Tomorrow: Fuel, the Film
Feb 18th, 2009 by Jervey
At CUE:
Special Screening of 2008 Sundance Film Festival Best Documentary Winner
Fuel
Thursday February 19, 2009FUEL is an insightful portrait of America’s addiction to oil and an uplifting testament to the immediacy of new energy solutions. Director, Josh Tickell, a young activist, shuttles us on a whirlwind journey to track the rising domination of the petrochemical industry—from Rockefeller’s strategy to halt Ford’s first ethanol cars to Vice President Cheney’s petrochemical company sponsored energy legislation — and reveals a gamut of available solutions to “repower America” —from vertical farms that occupy skyscrapers to algae facilities that turn wastewater into fuel. Tickell and a surprising array of environmentalists, policy makers, and entertainment notables take us through America’s complicated, often ignominious energy past and illuminate a hopeful, achievable future, where decentralized, sustainable living is not only possible, it’s imperative. http://thefuelfilm.com/
POST-SCREENING DISCUSSION
with Brent Baker, CEO of Tri-State Biodiesel
(No sitter? No problem! Bring your little ones along for a screening of Wall-E, the 2008 animated hit where a robot inadvertently stumbles upon the key to the planet’s future.)
What is Third Thursdays? Every Third Thursday of the Month, New Yorkers from across the boroughs converge in the Center’s state-of-the-art green building to learn, laugh, and live sustainably. Drop in and join these exciting screenings, workshops, and discussions and be inspired to take action! Find out more about what we do at http://www.thecue.org
Where:
Center for the Urban Environment168 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 (btw 2nd and 3rd Aves)
718-788-8500
When:
Thursday, February 19 6 pm - 8 pm
How:
Train: Take F train to 4th Avenue or R train to 9th Street. Walk over 2 blocks north to 7th Street and 1st Avenue west to 3rd Avenue.
$10 Suggested DonationFree Popcorn
Limited Space. Pre-registration recommended at: http://cuethirdthursdayfeb.
eventbrite.com/