Another short edition after the long weekend...
Alexandre Vigneault
Short edition again this week, the newsletter crew continues to be affected by the summer holidays…
My conference in China is coming up and I’ll be flying to Beijing this Thursday. Sadly, I will be missing the Vancouver premier of “Escape from Suburbia: Beyond the American Dream” the following Friday. The film will be followed by a panel of discussion. Hope someone in this Club can make it for me… (see details below)
Alexandre for the newsletter team
Campus events:
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No events
Vancouver events:
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* Green Building 101 Workshops - Light House - August 8th, 2007
* Kids sit on an ultra-cheap electric vehicle while getting face-painted - August 11th, 2007
* Animal Rights Day - August 11th, 2007
* Light House: Sustainable Building Centre, guest expert series - Simon Pickup—Achieving Gasoline Competitive Hydrogen in BC - August 11th, 2007
* Beekeepers Field Day - August 12th, 2007
* Vancouver premier of “Escape from Suburbia: Beyond the American Dream” - Friday, August 17
In the news: 2 short videos this week…
David Suzuki on energy, facebook and youtube.
The great Suzuki is now my Facebook friend. It’s easy just write to him and be proud to be in his “closed circle”. Watch this funny video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKdov-rsKNc
Video of last week…
If you don’t watch TV like me, you might have missed that one: big oil spraying in Burnaby http://youtube.com/watch?v=IXw6IKzLXTQ&mode=related&search=
A little more seriously:
FAREWELL TO "FLUSH AND FORGET"
http://www.earth-policy.org/Books/Seg/PB2ch11_ss5.htm
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*Green Building 101 Workshops - Light House - August 8th, 2007
Throughout August, Light House will be continuing to offer its non-technical “Green Building 101” workshop for for homeowners, apartment-dwellers and anyone else interested in learning how to “green” their home! The course is focused around five areas of green design, based on the LEED building rating system.
TIME - 6:30-8:30 pm
LOCATION - All Green Building 101 and Guest Expert Seminars are held at: Light House Sustainable Building Centre, 1575 Johnston Street on Granville Island (East of the Public Market, above Roger’s Chocolates)
Register online at:
http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/our_services/Green_Building_101_Workshop
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* Kids sit on an ultra-cheap electric vehicle while getting face-painted - August 11th, 2007
Everyone's invited to sit on the
world's first Revived Battery Electric Pickup for free face-painting at the
Kensington Community Fair, 11am-3pm,
on 11th August, under the Solar Power Roadshow's tents. Battery breakthroughs
were discovered in Burnaby
and resulted in this unique vehicle that costs 30 cents a day to operate. It's
the world's cheapest pickup truck to run. Kids and parents waiting for their
turn will also play with other edu-fun renewable energy devices. It's free.
Contact: ( 6 0 4 ) 7 3 9 - 7 7 1 7
More about the festival: (from the City
of Burnaby's
website)
Kensington Community Fair
Enjoy a barbecue lunch and live
entertainment and find out about our community. Brought to you by the Greystone
Lochdale Community Association, Burnaby
Parks, Recreation and
Cultural Services, Volunteer Burnaby and Burnaby Family Life. Free admission.
Saturday, 10:00am-3:00pm,
August 11. Kensington
Park (Kensington Avenue & Hastings Street).
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*Animal Rights Day - August 11th, 2007
This is the 24th annual celebration of Animal Rights Day, put on
by the Vancouver Humane Society. There will be many different animal
organizations attending, providing valuable resources and information to those
interested. Henny, the chicken will also be there saying hello to kids and
giving out stickers. It will be a lot of fun so please come join us!
Date: Saturday, Auguest 11
Time: 11am-5pm
Location: Robson Street side of the Vancouver Art Gallery
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*Light House: Sustainable Building Centre, guest expert series - Simon Pickup—Achieving Gasoline Competitive Hydrogen in BC - August 11th, 2007
The U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory said in 1999 that "There are no technical showstoppers to implementing a direct hydrogen infrastructure." Members of Youth Hydrogen will present on how to achieve gasoline competitive hydrogen in British Columbia and their efforts to establish a hydrogen refueling station in the City of North Vancouver.
Suggested donation is $2 - $5. Register by phone or email
T: 604.682.5960 / E: in...@sustainablebuildingcentre.com
TIME – 2-4 PM
LOCATION - Light House Sustainable Building Centre
1575 Johnston Street on Granville Island (East of the Public Market, above Roger’s Chocolates)
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*Beekeepers Field Day - August 12th, 2007
The Beekeepers Association of BC is hosting a beekeepers field day at Strathcona Community Garden. Interested gardeners and community members are invited to meet in the garden house at noon for tea coffee. The day will feature a beekeeping demonstration, garden tours, solar wax melter demos, prize draws and a Peasant’s Supper. The day runs from noon until 6:00pm. For more information, call Jean Stacknick at 604-253-0435
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Vancouver Premieres “Escape from Suburbia: Beyond the American Dream”
Peak oil and climate change take center stage in this important documentary
VANCOUVER (July 27, 2007) — “Escape from Suburbia: Beyond the American Dream” will premiere in Vancouver on Friday, August 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ukranian Orthodox Church, located at 154 East 10th Avenue. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with experts and community leaders. Advanced tickets are available for $10 at www.submedia.tv/escape. “Escape from Suburbia: Beyond the American Dream” is the second film in a trilogy by Toronto documentary filmmaker Gregory Greene.
In his award-winning 2004 film “The End of Suburbia,” Greene questioned prospects for the American way of life as global demand for fossil fuels begins to exceed supply. The film was the first to introduce thousands of viewers to the looming challenges of peak oil and helped spawn an international movement of citizens’ groups dedicated to relocalization—building greater community self-reliance in energy, food, and economy.
In the sequel, “Escape from Suburbia: Beyond the American Dream,” Greene takes a hard look at the imminent fuel crisis and explores how ordinary citizens and communities can respond to the situation. Expert research is balanced with personal stories and interviews to show how declining oil production has already begun to affect modern life in North America.
For media inquiries or to schedule an interview with Director Gregory Greene please email me...@submedia.tv or call (604) 630-2441. For more information on the film or to view a trailer visit www.submedia.tv/escape.
Film Synopsis:
Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. A lifestyle predicated on the availability of cheap, abundant oil. Led by some of the world’s most respected energy experts, economists and academics, a debate rages over when global demand for oil will outpace supply and what alternatives can be developed in time to prevent a massive energy crisis. ‘
“Escape from Suburbia,” moves from the realm of theory and despair to the real world, where practical solutions for a post-carbon age are explored and expert opinion from government and industry is balanced by on-the-street skepticism from an emerging movement of citizens’ groups confronting our addiction to oil. Peak oil and climate change take center stage in this irreverent yet intimate portrait of three characters and a small town preparing for the most dramatic transition in modern history:
“Escape from Suburbia” is a wake-up call that challenges the illusion of never-ending growth and provides viable alternatives for communities working at the local level to ensure the survival of a sustainable civilization in the 21st century and beyond.
Directed & written by Gregory Greene ; Produced by Dara Rowland; A feature length documentary film; Running time: 95 minutes; 1.78 Widescreen ; 2.0 Dolby