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Lock Up Your Produce! Organic Veggies are Being Stolen in London PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 16 November 2008

We knew the economy was bad, and that organic produce is hot, but is it really "hot"? Prince Charles' organic village, a creation of his in reaction to poor post war town planning, has seen a rash of garden robberies. People are up and takin' innocent citizens cabbage and other organic produce in the night!

Neighborhoods are also seeing trees being vandalized. Terrible! 

At least this reinforces that fact that organics are in high demand, right?

-Jess 

 
Waiting for an American Made Prius? Wait a Little Longer... PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 16 November 2008

Toyota,not that long ago, decided to start manufacturing Priuses in Mississippi in 2010, but now reports are coming out of Japan that you might have to wait until at least 2011 for production to begin in Mississippi. This decision was made, shockingly enough, after the American and global economies went south.

Yet another reason I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the economy improves - fast!

-Jess 


 
Documentary: Fuel PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 16 November 2008

fuel the film poster
Fuel - America is addicted to oil... it's time for an intervention just had it's opening in Portland, and it was a huge success. Fuel won he audience award for Best Documentary at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Here is the film synopsis according to Sundance:

Most Americans know we’ve got a problem: an addiction to oil that taxes the environment, entangles us in costly foreign policies, and threatens the nation’s long-term stability. But few are informed or empowered enough to do much about it. Enter Josh Tickell, an expert young activist who, driven by his own emotionally charged motives, shuttles us on a revelatory, whirlwind journey to unravel this addiction—from its historical origins to political constructs that support it, to alternatives available now and the steps we can take to change things. Tickell tracks the rising domination of the petrochemical industry—from Rockefeller’s strategy to halt ethanol use in Ford’s first cars to the mysterious death of Rudolph Diesel at the height of his biodiesel engine’s popularization, to our government’s choice to declare war after 9/11, rather than wean the country from fossil fuel. Never minimizing the complexities of ending oil dependence, Tickell uncovers a hopeful reality pointing toward a decentralized, sustainable energy infrastructure—like big rigs tanking up on biofuel at Carl’s Corner Texas truck stop, a new Brooklyn biodiesel plant serving three states, a miraculous Arizona algae-based fuel farm, and the Swedish public voting to be petroleum free by 2020. Sweeping and exhilarating, Tickell’s passionate film goes beyond great storytelling; it rings out like a bell that stirs consciousness and makes individual action suddenly seem consequential.

Josh Tickell, a leading expert on alternative fuels, grew up in Louisiana, where members of his family suffered from diseases linked to pollution from oil refineries. After discovering biodiesel, he earned an MFA in film from Florida State University's School of Motion Picture, Television, and Recording Arts to chronicle and vitalize the green-energy movement. He has been working on Fields of Fuel for 10 years. Tickell also authored a controversial companion book, Biodiesel America—How to Achieve Energy Security, Free America from Middle-East Oil Dependence, and Make Money Growing Fuel.

--© Sundance Film Festival

The film features appearances by eco-minded folks such as Sheryl Crow, Woody Harrelson, Robert Kennedy Jr., Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and Julia Roberts. Check out Fuel's theater schedule to see if it is coming to a theater near you. If not, you can request that Fuel be shown at your local theater.

-Karen

 

 
This Bush Goes Green PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 16 November 2008
Two words I would have never imagined to be paired (in our current political climate): green and bush.  Just to prove me wrong, however, it appears that the burgeoning Jenna Bush is in the process of releasing her own line of eco-friendly clothing called Lauren Pierce, after a maternal family name.  I’m not complaining.

-Serena
 
N.Y.C. Fashion Week Hit the Eco-Scene PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 16 November 2008
It may not be news, but did you know that the latest Fashion Week in New York City saw models and designers alike being transported about the city in pedi-cabs rather than town cars?  I just learned that the natural haircare products brand Aveda was behind this year’s major efforts to green the fashion scene.  They also promoted reusable water bottles, recycled paper programs, as well as local and organic snacks.

-Serena
 
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