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“Everything’s Cool” Premieres at Sundance Film Festival via It's Getting Hot In Here
Kate Sheppard over at the Gristmill blog reports on Everything’s Cool Premiere at Sundance.
The movie’s mission? To find the iconic image, the perfect frame, the electrifying language or the political hot button that will finally move a wary and reluctant citizenry and their elected officials to take meaningful action on climate change.
The storyline: EVERYTHING’S COOL follows the struggle of these very dedicated, sometimes a bit depressed, but always compassionate and passionate global-warming messengers. Their journey turns into a snapshot of what might very well become known as “those last years of U.S. global warming denial - that halcyon time when America finally ‘got it’ and then had about three minutes to join the rest of the globe in dealing... Windmills are Sooooooo Hoooootttttt via It's Getting Hot In Here
Western Wind Energy has a cool video competition for $10,000 over at the website, Windblows.us. (That website’s name has gotta be up there with the best of ‘em). Head on over there to register and cast your votes. And if you are in the stock market, take note that WWE is also being traded on the US NASDAQ OTC market. (Cleantech is increasingly becoming an interest among the financial arena). We’ll post more on that later!
*(Will I get in trouble for posting this picture? I’m sure if I do, Arthur will let me know…but God. It’s a great shot!)
Share...... Australian Youth Take on Climate via It's Getting Hot In Here
Last week, with much focus on the Australian government’s nuclear review, the national founding summit of the Australian Youth Climate Change Coalition took place in Melbourne from Monday 20th to Wednesday 22nd November. This will be at least the third national/continental youth climate group formed this year including the African Youth Climate Initiative and the Candian Youth Climate Coalition, which are in addition to the US/Canadian Energy Action Coalition, which was founded in 2004. Sixty young people representing thirty-five organisations met to develop a joint approach to climate change, to ensure that government takes the issue seriously, rather than just making vague statements, launching token projects, and backing off from real action.
Conference organiser, Anna Rose, 23,...
Ford Backs Down, Students Step Up via It's Getting Hot In Here
Ford Motor Co. is backing away from their commitment to produce 250,000 hybrid vehicles a year by the end of the decade, saying the company intends to pursue a broader environmental strategy that focuses more on other alternative-fuel vehicles. While Ford is shying away from making more efficient cars, teams of student engineers from over 30 universities are stepping up this summer at MIT to design better alternative transportation technologies. Students “will conceive, design, implement, and operate a fleet of innovative autos that use non-carbon hybrid technologies, including human power, biofuels, solar, and fuel cells.” Since most cars use more energy and produce more emissions than our homes(!), I’m glad someone’s stepping up. Check out a great chart...
Podcast discusses Death of Enviromentalism via It's Getting Hot In Here
I was interviewed on a public radio podcast on the Death of Environmentalism today. It’s a great and informative show, check it out.
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This comes to you from Radio Open Source a great Public Radio International Program....