The Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) is not a one-and-done kind of organization. Last week they released a video calling for the next Boston Mayor to have an overall greener city as well as a comprehensive environmental safety plan, in light of the upcoming one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. And ELM is up to it again, this time with a second installment to the initial ‘Boylston River’ clip and a story line full of unsuspecting twists and turns.

The latest footage builds on the previous, from the point of view of a Bostonian floating down a flooded Boylston Street who manages to escape to a rooftop only to see the roadways of the Back Bay completely submerged.

Check out the video here:

BostInno spoke with George Bachrach, President of ELM, about what the oldest advocacy group in the Commonwealth is calling for from the replacement of Mayor Tom Menino.

But what’s most important to understand is that “The wrong question to ask people is ‘are you with us?'” Bachrach told us. “The real question is, ‘what will you do?’…We’re not trying to change people’s opinion, we’re trying to elevate the issue.” Per the mayoral debates between State Rep. Marty Walsh and City Councilor John Connolly and public announcements, a significant focus of both campaigns is education reform, neighborhood development, healthcare, and public transit.

But as Bachrach reminds us ominously, “You’re not going to have schools, hospitals, or transit if they all get flooded.”

Already their single video has produced a tremendous response from both candidates and ELM is understandably optimistic for what they’re planning on next. The day after ‘Bolsyton River’ was released, Marty Walsh released his preliminary climate plan not only saying that, if elected, he will “make sure we partner with state, regional, and federal authorities for bold action in areas of joint responsibility,” but will also assess Boston’s vulnerability to the rigors of climate change (as seen by New York City down through the Jersey Shore) and work to strengthen infrastructure, active community engagement, and look to the future by undertaking “new developments to plan and build for projected sea levels one hundred years from their project completion date.”

Similarly, just two days ago John Connolly joined the Boston Globe’s Derrick Jackson and former Secretary for Commonwealth Development Doug Foy in a discussion hosted by ELM during which he offered what Bachrach calls “A fairly robust plan on climate. He talked about quadrupling solar energy in Boston” among a bevy of initiatives that range from a citywide effort to maintain our parks and public spaces to expanding access to healthy,  affordable, locally-grown food; all facets that comprise the complex and sprawling issue that is climate change and environmental protection.

So complex and so sprawling, in fact, that in order for a campaign like this to have nationwide relevance Bachrach is calling on Boston and its next helmsman to lead the charge.

“Cities and states become the incubator for great new ideas. Massachusetts and Boston need to be the innovators. And [we] need to lead the nation on a realm of other topics.”

And with the trifecta of Boston on the brink of a municipal regime change, the forthcoming anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, and a heightened focus on The Hub with the World Series in town, Bachrach need only upload his videos to YouTube and watch them enjoy virality.

With the help of Relavent24, ELM plans on putting their protagonist, whom Bachrach describes as “the every-man of Boston,” through plenty more dangerous though plausible scenarios, though he doesn’t know exactly what yet. “I’m constantly surprised. We throw out some scenarios and they take it from there. We thank Kevin Franck for his feet though.”

Expect ELM to release a new video every 2 to 3 days until the November 5 election day, but they won’t end there. They’re hoping to take their campaigns to the gubernatorial and senatorial levels once those elections carry a bit more pertinence. In the meantime, be sure to check out ELM’s website for information on how to get involved and continue greening Boston.