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Green Film
Festival: Issues & Dialogue 3rd
Thursdays, January-June 2012
LOCATION:
AG002 Hesterberg Hall & Atrium, Michigan
Tech Forestry Bldg.
TIME:
7:00 - 8:30 pm, includes coffee, dessert,
and facilitated discussion
COST: FREE! $3 Suggested Donation
CREDIT: Teachers may earn 0.6 SB-CEUs
for attending four films
MOVIE SCHEDULE
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January 19
The Economics of
Happiness -
A documentary that examines
how ‘going local’ is a powerful
strategy to help repair our
fractured world –ecosystems,
societies and ourselves. (65 min.)
www.theeconomicsofhappiness.org
Discussion facilitator: Dr.
Daya Muralidharan, Michigan Tech
School of Business and Economics
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Feb. 16
Addicted to
Plastic - Reveals the
history and worldwide scope of
plastics pollution, investigates its
toxicity and explores solutions. (85
min.)
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/addicted-plastic/
Discussion facilitator: Dr.
Judith Perlinger, Michigan Tech
Dept. of Civil & Environmental
Engineering
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March 15
Blue Gold: World Water Wars -
This award winning
documentary posits that we’re moving
closer to a world in which water –a
seemingly plentiful natural
resource—could actually incite war.
(90 min.)
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/blue-gold-world-water-wars/
Discussion facilitator: Dr. Alex
Mayer, Michigan Tech Center for
Water & Society
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April 19
Carbon Nation -
Documentary about climate change
SOLUTIONS. The film is an
optimistic, non-partisan film that
shows tackling climate change boosts
the economy, increases national &
energy security and promotes health
& a clean environment. (82 min.)
http://www.carbonnationmovie.com/
< Discussion facilitator: Dr.
Sarah Green, Michigan Tech Dept. of
Chemistry
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May 17
Food - Food is a
local issue, a global issue, a
development, health, political and
economic issue. How can we design a
food system that ensures health,
accessibility and affordability for
everyone? (49 min.)
http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/fd.html
Discussion facilitator: Sara
Salo, School Food Tour
http://schoolfoodtour.org/about/
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June 21
Into Eternity -
explores the mind –boggling
scientific and philosophical
questions that long-term nuclear
waste storage poses. (58 min.)
http://www.intoeternitythemovie.com/
Discussion facilitator: Dr.
Wayne Pennington, Michigan Tech
Dept. of Geological Sciences &
Engineering TBD
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