PAUSE (People Advocating the Use of Sustainable Energy) to screen documentary Triple Divide

Posted by editor1 on March 11, 2013 None comments
When: View in Calendar » March 18, 2013 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: Newfield Firehall, 77 Main Street, Newfield,NY 14867, USA
Cost: Free & Open to the public
Categories: Tompkins
Tags: documentary environmental destruction Fracking hydrofracking Newfield PAUSE Public Herald shale gas Triple Divide
Triple Divide is a documentary film on shale gas development via fracking
As always, this latest Newfield Community Conversation is free and open to the public.
Following the screening, there will be a discussion with the filmmakers (via Skype) and with several residents of Bradford County, PA who have experienced living with shale gas drilling. As always, this latest Newfield Community Conversation is free and open to the public.
Triple Divide is the work of Public Herald, a Pennsylvania-based non-profit dedicated to investigative journalism in the public interest. The film is the outcome of an 18-month investigation into a range of recurring impacts of shale gas development, including contaminated water, air, and land; intimidation and harassment; loss of property, investments, and standard of living; community disruption; destruction of the public trust; illness; fragmentation of Pennsylvania’s last stands of core forest; and lack of protection over basic human rights.
Through personal stories, experts, and case files of public documents, Triple Divide tells a cautionary tale about the consequences of shale gas development by way of fracking. The film calls into question the effectiveness of regulation of the gas industry, as it reveals the failure of Pennsylvania’s regulations to protect the public and the environment, and the failure of natural gas companies to prevent real and immediate dangers, whether or not they’re in compliance with regulations.
If you have family, friends or neighbors who are still either disengaged or undecided on the issue of shale gas drilling in New York, this film is a good tool for raising their awareness, as it is quite sober in tone, no gimmicks, etc.
The post-film discussion should be quite interesting even for the best-informed among us, and we hope many of you will be able to attend.
http://www.pause-newfield.org/

Creating a Better World Film & Discussion Event: “TAPPED: Water – a Right or Privilege?”

Posted by editor1 on November 28, 2012 None comments
When: View in Calendar » December 7, 2012 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: Unitarian Universalist Church of Canandaigua, 3024 Cooley Rd, Canandaigua,NY 14424, USA
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact: Rita Carey
585-398-7508
Categories: Ontario
Tags: commodity documentary human rights privatization Tapped water

This eye-opening documentary is a behind-the-scenes look into the unregulated and unseen world of an industry that aims to privatize and sell back the one resource that ought never to become a commodity: our water. The viewing will be followed by a panel discussion.

The event is free and open to the public; teens are encouraged to attend.  Refreshments and child care available

“Patriocracy” Documentary Screening

Posted by editor1 on May 5, 2012 None comments
When: View in Calendar » May 29, 2012 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: Palace Theater, 17 E Market St, Corning,NY 14830, USA
Categories: Steuben
Tags: D.C. documentary League of Women Voters of Steuben County Patriocracy

The documentary “Patriocracy”, a nonpartisan examination of dysfunction in Washington, D.C., will be shown by the League of Women Voters of Steuben County. Discussion to follow.

“Who Stole the Electric Car” Documentary Screening

Posted by editor1 on May 5, 2012 None comments
When: View in Calendar » September 5, 2012 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: The Park Church, 208 W Gray St, Elmira,NY 14901, USA
Categories: Chemung
Tags: documentary environment sustainability Who Stole the Electric Car

The documentary “Who Stole the Electric Car” will be shown after a pot luck supper at 6 p.m. The film claims to “unravel the puzzling demise of a vehicle that could have saved the environment and America’s dangerous addiction to foreign oil.” Franc Laux, a 37-year General Motors management veteran, will provide comments and answer questions.

Auburn Premiere of New Documentary “EMPOWERED: Power From the People”

Posted by editor1 on April 10, 2012 None comments
When: View in Calendar » April 17, 2012 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: The Auburn Public Theater (8 Exchange St. in Auburn)
Cost: $5 in advance, $6 at the door
Contact: Nick Vaczek of Finger Lakes Bioneers
607-227-7222
info@wemakeourfuture.org
Categories: Cayuga Counties
Tags: documentary Empowered film showing people power
New Film’s Goal is to Help People, Communities, and Region Advance Energy Resilience 

Finger Lakes Bioneers, in partnership with the Auburn Public Theater, presents the Auburn premiere of EMPOWERED: Power From The People, a 70-minute documentary film directed by Shira Golding Evergreen and produced by Suzanne McMannis in 2012. This film vividly illustrates that it is our friends and neighbors who are pioneering alternative energy. Right here in the Finger Lakes region’s Tompkins County, many have already implemented changes toward a sustainable future and in EMPOWERED they enjoy the opportunity to tell their stories to the public- what inspired them, what first steps they took, how things are working. Viewers will explore residential and public installations that utilize solar, wind, geothermal and even ‘veggie’ oil. They’ll also get a glimpse into the entrepreneurial business spirit that is driving new community wind, biodiesel and solar power projects.


There will a one-time special screening on Tuesday, April 17th at 7PM at APT. Admission is $5 advance, $6 at door. The Auburn Public Theater is located downtown at 8 Exchange Street in Auburn. Website with directions and more information is www.auburnpublictheater.com.

After the film there will be a short panel discussion with plenty of time for audience participation to explore relevant Auburn and Cayuga County dimensions. Panelists will include Susan Galbraith of Taitem Engineering (http://www.taitem.com/) and Chris Carrick of the Central NY Regional Planning and Development Board  (http://www.cnyrpdb.org/).  

This inspiring movie is now being shown around the region by community-based organizations and innovative venues to help promote and build a more sustainable energy and economic infrastructure. Come to this program and see how citizens and businesses and policy-makers across the state of New York could be further developing and implementing local solutions to environmental, technical and social challenges.

Finger Lakes Bioneers has hosted two regional conferences and helped link central New York audiences to the work of Bioneer innovators (www.Bioneers.org). This presentation at the Auburn Public Theater is part of an ongoing regional ‘traveling Chautauqua’ that links films and audience conversations to current issues. This film will also be presented on Wednesday, April 18th near Rochester at the Brighton Town Hall at 7PM in partnership with the Center for Sustainable Living