A new video was released by Thirty Seconds To Mars, recently and just began playing on MTV last week. I had heard that they were shooting it in Greenland, but I just thought it was their quest for exotic locations that took them up there. I was unaware of the fact that they shot it there, to throw a spotlight on the problem Global Warming. I finally got my first look at the video, which you can see here.
There is a page with the story of how they came to shoot this video and why they decided to do so. A quote from Jared, follows.
For the record, let me state loud and clearly: We do not profess to be experts on the environmental conditions of the planet. We do not pretend to live our lives in perfect harmony with the Earth making sure that every time we exhale we purchase green tags to offset the carbon emissions that come from all the hot air we admittedly toss around. And yes, we are aware of the implications and banal social dangers that could come with making an environmental statement in a music video. But we were compelled and inspired to move forward regardless and it ultimately came down to us asking ourselves...
"Is it better to do this than to not?"
The answer was a resounding "yes" and we jumped in. Because this is such a hot topic and a cause celebre we thought long and hard about what, why, and whether we were actually going to go through with this at all. Ultimately, we decided that being part of the solution - or even just attempting to be a part of solution - is better than sitting around and complaining about it. If, after all of this, in the smallest way possible, we are part of that solution rather than the problem then it will have been worth it all.
This is angel again:
So in that spirit, I bring you a moment to think about what you do as a person, to harm the planet and give you time to think about what you can do, to not make the planet any worse then it already is. Good luck finding new ways to tread lightly on this earth...and enjoy the video.
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