During the freeze of 2010, Plant City farmers pumped water out of the ground continuously for 11 days to insulate their strawberry crops against the biting cold.
“The massive water withdrawal dropped the level of the aquifer sixty feet in a week and a half,” Gainesville author Cynthia Barnett writes in “Blue Revolution: Unmaking America’s Water [...]
Chris Cano gives 5-gallon buckets like these to businesses to fill with scraps. Cano runs Gainesville Compost out of his home.
Waste: It’s what we do every day.
One local resident is doing his best to turn waste into something valuable.
Turning food leftovers into topsoil, Chris Cano, a 23-year-old UF graduate, started Gainesville Compost: From Waste to [...]
Ellas Anthony McDaniel, 56, son of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Bo Diddley, was arrested Thursday night for civil disobedience on behalf of “Occupy Gainesville.” The story was picked up by The Guardian and mentioned on The Countdown by Keith Olbermann.
It began with an article in Ad Busters calling for a popular uprising against corporate greed and corruption, inspired by a wave of insurrections across the world. The occupation that started in Wall Street continues in Gainesville, Florida.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has filed for bankruptcy, and according to the City Controller, their trash-to-energy incinerator is a hundred percent to blame.
"It’s easy to say now, that was a big mistake," said Dan Miller, Harrisburg’s City Controller.
Eight years ago, the city borrowed $125 million to upgrade the incinerator to meet EPA standards.
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“They say it’s a good deal, but they won’t say how it’s a good deal,” said attorney Ray Washington, representing “Gainesville Citizens Care,” the group opposing the city’s biomass project.
“The citizens of Pennsylvania said almost exactly what my clients have been saying for six months now,” he said.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has filed for bankruptcy, and according [...]
“Everyone’s doing it — or nearly everyone. According to a recent report, a whopping 91 percent of kids and teens between the ages of two and 17 play video games. That’s an increase of nine percent since 2009, which adds up to over 64 million young gamers!”
Is this what we want for our kids? Let’s [...]
Cinema Verde and Paynes Prairie State Preserve will present a viewing of Play Again, a film about kids whose lives are immersed in technology getting out to the woods. We’ve selected this film as a complement to the local appearances of Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods, at and Prairie Creek [...]
“Now for some good news about nature.
If you’re depressed about all the bad news circulating regarding nature and the environment, you might want to pick up Richard Louv’s new book, “The Nature Principle,” and come listen to him speak at Santa Fe College this Sunday at 2 p.m. in the new Performing Arts Hall…”
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Cinema Verde will reward students who complete environmental projects with passes to our environmental film and arts festival.
We invite all Alachua County students to participate in our art, literature, film and conservation projects – contact us if you’re interested in learning more: Contact@verdefest.org. Thanks!
Florida, National and International High School and College students:
Cinema Verde has [...]
Join Cinema Verde at the Environmental Youth Summit on Satuday, October 8th, 1 – 4 p.m.
“We will be encouraging youth involvement in environmental issues and the arts at Environmental Youth Summit at Mt Carmel Baptist Church, 2505 NE 8th Ave., Gainesville.
High School and college students are invited to attend the 2nd Annual Youth [...]
Renowned Author, Richard Louv, to Speak at Santa Fe College Oct. 9
Richard Louv, journalist and author of the international bestseller Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder, will speak at Santa Fe College on the topic of “The New Nature Movement,” based on his new book, The Nature Principle.
The reading [...]
Greetings Green Drinkers!
The cool air is helping to stir up some fun… come join us!
Green Drinks will be hosted by The Midnight Cafe and Bar, 6 – 8 p.m., October 5. Beverley Webb, owner of The Midnight, will tell us about their efforts to be sustainable, and we hope that Chris Cano of Gainesville [...]
Wonderful grant opportunity for teachers who’d like assistance engaging their students in Cinema Verde’s Environmental Arts, Literature, Conservation and Film Projects! Let us know how we can help you if you should choose to apply for these funds! –Trish@Verdefest.org
NGA is delighted to announce that The Home Depot Garden Club continues as the Youth Garden Grants [...]
The 2012 Public Interest Environmental Conference (PIEC) Eco-Run will benefit the 2012 conference. The Fun Run/Walk Fundraiser will be held Oct. 8 at 7:45 a.m. at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. The run will start in the parking lot. The first 100 registrants will receive a free T-shirt.
Registration Information:
Advanced: $20
Advanced registration form [...]
The Hippodrome Theatre has gotten into some monkey business, and Nim Chimpsky is the source of it.
Starting today, the documentary film “Project Nim” will screen at the Hippodrome Cinema and run until Thursday. The film, directed by James Marsh, tells the story of Nim Chimpsky, a chimpanzee who was raised and nurtured like a human [...]
OUR NEXT FILM will be Garbage Warrior, Saturday, Sept. 17, 7 – 9:30 p.m. at Paynes Prairie Visitor’s Center, Paynes Prairie State Preserve. See the trailer here: http://www.garbagewarrior.com/trailer.html
Thanks so much to those of you who came out to see Economics of Happiness with us at Payne’s Prairie State Preserve Visitor Center on August 13. We [...]
My friend and I surveyed the sweeping landscape from the patio atop the hillside – fields of luscious grapes winding in every direction for miles below. We raised our glasses of sparkling pink wine and toasted the spectacular, clear blue fall day in California’s Napa Valley. “Did you ever imagine we’d be here, sipping champagne [...]
VOTE to see your favorite Environmental Film!
Green Drinks Gainesville is pleased to coordinate with Linda and Ken McGurn of the Sun Center and Innovation Gainesville to host the September meeting of Green Drinks. Join us September 7, [...]
Good morning, Gainesville!
I hope we’ll be seeing you ce soir at Paynes Praire for an encore screening of Cinema Verde’s Best in Show winner: Economics of Happiness, 7 – 9:30 p.m., tonight, August 13, 2011.
PLEASE NOTE: There will be only ONE screening of the film, beginning at 7 p.m., followed by a discussion until 9:30 [...]
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