achieve by living a no-impact life, he responded, “I hoped to show that there was someway each of us could make a difference. And we went the “full hog” when it came to living environmentally — but the real question is, is there anything all of us can do? And that was the hope, to see if there was something we could all contribute.” Beaven then turned the questions on Stephen, asking if he might join his campaign, called the No Impact Project, which challenges people to live one week with no impact. “No way in hell,” the host responded. “In fact, while I’m sitting here, I may just burn a stack of tires.”

See the entire video below. For those wondering, Beaven’s t-shirt is advertising the 1Sky.org campaign — which seeks to focus the power of millions of concerned Americans on a single goal: bold federal action by 2010 that can stem global warming. More details here.

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The mystery surrounding Swine Flu can finally be put to rest thanks to a special televised investigation. So just who caused all this mess? None other than that loveable, pastime starlet – Miss Piggy.

The Lost Nomads, a Los Angles based sketch comedy group, recently released a “60 Minute” parody video, identifying one of the most famous pigs in history as the culprit behind Swine Flu. True, it may not be the real solution to the problem, but it’s pretty darn funny!

Check out the video below and visit TheLostNomads.com for more hysterics! For more information on the real drama behind the flu, check out Dr. Michael Greger’s newest film.

The extended version of the Matt Damon explosion we all saw early last week is now online — something every HBO On-Demand subscriber will tell you they’ve already seen. Whatever. I’m poor.

There’s obviously a bit more here than the tease we had last week which fully reveals that the whole thing was staged. Jeremy Piven finally adds some hilarious input as well.

Wait for the last line.