Films to inspire audience to create sustainable changes in their own lives and communities When and where? March 17 to March 21, 2015 Go to www.greentopia.org website for film titles, locations and prices
Green Events
When: Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 7:00 PM Where: King’s Bend Park Lodge, 170 West Jefferson Road, Pittsford, NY Kate Winnebeck, Senior Environmental Health and Safety Specialist at the NYS Pollution Prevention Institute at RIT. Learn about how toxic chemicals in our cosmetics and cleaning products can affect our health and pollute our […]
When: Sunday, March 22, 2015, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Where: Pittsford Library, 24 State Street, Pittsford, NY 14534 Presentation followed by discussion “This Changes Everything” is a hard-hitting, no-nonsense look at what WE need to do NOW to prevent extreme climate disruption, and system collapse. Free and open to the public, all invited. Sponsored by […]
The Alliance for a Green Economy, a Syracuse-based group that has questioned the economic wisdom of a deal to prop up the Ginna nuclear power plant, is hosting public meetings Thursday, January 15, 2015 and Friday, January 16, 2015. The first will be at 7 pm Thursday at Frist Unitarian […]
Depending on where you live in Monroe County, you have at least two, and perhaps more options for recycling your Christmas Tree. Your options are outlined in the following link to the Monroe County Department of Environmental Services website. http://www2.monroecounty.gov/files/DES/Christmas%20Tree%20Recycling%20Programs%202014-15NC.pdf
When: Sunday, December 7, 2014, 6-7 PM Where: St. Monica Church, 831 Genesee Street, Rochester, 14611 What: A strong international agreement is a key part of the fight against climate change. This December, representatives of the world’s governments are meeting in Lima, Peru to build towards such an agreement in the coming year. […]
When: Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 7:30 PM Where: First Unitarian Church, 220 Winton Road South, Rochester, 14610 Renewable Energy Solutions that YOU Can Use. Presented by Susan Spencer, PhD, Microsystems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology. Then hear about: A Citizens’ Solution to Climate Change-We can put the brakes on climate change by putting a […]
Animal Agriculture and Greenhouse Gases Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret is a groundbreaking feature-length environmental documentary following intrepid filmmaker Kip Andersen as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today – and investigates why the world’s leading environmental organizations are too afraid to talk about it. When and where? […]
A Film About Eco Architecture The epic story of maverick U.S. architect Michael Reynolds fight to introduce radically sustainable housing and his triumph over bureaucracy. When and where? Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at 6:30 pm Brighton Memorial Library, in the Friends Learning Center 2300 Elmwood Avenue Free event
The award-winning 2014 documentary on climate change James Balog and his team on the Extreme Ice Survey assemble a multiyear chronicle of the planet’s rapidly melting glaciers. When and where? Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 6:30 pm Brighton Memorial Library, in the Friends Learning Center 2300 Elmwood Avenue Free event