Off the Grid 2010 Sustainable Music Festival
Monday, April 19th, 2010| April 24, 2010 | ||
| 3:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
NYU Earth Matters is throwing a party for Earth Day’s 40th birthday, and you’re invited! Check out a fabulous exhibit of eco-art from the NYU community and beyond, eat delicious food from the Dosa Man and check out some exciting live entertainment from MC Andrew WK, Cold Cave, Oberhofer and North Highlands, plus a Special Secret Guest so exciting we won’t be able to reveal their name until Saturday morning!
This event is free and open to the public, rain or shine! We hope to see you there!
Posted in Art, Dance, Design, Food, Global Warming, Music, New York City, Organic Farming, Pollution, Recycling, Renewables, Solar One Events, Sustainability, Waste | Permalink
The Greenest Tree
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Check out these stats from WIRED Magazine comparing
artificial trees to the real thing
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Global Warming, Organic Farming, Pollution | Permalink
Follow Us
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009Well, we could only hold out so long before we caved to the allure of Twitter. All the jokes have become cliche, so we’ll just put the link out there and ask you to follow us and pass it on.
http://twitter.com/solaronenyc
We will use this for quick links, announcements, event updates, stray thoughts and anything we feel is worth passing along. We also will have Chris Neidl posting updates from the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen beginning December 14th. He will also have more detailed video updates posted daily in this space.
Posted in Energy, Global Warming, Links, New York City, Technology | Permalink
2009 Solar-Powered Film Series Continues for Second Week
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009It looks like the weather will hold and the films will go on as scheduled this weekend! For those of you who have not memorized the schedule yet:
Thurs Sept 17: A Sea Change, 2008, 85 mins.
Fri Sept 18: The Garden, 2008, 80 mins.
Sat Sept 19: Burning In the Sun, 2009, 65 mins.
Rain Date for any of the above: Sun Sept 20
For trailers and descriptions, please visit http://solar1.org/events/film.
Posted in Energy, Film, Food, Global Warming, Organic Farming, Photovoltaics, Pollution, Water | Permalink
Solar-Powered Film Series: “Burning In the Sun”
Friday, September 11th, 2009| September 19, 2009 | ||
| 8:00 pm | to | 11:00 pm |
Saturday September 19th
Short: Blue Marble Ice Cream (from From Elegance to Earthworms)
Feature: Burning In the Sun
WORLD PREMIERE! 26-year-old Daniel Dembele decides to return to his homeland in Mali and start a local business building solar panels – the first of its kind in the sun drenched nation. Burning in the Sun tells the story of Daniel’s journey growing the shaky startup into a viable company and of the business’ impact on Daniel’s first customers in the tiny village of Banko. Taking a controversial stance on climate change, poverty, and African self-sufficiency, the filmmakers shed light on progress in Africa, and infuse optimism across culture. This 2008 IFP Documentary Lab selection will be shown in collaboration with Rooftop Films and IFP.
Speakers: Cambria Matlow and Morgan Robinson (Directors)
Cambria Matlow is a founding filmmaker of Birdgirl Productions, and Burning In The Sun marks her debut as a documentary feature director. She began production of the film in 2005 and has garnered national support from LEF Foundation and the Brooklyn Arts Council. Before her work with Birdgirl, Cambria directed and lensed several short narrative films which crossover styles lending a ‘documentary’ feel to fiction filmmaking. Cambria’s abilities are anchored by her dynamic background in filmmaking, foreign language ability, rich intercultural experience and political awareness.
Morgan Robinson worked as field producer and cinematographer for documentary filmmaker John Halpern. Previously he worked in the production department of Spike Lee’s HE GOT GAME andSUMMER OF SAM. Currently, In addition to co-directing Burning in the Sun, Morgan works for Punched in the Head Productions making MTV True Life documentaries. Morgan wrote, directed and produced the award winning short film CATABASIS, and JI DUMA: BRING THEM WATER.
Posted in Energy, Film, Global Warming, Green Collar Jobs, Photovoltaics, Solar One Events, Solar Power, Sustainability, Technology | Permalink
