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Eco-Movies
Movies and Shakers
Submitted by tmeronek on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 12:00am.
Can the big screen really be a force for change? The powers-that-be behind current and upcoming eco-themed movies hope so. Not just for green geeks, check out a new green film with your fam during the holidays, and you might just influence their outlooks.
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Jenifer + furoshiki = two gifts in one.
40 Years of Sunny Days
Sesame Street rings in it's 40th year this week, an anniversary that hasn't gone unnoticed by many a big kids who, like me, can still recite from memory songs from the Street: One two three four five, six seven eight nine ten, eleven twelve - with the pin ball...remember? Just me...okay. (Tell me why we are not able to allocate memory space at will?)
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DVD Recycling
Welcome to Movie(Cycle) Phone
Submitted by jharper on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 11:00pm. If you know the name of the movie you'd like to see...head to MovieCycle. The new shop buys, sells, trades, and rents used DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, video games, and even some VHS tapes. (What, no Beta?) MC usually pays $1 and up for DVDs (not all scratched), and opting for store credit over cash means a 25% higher payout.Why Care?:
Recycling DVDs and games keeps 'em from littering landfills (these plastics never fully biodegrade); plus, buying used instead of new keeps more bucks in your wallet.
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Music Festival
An Eye for an Island
Submitted by hsnavely on Thu, 10/08/2009 - 11:00pm.Stop punishing your eardrums with so-so music: Get ready for the sweet (a)tones of the Treasure Island Music Festival.
Why Care?:
Reusable water bottles minimize plastic waste, and zero-emission busing cuts down on commuter-related greenhouse gases.
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Movie Premiere
Pact-Man
Submitted by hsnavely on Thu, 09/17/2009 - 11:07pm.Wanna see a new strategy for navigating the urban maze? Watch NYC author Colin Beavan try minimizing his environmental footprint in the Sundance pick No Impact Man. Beavan's family phases out nonlocal foods (nothing from farther than 250 miles away); planes, trains, and automobiles; toilet paper (yikes); and electricity - all the while living in Manhattan.
Why Care?:
Over the year, our protagonist produced 4,380 fewer gallons of garbage than the average NYer.
San Francisco's Greenest Music Fest
Last week I interviewed Stacy Horne, who helps run Noise Pop Industries, a company that throws green music festivals (minus the drum circles).Eyebrow:
Environmental Film
Brace for Impact
Submitted by mroemer on Tue, 09/08/2009 - 11:00pm. Predictable summer blockbusters have you running for the emergency exit? Land safely at Laemmle's Royal Theatre this Friday for the opening of No Impact Man. This Sundance pick follows NYC author Colin Beavan on his 1-year experimental journey to minimize his environmental impact - reducing CO2 emissions and waste (buh-bye Plasma TV and A/C, hello biking and cooking at home).Why Care?:
Unlike Colin (who produced 4,380 fewer pounds of garbage than the average Manhattanite over a year), you probably won't stop using toilet paper, but NIM might inspire you to cut back on double-cupped, sleeved coffee cups.
