Climate Conference on Wheels

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The eco-bikers are coming, the eco-bikers are coming! Strap on your helmets, fill up those aluminum water bottles, and get ready to bike for the planet. It’s all part of Brita Climate Ride 2008, the first group bicycle ride to raise awareness of climate change and renewable energy.

One hundred cyclists will pedal from NYC to DC on September 20-24, 2008. Want to join in the 320 mile ride? Sign up here. Cyclists will leave from Manhattan and will wind through the country roads of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. On the fifth day, riders will cycle past the Washington Monument to arrive near steps of the Capitol.

During each night of the ride, expert speakers will meet with the cyclists and members of the community to discuss climate science, green technology and what can be done to reduce our collective carbon footprint. Beneficiaries of the ride include Clean Air–Cool Planet and Focus the Nation.

The Eco-Women’s Hour

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Have you ever wanted to know about FRESHFARM Markets, those wonderful outdoor fruit and veggie-fests that sprout up around town this time of year? Well, now’s your chance. On Tuesday March 18th, Bernadine Prince, the organization’s founder and co-director will be the guest speaker at Eco-Women’s Hour.

Event details:

When: Tuesday March 18th, 6-8

Where: Teaism @ 8th & D Streets (400 8th Street NW)
Metro: Archives/Navy Memorial, Gallery Place/Chinatown, and Federal
Triangle.)

RSVP to info@ecowomen.org. If you are new to the list, please include your name and institutional affiliation. Sorry guys, the event is restricted to women only.

More about FreshFarm Markets: A nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about food and farming issues, providing vital economic opportunities for farmers, and celebrating the Chesapeake Bay watershed region’s agricultural heritage
and bounty. In 2007, the organization operated six producer-only
farmers’s markets in DC (Dupont Circle, Foggy Bottom, H St, NE and Penn Quarter) and Maryland (St. Michaels and Silver Spring) and directed a local foods and gardening program (FoodPrints) at Rudolph Elementary School (Ward 4) in Washington, D.C.

More about DC EcoWomen’s Hour: A monthly forum that provides
environmental advocates an opportunity to network with like-minded women.
Participants include women directly protecting the environment through
work in nonprofit organizations, foundations, businesses and government
agencies. Each month’s featured speaker is a leading environmental activist.

Green Events Galore

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Mark your calendars, greenies. There are a bevy of events on tap for March that are not to be missed. First up is Green Drinks on Tuesday, March 11 at Lillies inside the Carlyle Suites Hotel. In addition to the usual schmoozin’, this month’s event will include a short talk about CSA’s (Community Supported Agriculture) and the chance to sign up for a cooking class on seasonal eating with Inspire Nutrition. Oh, and there will be free apps so get there early.

On Sunday, March 9 @ 5 PM head to Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th Street, for a free screening of King Corn. You can catch another screening at the new Busboys & Poets in Arlington on Sunday, March 16 at 4 PM. Admission is free but you must RSVP to kingcorn@communitycinema-dc.org or 202-939-0794

The screening is sponsored by Independent Lens, ITVS, WHUT, Busboys and Poets,
Social Action and Leadership School for Activists (S.A.L.S.A.),
FARMFRESH Markets, The National Family Farm Coalition, and Slow Food DC.

About the movie: Have you been wondering why Americans are so overweight? Or why certain foods are so cheap? Two college friends set out in search of answers to these questions and were surprised with what they found. KING CORN is the story of two friends, one acre of corn and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation.

Green on the Screen

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Break out the organic popcorn–the 16th Annual Environmental Film Fest is coming to DC March 11-22. Several of the films being premiered include “All in this Tea,” which follows a renowned tea expert to the remote regions of China in search of the finest handmade teas in the world, and “Arid Lands,” about the former Hanford nuclear site in Washington State, which has become the largest environmental cleanup in history.

This year’s festival has a selection of films that look at the topic of water and its growing scarcity on the planet. The premiere of the IMAX film “Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk” calls attention to watershed conservation on a trip down the Colorado River, while “The Water Front” documents the struggle against water privatization in Highland Park, Michigan. And “It’s Your Water–Use it Wisely” tells young people how D.C. gets its drinking water.

The festival’s last day, March 22, coincides with World Water Day, and will include a day-long tribute with films from Mexico, India, Austria, Slovenia, and Chile, accompanied by a panel discussion with experts on the need to provide safe water, sanitation, and hygiene throughout the world. The Sundance film “Flow–For Love of Water,” will close the day.

Green Drinks Tonight & Live Green HH Next Week

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Mingle with fellow greenies from 6-9 at tonight’s monthly Green Drinks event at The Reef in Adams Morgan (2446 18th Street). Order from a menu that features organic produce, fair catch seafood, and free-range meats from local farmers.

And…don’t miss what promises to be a fabulous, fun, and informative happy hour next week brought to you by Live Green.

Here are the deets for the Live Green HH:

Why: Network with other green-minded folks and hear the latest news about Live Green. Enjoy $5 organic/biodynamic Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah from Benziger wines.
When: Wednesday, Feb. 20th from 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where: Urbana, the lounge attached to Palomar (a Kimpton hotel), 2121 P Street NW, Washington, DC. Call Urbana at 202-956-6650 for further details on location.
RSVP: contactlivegreen@gmail.com (strongly encouraged!)