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color:#1F497D'>Interesting films in this festival …<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Friday, February
12, 2010 6:25 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Organic Food, Climate Change, Energy and Peter Matthiessen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>FOR RELEASE FEB. 10
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<p class=MsoNormal>Contact: Helen Strong<br>
<a href="mailto:info@envirofilmfest.org">info@envirofilmfest.org</a><br>
Phone: 202-342-2564<br>
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<span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Organic Food,
Climate Change, Energy</span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><br>
<span class=apple-style-span>and Peter Matthiessen</span></span><br>
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 18th annual Environmental Film Festival in the<br>
Nation’s Capital, March 16 through 28, will present 155 films selected to<br>
provide fresh perspectives on environmental issues facing earth. The
vital<br>
connections between food and the environment are a major theme of the 2010<br>
Festival, which also examines global warming, energy alternatives and<br>
threats to water and wildlife. The Festival features 66 Washington, D.C.,<br>
United States and world premieres; 56 filmmakers will discuss their work at<br>
the Festival along with 94 scientists, environmental experts and special<br>
guests. <br>
<br>
Two-time National Book Award winner Peter Matthiessen will speak about the<br>
impact of climate change on Arctic cultures; a cinematic portrait, Peter<br>
Matthiessen: No Boundaries, about the life and work of this renowned<br>
naturalist, author and explorer, will also be shown. The Dutch film, The<br>
Last Days of Shishmaref, will treat a similar theme, depicting the effects<br>
of global warming on an Inupiaq Eskimo community in Alaska.<br>
<br>
Climate Refugees focuses on mass global migrations caused by environmental<br>
disasters linked to earth’s changing climate. Acid Test examines the<br>
critical and related problem of ocean acidification that occurs when carbon<br>
dioxide in earth’s atmosphere enters the ocean. Renowned oceanographer<br>
Sylvia Earle will speak after this screening.<br>
<br>
Films on food and agriculture focus on sources of food, the growth of a<br>
sustainable food culture in America and how food production and<br>
transportation affect the condition of our planet. Farmed Salmon Exposed<br>
shows the environmental damage caused by salmon aquaculture around the<br>
world. Seed Hunter spotlights the search for seed genes able to withstand<br>
global warming. Dirt! The Movie and Soil in Good Heart highlight the key<br>
role of topsoil in creating nourishing food. Nora! profiles Washington<br>
restaurateur Nora Pouillon, founder of the nation’s first certified
organic<br>
restaurant. <br>
<br>
The adverse environmental consequences of the current natural gas drilling<br>
boom in America are examined in the film, GasLand. The effects of<br>
mountaintop removal are revealed in Coal Country, while Clean?Coal considers<br>
whether coal mining can be clean. Split Estate exposes the problems that<br>
arise when property ownership doesn’t extent to natural resources beneath<br>
the ground. Carbon Nation reports on the progress being made toward green<br>
energy solutions in the United States.<br>
<br>
Renowned journalist and author Hedrick Smith will present Poisoned Waters,<br>
among the films on global water issues screened with the Pulitzer Center on<br>
Crisis Reporting in celebration of World Water Day. The film, Waterlife,<br>
explores the degradation of the Great Lakes, the largest supply of fresh<br>
water in the world, while other films deal with restoring the Anacostia<br>
River in Washington, D.C.<br>
<br>
Turtle: The Incredible Journey traces the extraordinary lifetime journey of<br>
the loggerhead turtle and Frogs: The Thin Green Line explores the mysterious<br>
disappearance of frogs. Who Killed Crassostrea virginica? investigates the<br>
decline of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay while American Eagle chronicles the<br>
return of this American icon from the brink of extinction. Lords of Nature<br>
illuminates the role of great predators in maintaining the balance of nature<br>
in protected areas. The struggle of wildlife to survive the winter in<br>
Yellowstone National Park is illustrated in two films: Out of Yellowstone<br>
and Yellowstone: Winter. Winners from the 2009 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film<br>
Festival will also be shown.<br>
<br>
How to build a carbon neutral house, the construction of an entire green<br>
city in Kansas, the threat posed by invasive species, restoring
Mozambique’s<br>
Gorongosa National Park, the health hazards of cellular technology,<br>
protecting rainforests and orangutans in Indonesia and the toxic effects of<br>
plastics on our global environment are among other topics examined in the<br>
2010 Festival.<br>
<br>
The Environmental Film Festival has become the leading showcase for<br>
environmental films in the United States. Presented in collaboration with<br>
over 100 global, national and local organizations, the Festival is one of<br>
the largest cooperative cultural events in the nation’s capital. Films
are<br>
screened at 56 venues throughout the city. Most screenings are free.<br>
<br>
For a complete schedule, visit the Festival Web site at<br>
<a href="http://www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org">www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org</a>
<<a href="http://www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org/">http://www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org</a>>
.<br>
Photographs are available on our Web site or by email from<br>
<a href="mailto:info@envirofilmfest.org">info@envirofilmfest.org</a> <<a
href="mailto:info@envirofilmfest.org">mailto:info@envirofilmfest.org</a>> .
To receive a film<br>
brochure, sign up for our mailing list on the Web site, email us at<br>
<a href="mailto:info@envirofilmfest.org">info@envirofilmfest.org</a> or
call 202-342-2564.<o:p></o:p></p>
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