Hank D and the Bee: Help Create a New Cartoon Character


Hey Hankheads! I need your help. Can you suggest a new character for Hank D and the Bee? It can be an animal, a person, an insect, or anything your creative little brains come up with! Just leave your suggestions in the comment section of this cartoon, or (if you’re reading this on NaturalPapa, EcoChildsPlay, or EcoSnobberySucks) on my cartoon archive website.

After a week or two, I’ll put my favorite suggestions to a vote.

Looking forward to your ideas!

Thanks,
Joe

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Finally, the Pro-life/Anti-earth Oxymoron Explained.


It is confusing to me how a large group of Republicans can be so vehemently pro-life yet so anti the environment. Either these people don’t understand that protecting the environment from major polluters and pollutants keeps all life (humans included) free of unnecessary toxins and carcinogens (SEE LINKS BELOW), or as the bumper stickers clearly state, they simply prefer the unborn.

If you are one of these mind-boggling Republicans, remember these toxins and carcinogens get into the mother and have an immediate and drastic effect on fetuses. If anything, protect the earth from harmful toxins for the fetuses. You won’t have to call yourselves “environmentalists”, call yourselves “Fetus Purifiers”, or something of the like…I’m sure you’re quite clever.

By the way, there are even Republicans environmentalists. You can join them (or him).

It’s never too late to stop cutting off your nose to ensure the major polluting industries that back your politician keep making insane profits (sharing none of the gains yet all of the “unforeseen” losses) while making us sick. I think that’s how the saying goes…

More on protecting the environment for fetuses (and the living)

From Medscape: Childhood Cancer and Environmental Toxins Are Both Increasing
From Discovery Health: Infant Development and Toxins
From Sierra Student Coalition: Tackling Childhood Asthma Not Coal Industry Priority After All
From NRDC: Benefits of Organic Food (or, “Why conventional farming is harmful”)

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Hank D and the Bee: Bee in past tense: been.

More on the decline in the bee population

From Grist: Honeybee problem nearing a ‘critical point’
From Cornucopia Institute: Genetically Engineered Crops in the Real World – Bt Corn, Insecticide Use, and Honey Bees
From Food Democracy Now: Stand up for family farmers (and bees) against Monsanto’s abusive seed monopoly
From Grist (again): Zombie Bees (again)

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“FUGMO”: The Anti-GMO Mascot


Writers, Bloggers, Photographers, Cartoonists, please feel free to place the FUGMO seal of disapproval on any of your anti-GMO work. Readers, you are invited to add the seal to your avatar.
FUGMO says: “F U, GMOs!”

More on why you too should say F U to GMOs:

From Grist: The next generation of GMOs could be especially dangerous
From PlanetSave: Hungary Destroys All Monsanto GMO Maize Fields
From Organic Consumers Association: Millions Against Monsanto
From Cornucopia Institute: More on GMOs

By the way, my cartoon website (and any other website speaking truth to corporate power) may get shut down if the SOPA legislation passes. It’s internet censorship. It kills the freedom of speech and today is the day to take action.

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Hank D and the Bee: 3 Bees Discuss Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)


Those sound like 2 very american reactions to this horrible news.

More on the parasite, Merck, and General Mills

From Grist: Zombie bees! (the article that inspired the cartoon)
From NaturalSociety: Anthony Gucciardi Speaks on Gardasil Dangers, Merck’s Political Corruption
From Cornucopia: The General Mills Cereal Scorecard

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The Conversation That my Brother-in-law’s “Reagan Revolution” T-Shirt Provoked


I don’t see my brother-in-law, Bob too often. We disagree on just about every major thing two people could disagree on. However, we love each other and enjoy one another’s company. So even though Bob likes to provoke (much like his hero Glenn Beck) sometimes it’s best to put political/religious/social differences aside and enjoy being together.

Our politcal views should not force us to dislike family members, friends, colleagues, neighbors or strangers. It’s ok to disagree and move on. Look for reasons to love one another. Love is bigger than politics. Love unites. Let’s love more.

Great reads to accompany the two topics of this cartoon

From Freshxpress: The Reagan Con: Noam Chomsky on Reagan’s Distorted Legacy, Wisconsin Protests, & Union Busting
From Grist: How Green Was the Gipper? A look back at Reagan’s environmental record
From Desmogblog (interesting post on the differences of libs and cons): How to Get a Liberal to Question Global Warming
From ConversationalShift: We Need a Conversational Shift–The Present Paradigm
From Me(an Joe green): Fox News Viewers Most Misinformed (again)
From CafePress: The Reagan Revolution T-Shirt (If you buy one be sure to write down your favorite revolution on back for all to see.)

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Hank D and the Bee: Sharks Only Eat Certain Kinds of People?

More info on ocean pollution

(Heavy) From Mother Jones: Marine Pollution: How the Ocean Became a Toxic Waste Dump
(Lighter) From Greenwala: The Ocean’s Top 25 Deadliest Pollution Predators
(Lightest) From Joel Harper: All the Way to the Ocean
Happy New Year, Hankheads! Cheers to a promising 2012!
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“Mean Joe green’s” Top 11 Environmental Cartoons of 2011

Below are the eleven most-clicked cartoons of 2011 (based on clicks from the sites where they were published–ie. Greenpeace, Wend Magazine, Center for Media and Democracy, ElephantJournal, PlanetSave, Ecopolitology, Ecolutionist, etc…).

Personally, I like a few different ones that didn’t make this list, but the people have spoken (or clicked). They are shared top to bottom in chronological order (oldest to newest) as opposed to order of popularity.

January 18, 2011 “The Aging Activist”

January 24, 2011 “The Republican Triple Threat”

February 23, 2011 “Loaded Breasts and Loaded Guns”

March 4, 2011 “A Special Thanks to Tim DeChristopher”

April 5, 2011 “What You Heard vs What you Remembered”

June 23, 2011 “The Green Republican”

This one inspired an email from the “Green Republican” himself. Bob Inglis wrote:
Joe, I love “The Green Republican.” My kids thought that the line “We’re kids, not idiots” was especially hilarious. Best regards, Bob

July 7, 2011 “‘Thinking’ Like a Climate Skeptic”

August 10, 2011 “Michelle Bachmann’s Lights are on but Nobody’s Home”

October 12, 2011 “Wrong and Wrongerer: How Both Sides of the Aisle Address Climate Change”

November 9, 2011 “Coal ‘Mine’”

November 22, 2011 “Tuna to Greenpeace: Help”

So as not to neglect my two favorite little ‘greenies’, the below cartoon was the most popular Hank D and the Bee cartoon from 2011. “D-U-M Dumb!”

Happy New year, all!
Looking forward to another year of eco-cartoonery…

Regards,
Joe Mohr (“Mean Joe green”)

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Big Coal Shaping Public School Education–Really!

This cartoon was inspired by the Washington Post article, “Energy industry shapes lessons in public schools

Big Coal may be molding our youth with pro-coal propaganda, but worry not, Big Coal also offers a “green” video to teachers called “The Greening of Planet Earth,” which says that “our world is deficient in carbon dioxide, and a doubling of atmospheric CO2 is very beneficial.”

Doubling the CO2 is good for you. By you they mean their bottom line. Afterall, to Big Coal “you” are either a means to drive profit or block profit. They’re doing what they can to make sure our children do not grow up and do the latter. Of course, they’re also making sure our children grow up with an increased risk of asthma, premature death, and mercury-related illness.

Fortunately, the EPA just set new rules to limit mercury and other toxic emissions. As David Roberts of Grist states, “It will save tens of thousands of lives every year and prevent birth defects, learning disabilities, and respiratory diseases. It will make America a more decent, just, and humane place to live.”

David, and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, must not have gone to a Coalementary School. However, these folks did!

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Hank D and the Bee: A Christmas gift for Bee


Long time “hankheads” may recognize this as an old Hank D and the Bee cartoon. However, it is a bit different–I made it mildly more disturbing, and added Wendy to the strip.
Happy Holidays!

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Hank D and the Bee: Prank D and the Beet


I know this is not a holiday or winter cartoon (though Hank is green and Beet is red), so for your fix of snowy holiday humor, check out these cartoons.
Also, beets are good for you. Eat them.

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The Last U.S. Poll on Climate Change

More on the U.S. public opinion on Climate Change

From Grist: The frog and the polar bear: The real reasons Americans aren’t buying climate change
From PlanetSave: UN Climate Negotiators Wrestle for an ‘Ideal’ Plan that Will Completely Screw Us
From Ecopolitology: Republican Presidential Candidates on Climate Change
Another cartoon: Wrong and Wrongerer: How Both Sides of the Aisle Address Climate Change

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Hank D and the Bee: World Peace?


Bees are extremely hardworking and selfless, so it would only make sense that Bee get occasionally frustrated with human egocentrism.

If Bee’s description of the violence in nature intrigues you, check out these Nature videos on PBS.
If the seemingly endless news footage of human violence has got you down, check out this peace piece on NPR: War And Violence On The Decline In Modern Times

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Fox News Viewers Most Misinformed (again)

More on Fox News and their passionately misinformed legion of followers

From ThinkProgress: Fox News Viewers are the Most Misinformed: A Seventh Study Arrives to Prove It — and Vindicate Jon Stewart!
From HuffingtonPost: Fox News Viewers Know Less Than People Who Don’t Watch Any News: Study
From PlanetSave: Fox News Boss Ordered Staff to Make Climate Change Seem Doubtful
From my cartoon archive: “Mean Joe green’s” Fox News cartoons

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Partnering with Pacha’s Pajamas!

I won’t explain the brilliance of Twitter or the wonderful opportunity it created for me just last week. I’ll let environmental activist/entrepreneur/performing artist Dave Room explain here.

I am excited to be collaborating with Dave Room and Aaron Ableman as they work to get their children’s book and CD Pacha’s Pajamas, in stores, libraries, and schools near you! I’m especially excited that the CD features Mos Def and Talib Kweli rapping about saving the environment. I spent a good chunk of the early 2000′s with the Mos Def and Talib Kweli’s Black Star CD playing in my discman. The addition of Pacha to the duo further strengthens what was then called “the best alliance in hip hop”.

To support this worthy project, visit their Kickstarter page. Give someone you love (or like, or co-exist with) the gift of green children’s lit and eco-rap this holiday season! To get one of the first-run limited-edition 16×16 matted canvas prints (above) make a “Pay-it-Forward” donation of $100 or more on Kickstarter; just post in the comment section that you want a print.

Mark Twain on Occupy Wall Street


The great American writer and humorist whose two Occupy-supporting quotes are shared in the cartoon, would have turned 176 yesterday. If he were alive today (gross) he’d have been pepper-sprayed by now.
Revolute!

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Hank D and the Bee: Anytime is Naptime


You can collapse into a hammock or bed or couch…or just fall where you are. Wherever you do it, a nap is good for you.

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Hank D and the Bee: A Thanksgiving Underground Railroad

More Thanksgiving-related info

From NaturalPapa: Family Thankfulness Activities for Fall
From EcoSnobberySucks: Hunting your own food: A liberal converts
From EcoChildsPlay: How Can I Detox My Thanksgiving Diet?
From Eat.Drink.Better: The Anatomy of a Genetically Modified Turkey [Infographic]

…and in case you’re not familiar with the above-reference railroad (for shame): History of the Underground Railroad from National Geographic

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Tuna to Greenpeace: Help!!!

More on unsustainable fishing practices and Tuna

From Greenpeace: The Tuna Industry’s Got a Dirty Little Secret
From PlanetSave: Annual Quota of Bluefin Tuna Caught in 1 Week
GreenPeace again: The harsh reality of longline fishing
From SeafoodWatch: Seafood Watch Pocket Guide

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Hank D and the Bee: Advice from Tim DeChristopher


For more on Tim’s reasoning behind voting Republican in 2012 read the Grist article linked below. It’s a scary thought. Like Hank, I still need to wrap my head around it…

More on Tim DeChristopher–aka “Bidder 70″

From Grist: Letter from an imprisoned activist: Time to ‘play dirty’ for the climate’s sake
Tim DeChristopher’s Peaceful Uprising
My other Tim DeChristopher cartoon

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