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By Jill Yesko, University Relations
Contact (336) 334-3890
Posted:8-20-07
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Eight films, ranging from a documentary about one of America’s worst ecological disasters to solving the mystery of who killed the electric car, will be screened during the academic year.
All films will be shown on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Weatherspoon Art Museum and are free and open to the public.
“We are delighted to be bringing these thought-provoking and entertaining films to the greater Greensboro community to stimulate discussion about how we will all create a sustainable future together,” said Sarah Dorsey, film series coordinator and a member of UNCG’s faculty senate committee on sustainability.
The films are:
• Aug. 30: “Who Killed the Electric Car?” In 1996 General Motors produced EV1 electric cars began appearing in California. They were quiet, fast and produced no harmful emissions. By 2002 all EV1s were gone. Did General Motors kill the electric car? Two UNCG-owned Zero Emission Vehicles will be at the screening.
• Sept. 27: “The End of Suburbia” explores the American way of life and its prospects as oil consumption outstrips supply. Are today’s suburbs destined to be the slums of tomorrow?
• Oct. 18: “Plagues & Pleasures” details the degradation of southern California’s Salton Sea. Once dubbed the “California Riviera,” today the inland sea is rife with pollution, fish kills and other ecological problems.
• Nov. 29: “Everything’s Cool” is a hot documentary about global warming with a wry sense of humor.
• Jan. 24: “Freedom Fuel” explores the interaction between oil companies and their alternatives over the last 150 years. Winner of the 2006 Environmental Preservation Award at the Activist Film Festival.
• Feb. 21: “The Power of Community” recounts the struggles of the Cuban people as they adapt to reduced oil supplies.
• March 13: “Manufactured Landscapes” captures large-scale photographer Edward Burtynsky’s journey to China to document the country’s industrial revolution.
• April 10. “Wild Caught.” UNCG Professor Matt Barr’s documentary captures the challenges to North Carolina’s fishing communities.
The film series is sponsored by UNCG sustainability committee, the Sierra Club and Deep Roots Market.
For more information contact Sarah Dorsey at (336) 334-5610 or sbdorsey@uncg.edu. For information about sustainability at UNCG visit http://sustain.uncg.edu.
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