Post-apocalyptic earth 70s-style with bizarre mutants, wacky wizards, slutty fairies, neo-NAZI video projection-psychological warfare, and even an evil twin! The animation may not be Pixar, but it goes with your shag carpet and mood ring. Featuring The Sopranos’ David Proval as the voice of Peace.

Based on the comic book by Raymond Briggs, When The Wind Blows tells the cautionary tale of a middle class couple caught in a nuclear holocaust. The cute low-tech Sesame Street-esque animation makes this story even more horrifying by contrast. Features the voice of the late Sir John Mills.

Now, you could easily argue that Waking Life has no business being on this list, since it doesn’t specifically address pollution or global warming or carbon footprints, but the philosophical underpinnings of current environmental activism are deeply rooted in personal responsibility, hence the motto ‘think globally, act locally.’ If we eliminate our fear and laziness, we could solve our environmental problems, dontcha think? Stars Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy (Broken Flowers). Beautifully animated from writer/director Richard Linklater (A Scanner Darkly, Fast Food Nation).

Animal rights activists can get their fill from this charming clay-mation chicken comedy set in a British poultry farm in the 1950s. Featuring the voices of Mel Gibson and Miranda Richardson, this hilarious fowl flick comes from Nick Park, creator of the acclaimed Wallace and Gromit.

This truly heartwarming film covers a lot of ground – literally. When baby emperor penguin Mumbles is exiled from his community, he gains acceptance by discovering the cause of the food shortage: irresponsible fishing practices. Winner of the ‘Best Animated Feature’ Oscar in 2007, Happy Feet’s star-studded cast includes Robin Williams, Elijah Wood, and Nicole Kidman.

One could argue that what makes The Simpsons so side-achingly funny is not just the grand over-arching humor, but also the little things, the wisecracks, the peripheral gags. This flick is chock full of subtle bad taste – but in a good way – with an overt anti-pollution agenda.

Based on Richard Adam’s novel by the same name, this 1978 British animation of the secret life of rabbits features the voice of John Hurt (Hellboy II) as Hazel, the story’s hero, who helps save his community from destruction when humans decide to build homes on the rabbits’ land. Powerful political commentary and epic storytelling in genuine Technicolor brilliance.

When young clown fish Nemo is poached from his coral reef home, he winds up in a dentist office aquarium in Sydney, Australia. His father Marlin must journey to find Nemo and risk the many perils of the life aquatic created by humanity’s intrusions into the ocean ecosystems. Earning four Oscar nominations (winning the ‘Best Animated Feature’), Finding Nemo is more than just a fish tale. Of particular note is Ellen DeGeneres’ hilarious performance as Dory, the cheerful fish with absolutely no short-term memory.

Hayao Miyazaki’s epic set in medieval Japan tells the timeless tale of humankind’s progress pitted against nature’s delicate balance, when a mining community stirs the ire of the local forest deities. Masterfully told in beautiful animation tableaus, this one is for keeps. Another amazing Miyazaki animated feature that you shouldn’t miss is Howl’s Moving Castle.