As part of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, The Sundance Channel is hosting an online animation competition called Greenimation, which challenged artists to use environmental issues in their work. The winner of the competition is awarded a series, so vote early and often (you can vote once a day).

Animax Entertainment submitted a Flash-animated short titled Meet the Banes, who aren’t exactly the poster-family for environmental conciousness. If you listen closely, you’ll hear the vocal stylings of Dave Thomas, and actor your might recall from Strange Brew, SCTV and Arrested Development. Thomas is also a founder of Animax Entertainment.

Other Flash-animed work in competition is Joe Corrao’s entry titled Going Green, or Else and Bob Fox’s buddy short titled Breakfast (I think it’s in Flash).

Exxpose Exxon, a collaborative effort by 15 environmental and public interest organizations, has just released a new Flash-animated short that, according to the press release, “mocks the company for spending its record profits on backwards energy policies.” The 1-minute short, titled ‘Toast the Earth,’ was animated by Powerhouse Animation, and the song is by The Austin Lounge Lizards, specialists in satirical folk, country and bluegrass music.