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Consumption and Green Consumers | Food Supply | Global Beef Industry | Global Food Supply and Sustainability |
Local Food Systems | Organic Farming | Sustainable Agriculture |
Sustainable Livestock Husbandry | Sustainable Production
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Community Supported Agriculture CSA Farmers; Organic Farming Association |
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Community Center; Grange Hall |
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3 consecutive Friday night events |
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Films screened |
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Future of Food; the Real Dirt on Farmer John; How To Save The World |
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Event Organizer |
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Pesticide Action Network |
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Possible Sponsors |
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Organic Farming Association, Green Chefs, Hemp Industries, Organic Cotton Industries |
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Book Club Follow-Up |
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Organic Futures |
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Action Strategy (short and long term): Educate public about organic and alternative non-toxic farming techniques - Drive the organic market, communities can form their own food co-ops and support local CSA's (Community Supported Agriculture) - Support legislative efforts to ban toxins, consumer demand for alternatives to toxins campaigns. Support of green businesses that offer alternatives to toxins.
Ocean
Marine Ecology and Conservation | Environmental Education | Sustainability Education | Youth Leadership |
Marine Wildlife | Biodiversity | Oceans and Fisheries
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Marine biologists, fisher people, student activists |
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Local University |
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Film Festival format: 3 nights one weekend, including workshops on Friday & Saturday |
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Films screened |
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Empty Oceans/Empty Nets; Death of the Seas; Farming the Seas |
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Event Organizer |
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Student organizers and Greenpeace |
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Possible Sponsors |
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University Marine Biology Department |
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Book Club Follow-Up |
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The Empty Oceans |
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Action Strategy (short and long term): Legislative action; Water quality (testing), restoration, damn removal and fish conservation.
Living Species
Global Beef Industry | Animalia | Animal and Plant Trafficking | Animal Welfare and Rights |
Endangered Animal Species | Wildlife Ecology | Wildlife Habitat Conservation | Wildlife Law and Policy | Biodiversity |
Coastal and Marine Ecosystems | Conservation | Ecology | Fisheries | Inland Water Ecosystems |
Plants | Terrestrial Ecosystems
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World Wildlife Fund (local chapter) |
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Local Library |
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4 consecutive Friday night events |
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Films screened |
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Biodiversity vs. Extinction Series (Mass extinction of species can be stopped if we understand the importance of biodiversity) |
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Event Organizer |
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Audubon Society |
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Possible Sponsors |
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World Wildlife Fund; Sierra Club |
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Book Club Follow-Up |
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Fate of the Wild |
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Action Strategy (short and long term): Legislation, grassroots actions for wildlife habitat, conversation, restoration projects
Forests
Global Beef Industry | Conservation | Ecology | Forestry | Agroforestry | Logging | Global Wood Products Industry |
Sustainable Forestry | Terrestrial Ecosystems
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Sierra Club (local chapter) |
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Local College |
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Length of event |
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3 consecutive Friday night events |
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Films screened |
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Roots of Change (Wangari Muta Maathai solution film); Fury for the Sound; Saviors of the Forest; Forests for the Trees |
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Event Organizer |
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Student organizers and Greenpeace |
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Sierra Club; Hemp Industries; Green Field Paper Company (tree free paper company) |
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Book Club Follow-Up |
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The Dying of the Trees and Unbowed (Wangari Muta Maathai) |
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Action Strategy (short and long term): Tree planting,; Habitat restoration projects; Consumer demand for alternatives to paper; Product certification of timber products; Share holder advocacy
Climate Change
Energy | Alternative Fuels | Renewable Energy | Global Food Supply and Sustainability | Climate Change |
Emissions Trading | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Justice
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Climate Protection Campaign |
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Local Ecology Center |
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Length of event |
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6 Friday night events over a 6 month period |
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Films screened |
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An Inconvenient Truth; Power Shift; Kilowatt Hours; Crude Impact; Black Diamonds; Who Killed the Electric Car; I Love Mountains (short) |
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Event Organizer |
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TBD |
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Possible Sponsors |
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Green Cities (green majors) |
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Book Club Follow-Up |
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The Atlas of Climate Change: Mapping the World's Greatest Challenge (Paperback); An Inconvenient Truth |
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Action Strategy (short and long term): Greening city government projects; Climate protection campaign (join and create coalitions); Zero emissions; Promoting electric car and alternative fuel markets
Consumption
Responsible Business Practices | Environmental Education | Energy | Green Consumers | Ecolabeling and Certification |
Ecological Footprint | Environmental Monitoring | Recycling and Reuse | Natural Capitalism | Sustainable Communities |
Sustainable Living | Sustainable Livelihoods | Sustainable Transportation | Sustainable Building and Design
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Local Green Business |
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Business Conference Center |
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Length of event |
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One day event with workshops and green business leaders |
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Films screened |
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Buyer be Fair: The Promise of Product Certification; Waste = Food, Affluenza |
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Event Organizer |
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Global Exchange; Green Festivals |
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Possible Sponsors |
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Gaiam; 7th Generation; US Solar Industries; GE Solar Imagination |
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Book Club Follow-Up |
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Population Growth; Resource Consumption; The Environment: Seeking a Common Vision for a Troubled World (Paperback) |
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Action Strategy (short and long term): Localizing green peoples power companies, Establishing Green Investment Funds and Green Bank, Action campaigns to green business through Share Holder Campaigns, consumer demand, green building workshops
Toxic Pollution
Acid Rain | Air Quality and Pollution | Chemical Pollution | Hazardous Waste | Light and Noise Pollution |
Pollution Prevention | Toxic Substance | Water Pollution
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Alternatives to Toxins |
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Host |
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Unitarian Church or Local faith based organization |
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Length of event |
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4 consecutive Friday night events (one month) |
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Films screened |
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Blue Vinyl; Toxic Bust; Up Close and Toxic; Texas Gold |
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Event Organizer |
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Alternatives to Toxins |
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Possible Sponsors |
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Whole Foods; Wild Oats; Hemp Industries |
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Book Club Follow-Up |
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Organic
Futures |
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Action Strategy (short and long term): Promote markets for alternatives to toxins, hemp plastics, GE-free bio-degradable plastics; Create local campaigns in local municipalities to reuse, reduce and to promote local recycling efforts.
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