Bidder 70

[puglogic]

My local sustainability group showed this film last night to a packed house locally. Not a particularly well-done film -- I didn't think --- but the audience reaction and the conversation it started (good, bad, indifferent) made it well worth the time. There's a quote from the film on the home page of this site that I really resonated with: http://www.bidder70film.com/

I have issues with people that picket and shout "No More Coal" as though it's as simple as that (well, then, you'd better turn off the power to your house) But it's nonetheless encouraging to see the way young people are starting to involve themselves in different ways in this mess we're in.

Pulling the trigger on installing our PV system is somehow a much easier decision today.

[Jilly]

Interesting. I just finished a novel...not a very good one, at least for me...but it had a plot construct that was about strip mining and all of the issues revolving around that practice.

[ApatheticNoMore]

I have issues with people that picket and shout "No More Coal" as though it's as simple as that (well, then, you'd better turn off the power to your house)

I buy green energy, which as far as I'm concerned is the extent of what I reasonably can do as a renter for that issue. I don't know about that particular movement that may have been covered, but from what I have seen of movements to get off coal it's usually a push to get municipal power to not buy power from coal and it's had some limited success, municipalities are starting to switch (granted if it's not green power, some of the energy like nuclear may not be better, still a push for municipalities to get off coal and replace whatever energy they get from it with green power is good - even natural gas is probably better).

[puglogic]

I buy the wind power option too -- I think it's so cool that that's offered by my power provider. I guess I'm just stoked when people try, when they do what they can. So I sometimes enjoy documentaries about people "doing what they can" in innovative, courageous ways (for all those times when I just can't seem to find the energy....living vicariously through them maybe? lol )