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Why have gas prices risen to nearly $4 a gallon (or more) in the U.S.? Is it oil speculation? Rising demand? Or the first signs of peak oil?
Whatever the cause (and there’s good reason to blame all three to some degree), most so-called experts these days aren’t expecting oil prices to drop anytime soon. In fact, Newsweek this week features a sobering article titled, “The Coming Energy Wars,” that predicts we’ll soon see oil prices top $200 a barrel. When that happens, the authors warn, we can expect everything about our daily lives to change.
Editor’s note: We’re excited to hear that King Corn is coming to the small screen, and that its creators have a new film coming out. Thanks to our friends at Eco-Libris for sharing this post with us; it was originally published on Saturday, April 5, 2008.
Two weeks ago Eylon Israely conducted an interview with King Corn’s Director and Producer, Aaron Woolf . Today we’ve got interesting updates on the film and its creators.
Firstly, If you haven’t seen this documentary yet, here’s your chance - King Corn airs on PBS on April 15! So mark it down in your calender.
And there’s also a new film from the creators of King Corn - The Greening of Southie. The film will have its world premiere on the Sundance Channel on Earth Day, April 22 at 9:40PM. This time, the filmmakers explore green building, and they’re focusing on the first green residential project in one of the favorite neighborhoods: South Boston, or Southie as everyone calls it. Here’s a little bit more about it:
By Rebecca Carter •
April 20, 2007
It's Earth Day weekend, so get on out there and celebrate this greenest of holidays!
Atlanta: Arms Around Atlanta sounds like a blast. It's all going down at Grant Park on Saturday & Sunday.
Boston: Clean Up the Charles on Saturday, April 21!
Chicago: Check out Green Festival happening all weekend long! Green vendors & organizations galore!
Dallas: Run, don't walk to downtown today for EarthFest from 10am - 2pm.
Denver:
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By Michael dEstries •
February 20, 2007
Taking aim at wasteful large developments, the city of Boston approved several new amendments forcing all major new and rehabilitation construction projects exceeding 50,000 square feet to earn a minimum 26 LEED New Construction points.
LEED (which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the premiere certification for eco-friendly construction in the U.S. as determined by the U.S. Green Buildings Council. The Boston requirement of 26 points is the minimum for
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