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Kilowatt Ours Reveals the Consequences of Our Coal Powered Economy.

The film opens with Vice President Dick Cheney's energy policy speech in which Cheney makes the claim that America needs nearly 1900 new power plants in the next 20 years to meet projected electricity demands.

From here, filmmaker Jeff Barrie takes viewers on a journey from the coal mines of West Virginia to the solar panel fields of Florida, as he discovers solutions to America's energy related problems.

Watch this 5 minute preview:

The Epic of Black Gold - A four part series

Part 1: The Golden age of the Majors
Part 2: Oil Nationalism
Part 3: Oil as a Weapon
Part 4: The Oil Depletion

Tonight we will see Part 1: 'The Golden age of the Majors'
The film starts at the very beginning in the middle of the 19th century. Technical progress, economy, history, environment and geopolitical strategies are examined and analyzed in the telling of a story which is as exciting for man as his own evolution. The great figures of the epic of black gold, its greatest historical events will be met in real life and in archive footage from all over the world: (USA, Venezuela, Mexico, the Middle East, Russia).

This hard to find film was originally produced in 1994 for French TV, but has been dubbed and subtitled for English speaking audiences.

Modern audiences may not be familiar with Our Mister Sun, but many students growing up in the '50s and '60s (and into the '70s) remember being pleasantly surprised when this very entertaining program was part of their science class curriculum. Given its age, it's surprising how much of Our Mister Sun holds up, both in terms of the facts it presents and the manner in which they are presented. Yes, some of the information is out of date, but a great deal is not. More importantly, it's still an entertaining and even fascinating viewing experience.

We will also be showing an interesting peak oil documentary from the European point of view. The two movies together should be around 90 minutes with time to chat afterward.

Permaculture helps people turn wastelands into food forests.

"Mollison provides practical and motivating information...Recommended." Rachel Lohafer, MC Journal

BILL MOLLISON is a practical visionary. For nearly two decades he has traveled the globe spreading the word about permaculture, the method of sustainable agriculture that he devised. Permaculture weaves together microclimate, annual and perennial plants, animals, soils, water management and human needs into intricately connected productive communities. Mollison has proved that even in the most difficult conditions permaculture empowers people to turn wastelands into food forests.

GLOBAL GARDENER is a series of four half-hour programs on one tape. Each episode looks at examples in different bioregions:

June 18th

IN THE TROPICS - Mollison introduces the basic principles, and shows results in Australia, India, and Zimbabwe.

ARID LANDS - Reversing desertification in Arizona, Botswana and Australia.
 

June 25th

COOL CLIMATES - Europe, Tasmania, and the San Juan Islands in Washington State.

URBAN - New York City and Harare, Zimbabwe.

Permaculture helps people turn wastelands into food forests.

"Mollison provides practical and motivating information...Recommended." Rachel Lohafer, MC Journal

BILL MOLLISON is a practical visionary. For nearly two decades he has traveled the globe spreading the word about permaculture, the method of sustainable agriculture that he devised. Permaculture weaves together microclimate, annual and perennial plants, animals, soils, water management and human needs into intricately connected productive communities. Mollison has proved that even in the most difficult conditions permaculture empowers people to turn wastelands into food forests.

GLOBAL GARDENER is a series of four half-hour programs on one tape. Each episode looks at examples in different bioregions:

June 18th

IN THE TROPICS - Mollison introduces the basic principles, and shows results in Australia, India, and Zimbabwe.

ARID LANDS - Reversing desertification in Arizona, Botswana and Australia.
 

June 25th

COOL CLIMATES - Europe, Tasmania, and the San Juan Islands in Washington State.

URBAN - New York City and Harare, Zimbabwe.

Join the Multnomah County Green Team on April 20th for the launch of the film series! The first film is The End of Suburbia, a provocative look at the concept of peak oil and what it means to you. After the film, the Portland Peak Oil group will lead a Q&A and discuss solutions to peak oil in our community.

 

Next film: Kilowatt Ours will be shown on July 27th at the Bagdad. The filmmaker will introduce the film and host a Q&A after the film.

This showing of End of Suburbia is free and open to the public.