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Nov 12 8:00 AM

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GREEN BUSINESS SUMMIT II: The Business Case for Green Investments

The word "Philo" is now worth $100 off registration.

On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 5:46 PM, Alan Schlaifer <anschlaifer@aol.com> wrote:
> Philo
> All of your contacts should be made aware that they are considered coming through Strategic Partner , namely you. In Special Instructions when they register, they should indicate "Philo." Thanks again!
> Best regards, Alan N. Schlaifer, President, Wharton Club of Washington, DC

Cost and Registration - www.whartondc.com/store.html?event_id=1756
$199 Strategic Partners - use "Philo" in special Instructions section of registration
also $199 for Government employess and Non-Profit employees
or sponsor website:

Schedule: Thursday November 12, 2009
7:00 - 8:20am – Continental Breakfast and registration
8:20 - 8:30am – Welcome from Wharton DC Club and Morgan Lewis
8:30 - 8:45am – Special Introductory Speaker: James C. Dinegar, Jr.
8:45 - 9:15am – Opening Keynote Speaker: Andrew Winston
9:30 - 10:45am – CleanTech Panel
11:00 - 12:15pm – Financing Panel
12:15 - 1:45pm – Lunch and Keynote Speaker
1:45 - 3:00pm – Government Panel
3:20 - 4:35pm – Climate Change Panel
4:35 - 4:40pm – Closing remarks from Wharton DC Club and Morgan Lewis
4:40 - 6:00pm – Cocktail Reception and Networking

SUMMARY

This year’s conference examines the essential, interdependent elements of launching a sustainable Green Economy. With the American economy and companies of all sizes facing significant domestic and international challenges, executives and entrepreneurs proposing significant green investments and initiatives need to set forth an even more compelling business case to justify such investments.

Yet with the dramatic changes in Washington within the past year, including tens billions of dollars in potential funding for approved projects, other non-equity investment options exist (e.g., grants, loans, government lab assistance).

Two keynote speakers for the Green Business Summit, along with four expert panels, will focus on these major components that affect the business case for Green Investments

Special Introductory Speaker
James C. Dinegar, Jr., CAE, President and CEO,
Greater Washington Board of Trade

Morning Keynote
Andrew Winston, a Leading Consultant and Author of Green Recovery: Get Lean, Get Smart, and Emerge from the Downturn on Top, co-Author of Green to Gold, and much more. Click here to learn more about him.

Mid-Day Keynote: TBA
Steven M. Cohen, Partner & Co-Manager, Morgan Lewis Emerging Business & Technology Practice

Speakers During the Day

Don Dahn, Senior Vice President, East West Bank

Kevin Furnary, Chief Executive Officer, LEEP Holdings

Pandor Hadjy, Acting Deputy Administrator, Business Program, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Rural Development

Leslie Kass, Director, Business Policy and Programs, Nuclear Energy Institute

Kyle W. Kempf, Senior Director of Government Affairs, National Small Business Association

Stephen H. Kinney, Jr., Senior Counsel, Morgan Lewis Business & Finance Practice

Kenneth M. Kulak, Partner, Morgan Lewis Energy Practice

Bob Prantil, North Region Executive, GE Energy

Julia Pulzone, Managing Director, Global Environmental Fund (GEF)

Bill Rever, Director, Strategic Marketing, BP Solar

Ronald J. Tenpas, Partner, Morgan Lewis Environmental Litigation and Counsel

Register and pay at: www.whartondc.com/store.html?event_id=1756

Morgan, Lewis and Bockius
Washington, DC, 20004

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Nov 7 10:00 AM

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WHAT: Green Roofs and Pervious Pavers
WHEN: Saturday, November 7th, 2009 from 10am - noon
WHERE: Trinidad Recreation Center - see the green roof
1310 Childress Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
making good things happen in this neighborhood - Trinidad
WHO: Speakers: Jenny Guillaume, DDOE – Pervious Pavers
Ty Voyles, DC Greenworks – Green Roofs

Please join the DC Department of the Environment
& the Department of Parks and Recreation for the
last 2009 workshop in their
Organic Gardening and Lawn Care Series.

Learn about the different types and designs
of green roofs and their benefits. You'll
also learn about using pervious pavers instead
of an impervious surface like concrete and
asphalt for walkways, driveways, and patios.
Learn how both these practices can reduce
stormwater runoff.

Green Roofs in DC
http://ddoe.dc.gov/ddoe/cwp/view,a,1209,q,499551.asp#5

DC Green Roof Showcase
ddoe.dc.gov/ddoe/lib/ddoe/2009.04.10_Green_Roof_Showcase.pdf

(Ward 5)
District Department of the Environment -- DDOE
51 N Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 535-2600

Trinidad Recreation Center
Washington, DC, 20002

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Nov 3 6:30 PM

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GREEN BUILDING NETWORK -- Energy Star for Homes

Next Meeting : TUESDAY, November 3, 2009 6:30 - 8:30pm Free

Location: THE ENVIROCENTER 7761 Waterloo Road Jessup, MD 20794

Presenters: Roger Woods, Energy Star Manager with ICF International
Bert Dudley, Energy and Resources practice of ICF International

To RSVP, please call 443-733-1234 or email RSVP@greenbuildinginstitute.org

SPONSORED BY: BGE, ICF International and the www.GreenBuildingInstitute.org

About the Presenters:
For the BGE Smart Energy Savers Program, Roger Woods manages the ENERGY STAR for New Homes and HVAC Programs. He is a Manager with the ICF International with more than 20 years of hands-on experience in residential construction and energy efficiency as well as mechanical, plumbing and electrical design. Prior to joining ICF, Roger served as energy efficiency consultant for clients such as Owens Corning and the Nevada State Energy Office for whom he provided training, certification programs, technical expertise and audits. As a HERS Rater and Provider, Mr. Woods co-founded the Nevada ENERGY STAR Partners, a coalition dedicated to energy efficiency, environmental stewardship and conservation, which won four EPA ENEREGY STAR Sustained Excellence Awards and was integral to achieving 57% market penetration of ENERGY STAR qualified homes in Las Vegas.

Bert Dudley is currently an Associate with the Energy and Resources practice of ICF International. He has over seven years of experience working in the areas of energy efficiency program implementation, residential energy efficiency, land use and urban planning, large and small scale renewable energy projects, and soil and groundwater remediation. Mr. Dudley is currently an Account Manager for the BGE Smart Energy Savers Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Program. Mr. Dudley has his Master’s degree in Environmental Management from the University of San Francisco and is also BPI Building Analyst Certified.

To RSVP, please call 443-733-1234 or email RSVP@greenbuildinginstitute.org .

Through its Smart Energy Savers ProgramSM, Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) offers a host of empowering choices to help individuals and businesses conserve energy, save money and protect the environment. Program staff will introduce all of the great programs, services and incentives that are available, with an emphasis on opportunities for remodelers and builders.
The BGE Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® Program demonstrates how improvements throughout a home can work together to give your customers the most energy-efficient results. Participating in this Program is a great way to expand your remodeling business as the market increasingly demands energy efficiency services. Your company can provide customers with more comfortable, safe, and durable homes while helping reduce their energy usage.
The BGE ENERGY STAR for New Homes Program helps builders distinguish themselves leaders in energy-efficient construction and environmental stewardship. Participation in this Program helps builders provide their customers with a home that helps them save money and do their part for the environment— a home built to higher energy efficiency standards. Participating builders qualify for financial incentives as well as technical and marketing support to help them differentiate their business, increasing leads and profits.
For more information about the BGE Smart Energy Savers Program, visit: http://www.bgesmartenergy.com/

The Green Building Network was initiated by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and is now administered and supported by the Green Building Institute. The Network (GBN) is an ad-hoc, informal group of architects, builders, contractors, developers, planners, landscape architects, related professionals and interested individuals. With more than 3,000 members, the GBN focuses on promoting and facilitating design and development in a manner consistent with efficient and appropriate use of natural resources, environmental protection, and the promotion of sustainable communities.

The GBN provides opportunities to meet, share information, and highlight green building/green development projects throughout Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay Region. The GBN also provides assistance in identifying and implementing outreach and educational opportunities.

The general public is always warmly invited to GBN meetings. They are held on the first Tuesday of every month, except for holidays, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Enviro Center. GBN meetings and activities will be announced through GBI e-newsletters and on the GBI web site. To be added to the e-mail list please click here. For further information, or to submit an event, please email Leslye@greenbuildinginstitute.org.

The EnviroCenter
Jessup, MD, 20794

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Oct 31 1:00 PM

1 attended (est.) – No rating yet

TRICK-OR-TREAT With D.C. Sierra Club and WeatherizeDC!

Date/time: Saturday, October 31, 1:00 pm Costumes encouraged
Location Georgetown University neighborhood (SEE NOTE BELOW)
ICC Building - training, materials and starting point
http://explore.georgetown.edu/locations/index.cfm?Action=View&LocationID=90
Contact: Amanda Brinton, 202-363-4366, amanda.brintonsierraclub.org
Dress: Weatherization or green-job-themed costumes are highly encouraged.

The Washington DC chapter of the Sierra Club will be partnering with WeatherizeDC to assist them in their efforts to help Washington DC become one of the most energy efficient cities in the nation!

WeatherizeDC is the project of a local non-profit effort to weatherize 200 homes in Northwest DC by March. They are organizing communities to weatherize homes block by block, due to the fact that WeatherizeDC can receive community discounts from local contractors if the weatherization of homes is done in large groups. This is your chance to take direct action that will help reduce carbon emissions and create good green jobs here in DC. WeatherizeDC, along with the DC Chapter of the Sierra Club, will be Trick or Treating for Weatherization this Saturday around Georgetown University. We will be knocking on doors and signing up homeowners to have their homes weatherized, reduce their carbon footprint, and save on their energy bills.

Check out the video of a recent WeatherizeDC canvass!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fj3YOTcxUQ

Just a couple hours of your time can lead to 2 homes being weatherized, the equivalent of taking 6 cars off the road. It's a small amount of time that can have a huge impact!

Meet at 1:00 p.m. to pick up materials and get a quick training on what to say and how to canvass. The generic campus address for Georgetown University is 37th Street NW and O Street NW, and several buses serve that portion of Georgetown. The DC Sierra Club and WeatherizeDc group will be meeting at the
ICC Building, which does not have a street address: please consult this map for precise location--

http://explore.georgetown.edu/locations/index.cfm?Action=View&LocationID=90

Costumes encouraged! Please dress appropriately for an afternoon trip around the neighborhood. Weatherization or green-job-themed costumes are highly encouraged. :)

Please RSVP to amanda.brinton@sierraclub.org or call (202) 363-4366 with any questions (or great costume ideas!)

More information at: http://www.weatherizedc.org/


Julie Locascio
Membership Engagement Chair
D.C. Chapter of the Sierra Club
http://dc.sierraclub.org/calendar/

Georgetown University
DC, DC,

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Oct 29 6:00 PM

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What: Sustainable Tourism Presentation and Green Travel Auction

Who: Chris Seek, President of Solimar International, and board member of Sustainable Travel International

When: Thursday, October 29, 2009, 6:00-8:00pm
Where: Busboys & Poets, Langston Room (14th and V St.- near 14th and U St.)
*2 blocks from U St. Cardozo Metro, Green/Yellow Line
further from DuPont Circle Metro, Red Line
Tickets: $15 Members, $20 Non-Members* (Cash/Check Only at Door)
Includes One Drink Ticket. Menu items available.
*one-time additional $5 fee provides membership status
RSVP: dcgreenconnection@gmail.com
For more information, contact Monika Thiele (206.790.1769)
See also: www.meetup.com/The-DC-Green-Connection/
From Monika Thiele, organizer of DC Green Connection:

Greetings DC Green Connection Members and Friends!

I hope you are enjoying the fall colors which really seem to have popped this weekend! I'm out here on the Chesapeake Bay looking the sun dappled leaves and Canadian geese flying south, getting ready to migrate back to DC myself.
Hopefully you've had a chance to peek at the information for this Thursday's DC Green Connection event featuring the topic of travel and tourism. How can we all take steps to travel more lightly and apply green practices to our choices for transportation, lodging, dining and tour operators?
Chris Seek, board member of Sustainable Travel International (a non-profit), will guide us through today's tourism landscape and share tips for traveling more responsibly. Chris is also President of Solimar International, a DC-based sustainable tourism consulting firm that provides strategy, training, investment and marketing services to tourism businesses and associations around the world.
The presentation will start at 6:00pm followed by a networking reception and information about Sustainable Travel International's green travel auction! All proceeds go to benefit Sustainable Travel International's mission to promote responsible travel and ecotourism, support sustainable development, and help travelers and travel providers protect what's best about the destinations we visit.
Our green hosts for the evening, Busboys & Poets, are a certified B corporation, meaning that they apply high standards of social and environmental performance which you can learn more about on Thursday.
Please join us and bring your friends to help spread the word about traveling green!
Green regards,
Monika Thiele
The DC Green Connection &
Sustainable Travel International

Sustainable Travel International (STI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to promoting responsible tourism, supporting sustainable development, and helping travelers and travel providers protect the environments and cultures they visit.
The DC Green Connection (DCGC) is a new green venture dedicated to growing the green economy locally and promoting sustainable living widely. Find out about simple ways to green your lifestyle, make more informed consumer choices, and connect with green businesses near you!

Busboy and Poets
Washington, DC, 20009

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Oct 24 12:00 PM

1 attended (est.) – No rating yet

Saturday Oct 24 Noon - 5pm Big Climate Rally with www.350.org/dc and many organizations
speakers, live music, march to the White House in mid afternoon (presumably about 2-3)
Malcolm X/ Meridian Hill Park in DC
Metro Capital Heights Metro - green/yellow or DuPont Circle- red (longer walk)
see www.350.org/dc
This is part of an international climate day on October 24

Tonight - Green Adventure Meetup 6-9pm 1438 U St NW in DC
http://www.meetup.com/enthusiasts/calendar/11104609/ For Oct 22
http://www.meetup.com/enthusiasts/ For general info and to join
Hi Philo, please help spread the word about sustainability and add this event to your
Meetup group calendar. We will have small sustainability finance available. Bring resumes,
business cards and business plans. Great networking.
Tonight from 6 - 9 at Station 9 in DC.
Sincerely, Richard Lewis (organizer of Green Adventure Meetup)
This was sent to me at 1245pm today and received later.
To be fair, I only joined Green Adventure Meetup a few days ago.

Thurs October 29 6pm
www.meetup.com/The-DC-Green-Connection/calendar/11688530/
Sustainable Tourism -- with speaker from Sustainable Travel International
Busboys and Poets
2021 14th St NW -- 14th and V Street (one block from U St NW)
Metro U Street/Cardozo on green/yellow or DuPont on red (longer walk)
$15 fee includes free drink and membership

Malcolm X Park (Meridian Hill)
Washington, DC, 20009

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Oct 13 9:00 PM

2 attended (est.) – No rating yet

Host: Focus-In! Cinema for a Conscious Community
Type: Party - Movie/TV Night
Network: Global
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Time: 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: Busboys @ 5th & K
Street: 1025 5th Street, NW
City/Town: Washington, DC


Food and drinks will be served. T-shirt giveaway and more!!

A special "Focus-In! Cinema for a Conscious Community" presentation focusing on Global Warming!

'The Age of Stupid' is the new cinema documentary from the Director of 'McLibel' and the Producer of the Oscar-winning 'One Day in September'. This enormously ambitious drama-documentary-animation hybrid stars Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite as an old man living in the devastated world of 2055, watching 'archive' footage from 2008 and asking: "why didn't we stop climate change while we had the chance?"

Busboys and Poets 5th and K
Washington, DC, 20001

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Oct 11 1:00 PM

1 attended (est.) – No rating yet

October 10-11 Green Festival at the DC Convention Center

Volunteer with the Sierra Club in Booth 409
Sunday October 11 from 1-4pm- free ticket for the day
sign up ASAP with Julie Locascio at <pomba27@aol.com>

1 - 4 Philo's group

information for volunteers:
LOCATION: Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place
right at the Convention Center Metro - green line,
also a few blocks to Chinatown-Verizon Center Metro - red and green lines
a few more blocks to Metro Center - red and blue and orange lines

REGISTRATION: This is the tricky part! You must look for a special registration table for volunteers--not for Green Festival volunteers, but for Exhibitors. We do not have specific information for how to find this, and it was not easy last year, so please take your time in reading the signs, and feel free to ask a Green Festival volunteer where to go. You should NOT have to stand in any of the LONG lines! The trick is figuring out where Exhibitors (and their Volunteers) can register. Once you find that spot, simply tell them that you are volunteering for SIERRA CLUB D.C., Booth 409. They will then give you a guest (or visitor) badge good for the whole day. (They told us we do NOT need to put your names on a list.) IMPORTANT: you must return your badge when you leave or they will not be available for later volunteers!!!!

BOOTH: 409 (from the main entrance, go to the left, and then back a short ways. We are not far from the main entrance. We should have three Sierra Club banners up. NOTE: We registered very late, so our name is probably not going to be in any program guide you pick up. Just remember Booth 409!!!

STAFFING: When you arrive, the D.C. Sierra Club person in charge will probably be Amanda Brinton or myself. We will brief you on what you need to know, which is not much!

It is unlikely we will have cellphone reception inside, but Julie Locascio's number is (202) 492-7979.
Please let me know ASAP if you need to change your hours. (And let me know if you have any questions!)

thanks again!

Julie Locascio, Executive Committee
Membership Engagement Chair
D.C. Chapter of the Sierra Club

Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC, 20001

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Oct 9 6:30 PM

1 attended (est.) – No rating yet

What: Extreme Green Gala organized by Tiffany de Lisas

When: Friday, October 9, 2009 6:30-11:00pm

Where: The Mott House, 122 Maryland Ave NE (1 block from Supreme Court)
Metro - Union Station - red line or Capitol South - blue and orange lines

Tickets: $25, proceeds help benefit greening low-income homes

Purchase Ticket at www.earthislandprojects.org/carbonfreedc/extremegreen.html

Due to the large numbers of attendees already registered, the Extreme Green Gala expanded space at the Mott House to give you room to mingle with a diverse crowd of environmentalists and socially-conscious individuals.

Everyone is rallying to support CarbonfreeDC's Extreme Green Neighborhood Makeover, featured on CBS News. In the past couple days, registrants have come from all across the country, including prominent organizations like Sierra Club, Earth Island Institute, Trail Voice, Center for Clean Air Policy, Consumers Union and Clean Water Network. Will you join us?

Visit the Extreme Green Gala website for the schedule, parking and dress code information.

Please, help us green low-income homes in DC and register now.

Extreme Green Gala Speakers
Lisa Jackson Lou Leonard Harriet Tregoning
US EPA Administrator WWF Int'l Climate Expert DC Office of Planning
(via video)
Extreme Green Makeover Volunteers

Entertainment and Hors D'œuvres
Kid Goat Band Rock-n-Roll Tony PhillipsJazz WVSA Art Gallery Benefiting City Youth
Java Green, Honest Tea, Seasonal Fruits and Cash Bar


Note also -
October 4 10-11 Green Festival at the DC Convention Center
Volunteer with Sierra Club SundayOct 11 1-4pm- free ticket for the day
sign up ASAP with Julie Locascio at <pomba27@aol.com>

1 - 4 Philo's group

information for volunteers:
LOCATION: Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place Convention Center Metro - green, also a few blcoks to Chinatown-Verizon Center - red and green lines
REGISTRATION: This is the tricky part! You must look for a special registration table for volunteers--not for Green Festival volunteers, but for Exhibitors. We do not have specific information for how to find this, and it was not easy last year, so please take your time in reading the signs, and feel free to ask a Green Festival volunteer where to go. You should NOT have to stand in any of the LONG lines! The trick is figuring out where Exhibitors (and their Volunteers) can register. Once you find that spot, simply tell them that you are volunteering for SIERRA CLUB D.C., Booth 409. They will then give you a guest (or visitor) badge good for the whole day. (They told us we do NOT need to put your names on a list.) IMPORTANT: you must return your badge when you leave or they will not be available for later volunteers!!!!

BOOTH: 409 (from the main entrance, go to the left, and then back a short ways. We are not far from the main entrance. We should have three Sierra Club banners up. NOTE: We registered very late, so our name is probably not going to be in any program guide you pick up. Just remember Booth 409!!!

STAFFING: When you arrive, the D.C. Sierra Club person in charge will probably be Amanda Brinton or myself. We will brief you on what you need to know, which is not much!

It is unlikely we will have cellphone reception inside, but Julie Locascio's number is (202) 492-7979.
Please let me know ASAP if you need to change your hours. (And let me know if you have any questions!)

thanks again!

Julie Locascio, Executive Committee
Membership Engagement Chair
D.C. Chapter of the Sierra Club

The Mott House
washington, DC, 20002

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Sep 21 7:00 PM

3 attended (est.) – No rating yet

I met Franny Alexander, (see the email from Franny below "Looks like the global audience will be around one million people." per Franny. If you attend, you will truly be one in a million.) director of Age of Stupid (looking back from the future on how stupid humanity has been by continuing what we are doing now) when she was here for a preview screening in downtown DC. Franny thinks the Copenhagen Climate Conference in December 2009 is critical - and is releasing the film now to promote interest in the climate change issue. (This is United Nations Climate Week and there is a big meeting in Pittsburgh.)

There are 9 theaters screening the premier in the DC area -- enter your zip code for the closest. I suggest these theaters for meetup members who want to meet each other -- contact through the meetup email system and meetup photos, or raise a "Meetup" sign overhead outside the theater.

AMC Mazza Gallerie 7 Metro Red Line - Friendship Heights
5300 WISCONSIN AVE NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20015
202-537-9551

Ballston Commons 12 Metro Orange Line - Ballston
671 N. GLEBE ROAD
ARLINGTON, VA 22203
703-527-9730
For tickets to the Age of Stupid premier go to:

http://www.ncm.com/Fa...

From Franny Armstrong- Age of Stupid Director
Today's Topics:

1. 2 days to go... 250 trees planted in Zimbabwe (Franny Armstrong)
Message: 1
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:01:32 +0100
From: Franny Armstrong <franny@spannerfilms.net>
Subject: 2 days to go... 250 trees planted in Zimbabwe
To: age-of-stupid@aos.dh.bytemark.co.uk

01.48. Sunday morning in New York

Which technically means that the premiere is TOMORROW. But I'm going
for "2 days to go..." on the subject header to fool Team Stupid Global
Premiere (15 of us in the office right now) that we have more time.

- Hankies at the ready... Zimbabwe sold all 250 tickets to their
premiere and as the ticket price included the cost of planting a tree,
250 saplings are going in next week. They're thinking of calling it
the Not Stupid Forest.

- Helsinki, Paris, London, New York and almost every cinema seat
across the Netherlands has sold out. Though New York has just moved
Stupid to the biggest screen in Union Square, so there are 100 new
tickets up for grabs as of a few hours ago. Boston has 17 left.

- Rome sold out three screens in just two days (they were latecomers
to the party) and are trying to get one more cinema.

- Madagascar and Israel have confirmed, which takes the total number
of countries up to 63, even with Nigeria pulling out (see below).
Looks like the global audience will be around one million people. And
quite a few TV stations are getting in touch wanting to broadcast the
whole shebang later.

- The Nigerian government waded in and pulled the plug on our Lagos
screening. Funnily enough they didn't like the way they were depicted
in the film, destroying villages, siphoning off the oil money and
allowing illegal gas flares.

- The Chair of the IPCC, Dr Pachauri, and NASA's James Hansen have
confirmed to speak in the solar tent.

- Glenn Beck is being very rude about our film, but we don't believe
he even watched it as surely he would have noted that he is in it.
(Funny Facebook response: Beck didn't like this new film, therefore,
it must be GREAT. I'm going.) So we made Glenn a little cheeky video,
challenging him to come down to the NY premiere and watch the damn
thing. We also made a video for Jon Stewart, wondering why he didn't
want us on his show. This felt like a good idea after I'd done 14 back-
to-back TV interviews all round America, all from one chair in New
York: the studio guys helpfully hold up cards so you continue to get
the "Hello Seattle" or "Good morning Wichita" or "Hello Atlanta" right
long after you have lost all track of space or time. It was in this
state that the videos seemed like a good idea.

- Oh no, not another film about climate change - my second blog for
the Huffington Post made it passed the selectors.

- Screenings are now confirmed in Palestine and Israel... please, no
more emails.... we're trying to fix climate change....

- Think we just got our best ever review in the San Francisco Bay
Guardian: "The film's opening sequence begins with the big bang and
hurtles via countdown clock through billions of years, flying past the
earliest stages of evolution, past dinosaurs, past the industrial
revolution, and past the present day, the titular Age of Stupid, so
fast that we barely have time to notice ourselves on the screen before
it's 2055, the Age of Too Late. The message: in the grand scheme of
things, we have about a nanosecond left...."

- Or maybe this one's even better, in Wired: "the urge to do something
immediate is palpable and powerful"

- Cute school story 1: "My parents are high school teachers outside of
Chicago and are taking a bunch of science students (including the
environmental club) to the movie. But then today they announced it to
the whole school."

- Cute school story 2: A teacher in Boston is offering her students an
extra grade (or point or whatever it's called) if they attend their
local screening and write up a report after. Cunning.

Entertaining stuff is coming in so fast these days that I can't keep
up with it all in these mailing list messages. So we've added the
Twitter feed to the front of the website. Or follow us here: http://www.twitter.co...
. The Facebook page is also buzzing: http://www.facebook.c...

Here's what's happening in our small chunk of New York right now:
Lizzie - allocating seating on the sailing boat. Does the Environment
Minister of a medium-sized developed nation get precedence over a
minor character from a big TV show?
Rhiannon - updating the screening info on all 63 countries. Jordan:
"On a rooftop off Rainbow Street, Amman"
Jahlia - answering a million questions on Facebook. Most popular: "Why
is the cinema three hours from where I live?" and "Why is it not on in
Canada?"
Deirdre - Liasing with the secret service to arrange the President of
the Maldives' dash from his early evening cocktails
Tom - Trying to suck country names out of the database to make them
display on the webpage offering free internet screenings for people in
countries with no cinemas (it ain't working yet, before you ask)
Franny - Avoiding finalising the script for the tent by writing this
mailing list
Rachel (Lizzie's sister, now drafted in) - Hand-making 300 paper fans
for the tent guests as there will be no AC (for obvious emissions
reasons)
Susan - measuring short pieces of rope
Andy & Mike - role-playing their green carpet appearance, minus the
costumes
Nevette - Attempting to download the opening graphic which has been
uploaded by Rod in Australia
Laurel - Writing up cue cards with the host's script points (which
kind-of needs the finished script which I'm not finishing)
Alexandra - Choosing sustainable clothes from an eco-designer's
website for the four professional models who will be gracing the green
carpet catwalk
Tallane - Walking the streets of New York hand-delivering tickets to
celebs' homes and hotels
Stephanie - Painting info signs for the edible decor.

So that's our Saturday night. Hope yours is going equally well.

If you've still not booked your tickets or suddenly remembered a
friend in Pakistan who might just like to join the party, here's what
you need to know/tell them:
http://www.ageofstupi...

Till tomorrow (still pretending tomorrow is not already today),
Franny (Armstrong - director of Age of Stupid)

Also, on September 26 at 7pm
CarbonfreeDC http://www.meetup.com... is proud to host the Washington DC premiere of the celebrated documentary "No Impact Man." The film follows a young family living in NYC that goes to extremes to nix their environmental impact.
Join us at the E Street Cinema on Friday the 26th or Saturday night for the screening and a discussion lead by CarbonfreeDC sustainability experts.

Also, check out http://www.meetup.com... events every week, many at 733 Euclid St NE in DC
Second Tuesday is film night at 7:30pm

Also, October 10-11 Volunteer with the DC Green Festival
http://www.greenfesti...

Also, October 8-21 Volunteer with the Solar Decathlon - solar home competition between colleges from the USA and world
Volunteer at http://www.solardecat...
About Solar Decathlon
For three weeks in October 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy will host the Solar Decathlon—a competition in which 20 teams of college and university students compete to design, build, and operate the most attractive, effective, and energy-efficient solar-powered house. The Solar Decathlon is also an event to which the public is invited to observe the powerful combination of solar energy, energy efficiency, and the best in home design.
Exact dates of the 2009 event are:
* Oct. 8-16—Teams compete in 10 contests
* Oct. 9-13—Houses are open to the public
* Oct. 15-18—Houses are open to the public
* Oct. 19-21—Teams disassemble their houses.
The Solar Decathlon houses will be open for public tours 11 a.m.­–3 p.m. Monday–Friday and 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Please note that all homes will be closed Wed., Oct. 14.

AMC Mazza Gallerie
Washington, DC, 20015

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