In Memory of
WESLEY C. SKILES
Memorial Celebration and Service Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at Ginnie Springs
The memorial service will begin at 6:00 pm followed by a celebration of Wes’s life. Ginnie Springs will be open to our guests all afternoon. The celebration will last into the evening. You may want to bring the beverage of [...]
Riley recently co-directed the First Annual Gainesville Environmental Film and Arts Festival, which was in collaboration with GoGreenNation.org. She admits she was so overwhelmed with festival-related tasks that promoting her site fell by the wayside. But the festival embodied the greater mission of GoGreenNation.org: to build a community of concerned citizens with a heart and [...]
We were thrilled with the response and excitement generated by the 2010 festival and we are beginning to plan on next year’s festival. Our 2011 festival will continue to bring informative and inspiring environmental films to Gainesville and we look forward to expanding our reach to the community at large, helping [...]
Tapped is an excellent film about the bottled water industry:
“We must put the repair of our water infrastructure at the TOP of our agenda – on the federal and local levels. Americans have access to some of the cleanest drinking water in the world – without the proper infrastructure to deliver that water we will [...]
For those who enjoyed seeing this film at the Gainesville Environmental Film and Arts Festival or elsewhere and for those who’ve yet to see it:
Just this year Health Canada, the equivalent of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, announced it plans to ban the sale and application of all weed’n feed type products across Canada by [...]
Thursday, March 25
6:30 pm Green Shorts Compilation
7:30 pm Wild Edible Tastes and Q&A with John Moran, Dan Rountree (Current Problems) and Freddie Johnson (Conservation Burial)
8 pm Numen: The Nature of Plants:
Numen, defined as the animating force in nature, is a documentary film focusing on the healing power of plants and the natural [...]
Bring your favorite local dish to share and join us for a local foods potluck at the Hippodrome Theatre tonight (March 24) at 5:30 p.m. The film “A Chemical Reaction,” will follow, with a Skype conversation with producer Paul Tukey. “What’s Organic about Organic,” will screen, followed by a discussion with producer Marty Mesh and [...]
The Gainesville Environmental Film and Arts Festival will host an Eco-Fair 2-9 p.m. March 27 at the Sun Center downtown.
We’ve been inspired by the films, now let’s get the tools for change and make the commitment to do what we can to create a healthier future. Join the GoGreenNation Conservation Challenge, buy a rain barrel, [...]
Join us, Monday, March 22: www.GEFAF.org
6 pm Water Tasting Test
6:30 pm The River Returns Presented by Wes Skiles
8:00 pm Water Shorts – The Phosphate Dilemma, Born Sweet and Gimme Green
Talk with directors: Carter Lord and Eric Flagg
Addicted to Plastic screens today at the Gainesville Environmental Film and Arts Festival
Ultimately, developing petroleum-free materials for use in smart and sustainable plastics will become a necessity, driven not only by health and environmental concerns but by the world’s steadily declining oil supply. As Halden emphasizes, the manufacture of plastics currently accounts for about 8 [...]
Do environmental issues have you seeing red? Instead, go green and sprout some new ideas at the first annual Gainesville Environmental Film and Arts Festival, an event hosted by the Hippodrome State Theatre from March 19th through the 28th. As co-director of the festival, Trish Riley hopes to help grow local support for environmental causes. [...]
Join the GoGreenNation Conservation Challenge at the Gainesville Environmental Film and Arts Festival Eco-Fair, 2 – 9 p.m. March 27, Sun Center in downtown Gainesville.
“For the next few decades, energy efficiency is one of the lowest cost options for reducing US carbon emissions. Many studies have concluded that energy efficiency can save both energy and [...]
“The Suwannee/St Johns Sierra Group, which represents 14 counties in North Central Florida including Alachua county, has voted to oppose the GRU/GREC Biomass plant
A new power plant is not needed; GRU currently has 62% overcapacity
Competition for increasingly scarce biomass fuel will be too expensive and [...]
We’ve announced our Film List…
Age of Stupid: Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer from Age of Stupid on Vimeo.
Film – Gainesville Environmental Film and Art Festival.
We’re streaming forward with our plans for the first annual Gainesville Environmental Film Festival – and we invite you to get involved if you’d like to help! Please join our meeting for all volunteers and those who’d like to volunteer, 4 – 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 3 at Boca Fiesta, 232 SE 1st St in [...]
Our next Green Drinks meeting will be a Candidates Night at Bocal Fiesta and The Palomino. Local candidates have another event to attend at 7 p.m., so we’ll ask them to speak promptly at 6 p.m., then have our social hour afterward.
Green Drinks and Sustainable Alachua County Presents:
SAC Stakeholder Meetup and FUNdraiser
Sharab Lounge, 109 S Main St., Gainesville Wednesday, February 17th 6-8pm
Sliding scale fee of $5-$10
Hippodrome Cinema: Now Playing – Hippodrome State Theatre | Gainesville, FL.
Wednesday, FEBRUARY 17th, 6-8 p.m.
Green Drinks and Sustainable Alachua County Presents:
SAC Stakeholder Meetup and FUNdraiser
Sharab Lounge, 109 S Main St., Gainesville Wednesday, February 17th 6-8pm
Sliding scale fee of $5-$10
All proceeds from this event will be donated to the first annual
Gainesville Environmental Film and Art Festival being held March 19th-28th. [...]
Alachua Conservation Trust sponsors Green Drinks Gainesville as a fundraiser for the Gainesville Environmental Film and Arts Festival. Join us for a bonfire to spark a fantastic festival: 6 – 9 p.m. Feb. 3. Details: Alachua Conservation Trust – Gainesville Florida.
Hello Gainesville Greenies!
Thanks so much to those of you who came out to Lux a few weeks ago to enjoy delicious Indian food prepared by Sarjit and Ed Kellerman on behalf of Project Nepal, which provides educational materials to students in Nepal. We had a wonderful meal and a nice time. Steve Nichtberger told us [...]
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