In A Dozen Solutions theGreenScreen.tv visits The ribbon-cutting for the Hoop House at South Berwick's Central Elementary and how this project in growing, cooking and eating local food combines with the landscape efforts of Terrence Parker to create a an outdoor classroom. Visited for the ribbon-cutting by US Congresswoman, Chellie Pingree, the projects combine to connect kids to the land and food that it creates that is all around them. In Meredith, New Hampshire, a successful effort to revive and old mill building into a hotel the Inn at Mill Falls has become an engine to revitalize a community. And Tom Jackson brings a selection form his upcoming film, At Any Cost, about the underside of select coal and petroleum businesses.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
theGreenScreen.tv 011 The Mission
Host Bill Rogers speaks with Zach Smith of The Last Environment, an organization that works with local communities to educate a diverse global audience in compelling and often last-chance locations with a focus on earth system science, social justice solutions and sustainability. Dyanna Smith (no relation to Zach) is president of Red Eft Organization whose mission is to assist other organizations in issues around sustainability. She speak of their first Whaleback Film Festival in Portsmouth, NH and presents a clip from the Audience Award winning film, Beyond Denial."
Monday, May 16, 2011
theGreenScreen.tv Episode 010 Portsmouth, NH, USA
theGreenScreen.tv host Bill Rogers speaks with:
Bert Cohen of Sustainable Portsmouth about creating system change in what Bert calls the eco municipality of Portsmouth.
Kim McGlynchee teaches science at Portsmouth High School and advises students at their eco-club.
Jerry Monkman brings his film, "The Anderson Farm" which leads off the Whaleback Film
Bert Cohen of Sustainable Portsmouth about creating system change in what Bert calls the eco municipality of Portsmouth.
Kim McGlynchee teaches science at Portsmouth High School and advises students at their eco-club.
Jerry Monkman brings his film, "The Anderson Farm" which leads off the Whaleback Film
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
theGreenScreen.tv Episode 009 The Green Alliance
Host Bill Rogers speaks with Sarah Brown about the rapidly growing Green Alliance of NH, southern Maine and northern Massachusetts. Sarah tells how the organization joins businesses with interested consumers and supporters of green and how each are connected by the organization.
We see the connection as we go along for a Green Alliance Cruise on the Isle of Shoals Steamship's Thomas Leighton as it cruises the harbor.
Bill also catches up with Dennis Randall of Earthtec Sustainable Lifestyle Clothing about how recycled bottles can be put to use in creating fabric for some of the clothing they create. Dennis speak of the wider vision of the company in creating a better connection to the place we live, with clothing to meet the challenges of the natural environment.
We see the connection as we go along for a Green Alliance Cruise on the Isle of Shoals Steamship's Thomas Leighton as it cruises the harbor.
Bill also catches up with Dennis Randall of Earthtec Sustainable Lifestyle Clothing about how recycled bottles can be put to use in creating fabric for some of the clothing they create. Dennis speak of the wider vision of the company in creating a better connection to the place we live, with clothing to meet the challenges of the natural environment.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
theGreenScreen.tv Episode 008 Food & Motion
theGreenScreen.tv host Bill Rogers speaks with
Phil Hughes of the Black Bean Cafe in Rollinsford, NH talks about wanting to create a place where "everybody knows your name."
Gary Hirshberg of Stonyfield Organic tells of the connection between what we eat and how we live and shows this connection with the first Stonyfield 5K Road Race. Add to this a dancing cow and snow and rain in late April and you have the recipe for some inspiration to run!
Kathy Gunst, chef and cookbook author and John Forrti of Strawberry Banke take Michelle Obama's initiative "Let's Move" to heart as they spur 400 students at Central School in South Berwick, Maine to plant seeds for the food they can eat.
And Doug Willey of the Dover New Hampshire ReStore, a division of Habitat for Humanity tells how recycled building material can help out homeowenrs with economical used ; supplies as landfills are saved from being a larger repository and funds from ReStore sales are used to build homes for more people.
Phil Hughes of the Black Bean Cafe in Rollinsford, NH talks about wanting to create a place where "everybody knows your name."
Gary Hirshberg of Stonyfield Organic tells of the connection between what we eat and how we live and shows this connection with the first Stonyfield 5K Road Race. Add to this a dancing cow and snow and rain in late April and you have the recipe for some inspiration to run!
Kathy Gunst, chef and cookbook author and John Forrti of Strawberry Banke take Michelle Obama's initiative "Let's Move" to heart as they spur 400 students at Central School in South Berwick, Maine to plant seeds for the food they can eat.
And Doug Willey of the Dover New Hampshire ReStore, a division of Habitat for Humanity tells how recycled building material can help out homeowenrs with economical used ; supplies as landfills are saved from being a larger repository and funds from ReStore sales are used to build homes for more people.
Monday, April 25, 2011
theGreenScreen.tv Episode 007: Service
theGreenScreen.tv host Bill Rogers speaks with Mary Doyle, Publicity Director with the York County, Maine Shelter Programs. She explains how they have found that saving energy as they create energy through renewables has saved taxpayers plenty of funds even as residents have been helped through better facilities that they care about.
Jennifer Lewis-McShera speaks of how Clay Hill Farm in Cape Neddick,Maine has brought the eco-benefits of their restaurant and banquet facility to celebrate the many shades of green the place inspires. In their Green Wedding Giveaway they have brought hundreds of thousands to celebrate how commitment to a wedding partner can be a model to live green.
Peter Frumhoff, senior scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists, continues his series Ask the Scientist with a look on what CAN be done to combat the worst aspects of climate change.
Jennifer Lewis-McShera speaks of how Clay Hill Farm in Cape Neddick,Maine has brought the eco-benefits of their restaurant and banquet facility to celebrate the many shades of green the place inspires. In their Green Wedding Giveaway they have brought hundreds of thousands to celebrate how commitment to a wedding partner can be a model to live green.
Peter Frumhoff, senior scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists, continues his series Ask the Scientist with a look on what CAN be done to combat the worst aspects of climate change.
Monday, April 18, 2011
theGreenScreen.tv Episode 006: Local and Hyper Local
theGreenScreen.tv host Bill Rogers speaks with members of our local community.
Rian Bedard runs eco movement consulting & hauling whose power and rationale comes from the compost all around us. Rian brings a clip from one day in the life of a compost hauler and shows us where it all goes.
Ann Bliss is a board member of SeaREI, the Seacoast Area Renewable Energy Inititiative, which brings the concept of barn raisers to solar with their "energy raisers" in which members assist one another to put more solar on more homes and businesses.
Dan Freund brings his shortstream.tv which looks to the very local Portsmouth community as inspiration for media as immediate as it is short.
Rian Bedard runs eco movement consulting & hauling whose power and rationale comes from the compost all around us. Rian brings a clip from one day in the life of a compost hauler and shows us where it all goes.
Ann Bliss is a board member of SeaREI, the Seacoast Area Renewable Energy Inititiative, which brings the concept of barn raisers to solar with their "energy raisers" in which members assist one another to put more solar on more homes and businesses.
Dan Freund brings his shortstream.tv which looks to the very local Portsmouth community as inspiration for media as immediate as it is short.
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