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.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
theGreenScreen.tv Episode 005: the .org show 2
In Episode 005 of theGrenScreen.tv we visit the University of New Hampshire and student "Casey on Campus" who presents how others can follow her lead and take facts and figures to their school's administration to get real and positive action on campus climate change. Host Bill Rogers speaks with Bill Burtis of the connection between organizations and the political landscape of New Hampshire as it relates to energy and climate. We look at the Clean Air - Cool Planet sponsored conference on energy policy with visits from 2007 presidential candidates Mike Huckabee, Bill Richardson, John McCain and Dennis Kucinich. Then Senator Barack Obama presents his energy plan in Portsmouth while a 2007 candidate for President. Dari Sassan of the NH Office of Energy and Planning and Tom Rooney of TRC Energy Services Group present on the recent Local Energy Solutions Conference. And our Bald Guy on Climate Change visits his mom to learn of a pioneer in thermal solar energy. Peter Frumhoff of the Union of Concerned Scientists continues in his series "Ask the Scientist" to address how human actions can be a primary driver of climate change.
Monday, April 11, 2011
theGreenScreen.tv Episode 005: the .org show 2
In Episode 005 of theGrenScreen.tv host Bill Rogers speaks with Bill Burtis of the connection between organizations and the political landscape of New Hampshire as it relates to energy and climate.
We look at the Clean Air - Cool Planet sponsored conference on energy policy with visits from 2007 presidential candidates Mike Huckabee, Bill Richardson, John McCain and Dennis Kucinich,
Barack Obama present his energy plan in Portsmouth while a 2007 candidate for President.
At the University of New Hampshire Casey on Campus ; presents on how students can take facts and figures to their school's administration to get real and positive action on campus climate change.
Dari Sassan of the NH Office of Energy and Planning and Tom Rooney of TRC Energy Services Group present on the recent Local Energy Solutions Conference.
And our Bald Guy on Climate Change visits his mom to learn of a pioneer in thermal solar energy.
Peter Frumhoff of the Union of Concerned Scientists continues in his series "Ask the Scientist" to address how human actions can be a primary driver of climate change.
We look at the Clean Air - Cool Planet sponsored conference on energy policy with visits from 2007 presidential candidates Mike Huckabee, Bill Richardson, John McCain and Dennis Kucinich,
Barack Obama present his energy plan in Portsmouth while a 2007 candidate for President.
At the University of New Hampshire Casey on Campus ; presents on how students can take facts and figures to their school's administration to get real and positive action on campus climate change.
Dari Sassan of the NH Office of Energy and Planning and Tom Rooney of TRC Energy Services Group present on the recent Local Energy Solutions Conference.
And our Bald Guy on Climate Change visits his mom to learn of a pioneer in thermal solar energy.
Peter Frumhoff of the Union of Concerned Scientists continues in his series "Ask the Scientist" to address how human actions can be a primary driver of climate change.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
theGreenScreen.tv Episode 004: the .org show
In Episode 004 of theGrenScreen.tv host Bill Rogers speaks with Beth Tener of New Directions Collaborative who brings clips from
-Mt. Wachusett Community College and their move from energy laggard to leaders.
-Beth also presents how Health Care Without Harm helped Boston Hospitals take a wider view of health by integrating sustainability to a community both inside and around the hospital structures.
We also speak with media relations executive Bill Burtis, media who tells how Clean Air - Cool Planet and their affiliate NE Carbon Challenge ; find the solutions embedded in communities.
In a Now or Never Podcast we learn of the formation of the NE Carbon Challenge as Julia Dundorf and Denise Balha combine forces to teach their friends and neighbors how they can "Save 10,000 pounds."
Finally we see a clip from the recent My Energy Plan video contest featuring Ted Johnson and the work he has done around his house to make the most of the energy all around him.
-Mt. Wachusett Community College and their move from energy laggard to leaders.
-Beth also presents how Health Care Without Harm helped Boston Hospitals take a wider view of health by integrating sustainability to a community both inside and around the hospital structures.
We also speak with media relations executive Bill Burtis, media who tells how Clean Air - Cool Planet and their affiliate NE Carbon Challenge ; find the solutions embedded in communities.
In a Now or Never Podcast we learn of the formation of the NE Carbon Challenge as Julia Dundorf and Denise Balha combine forces to teach their friends and neighbors how they can "Save 10,000 pounds."
Finally we see a clip from the recent My Energy Plan video contest featuring Ted Johnson and the work he has done around his house to make the most of the energy all around him.
Monday, March 28, 2011
theGreenScreen.tv Episode 003 HD: Build Me Green
In episode 003: Build Me Green theGreenScreen.tv host Bill Rogers looks at green innovative projects from historical to the latest in contemporary building. First it's the historical renovation of James Petersen's engineering offices. Assisted by Michael Bruss and Bruss construction the sequence asks if historical renovation and energy efficiency can be combined. In the last sequence Shane Carter of Ridgeview Construction uses structured insulated panels to make a new home efficient enough to be near energy zero, where the home's energy system can generate more energy than the house consumes.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
theGreenScreen.tv 002 from NESEA
theGreenScreen.tv comes to you from the Building Energy 11 Conference and Trade Show at the Seaport Trade Center in Boston. Brought to you by NESEA (Northeastern Sustainable Energy Association). Host Bill Rogers speaks with a wide range of attendees of the events including:
Joerg Gaebler of Wagner & Comapny
Jack Bingham of SEA Solar Store
Peter Crawley of EBI Consulting
Mike Lassel of Lassel Architects
Phil Kaplan of Kaplan Thompson Architects
Scott Szycher of the Green Alliance
Dr. Ricky Stern of "E' Inc.
Laurie Leyshon of MAGJC
Ed Whitaker of Thermal Storage Solutions
and others
Joerg Gaebler of Wagner & Comapny
Jack Bingham of SEA Solar Store
Peter Crawley of EBI Consulting
Mike Lassel of Lassel Architects
Phil Kaplan of Kaplan Thompson Architects
Scott Szycher of the Green Alliance
Dr. Ricky Stern of "E' Inc.
Laurie Leyshon of MAGJC
Ed Whitaker of Thermal Storage Solutions
and others
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