Movie Review Friday: Green

Escape to the movies with one of our Movie Review Friday selections. Each week we review a film with an environmental theme that’s currently in theaters or available on DVD. Seen a good eco-flick lately? Send us a short review and look for it in the next Movie Review Friday.
Green (2009)
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In light of Burger King’s decision that week to stop purchasing from Sinar Mas, the Indonesian palm-oil company notorious for its rainforest-clearing practices, we thought it timely …

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Daily Roundup: September 2, 2010

Not Again: An Mariner Energy oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico; 13 humans went overboard but none were killed. Some reported seeing an oil sheen at the site. CNNEarl-y Warning: Hurricane Earl, a category 3 storm, is expected to batter the Virginia and North Carolina coasts with 115 mile-per-hour winds. Daily PressMais Oui! France plans to be able to source 3,000 megawatts of offshore wind energy by 2015, the aftermath of a $12 billion project. CleanTechiesRedefining “Navigable”: The Ama…

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This Plant Eats Facebook Friends

whether Little Shop of Horrors were written for the digital age, carnivorous plants might feed on Facebook fans and wall posts instead of human blood. Turns out that tech-driven scenario is not a work of musical fiction, but a real-life garden, equipped with a water- and nutrient-delivery system that’s triggered by social-media interaction.
Meet Eater, an experiment that’s been running for 74 days, was created by design student Bashkim Isai for a course at the University of Queensland, Australi…

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Eco-Contests Channel Kids’ Competitive Urges

College students aren’t the only young society getting rivalrous in the race to save the planet. Even sixth graders are vying to reduce their consumption and innovate green solutions. Considering that science fairs and math contests have distant been extracurricular staples for grade school whizzes, it’s natural that the format should expand to include environmental issues.
Last year’s Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge, an annual, nationwide K-12 contest that encourages students to deve…

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U.S. Colleges’ 5 Best Eco-Professors and Green Classes

The fantasy draft: We scouted university catalogs nationwide to patch together a dream team of all-star teachers and sure-hit courses. Here are the academic picks for which we’d shell out private-school tuition:

CLASSES
Green Buildings and Behavior, Stanford University
To get into that limited-enrollment class, you have to write an essay about why you think campus sustainability is critical. Once in, you get to dig through trash at Stanford’s recycling center and learn to implement a campus-w…

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No Impact Week: Energy

No Impact Man, a.k.a. Colin Beavan, took a yearlong vow to live a zero-waste lifestyle in New York City. The experiment inspired a blog, a book, a film - and others to embrace green habits. This week’s tips will help you try a one-week carbon cleanse. Sign up here to share the results of your own No Impact Project.
Tip #4: Unplug Appliances
If you can’t buy green power in your state, look for ways to reduce your energy consumption. Instead of relying on electrical appliances that week, you m…

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Daily Roundup: September 1, 2010

Case of the Munchies: Canadian authorities will spare the lives of at least 17 black bears that were repeatedly fed dog food by marijuana farmers. The bears, discovered during a drug bust, will be fed until winter hibernation, which officials hope will disrupt their dog-food habit. Montreal Gazette and AFP
Eco-Extreme: A population-control activist took hostages at the Discovery Channel’s Maryland headquarters, thereupon was shot and killed. CNN and MSNBC
Cove Continued: Japan’s annual dolphi…

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