RSVP: Space is limited, please RESERVE in advance to ensure a seat.

FOOD: This event includes a potluck so please bring refreshments to share with others from the community.
To make this a green event reusable plates, cups, and utensils will be provided to ensure there is no unnecessary waste. All other waste (i.e., plastic wrappers, glass bottles, food containers, etc) and food scraps will be recycled, reused, composted or fed to Path to Freedom's pet chickens and ducks.

NOTE: event will be held partially outdoors, so it is strongly recommended that you dress warmly!

EVENT DESCRIPTION: This will not be your ordinary film screening!
The event will be as low energy as possible. Alternative lighting sources, biodiesel burning oil lamps and candles will provide light, green renewable energy source will be used and to power the movie.
The film screening will be followed by Q&A session with filmmaker.

FILM DESCRIPTION: 50% of America’s electricity is generated from coal. This dirty energy source is causing massive pollution, ecological destruction of natural beauty, and health problems all over the country. Kilowatt Ours reveals the often unreported consequences of our predominantly coal and nuclear powered economy. The film opens with Vice President Dick Cheney's energy policy speech in which Cheney makes the claim that America needs nearly 1900 new power plants in the next 20 years to meet projected electricity demands.

From here, filmmaker Jeff Barrie takes viewers on a journey from the coal mines of West Virginia to the solar panel fields of Florida, as he discovers solutions to America's energy related problems.

Along the way, Jeff and his wife Heather share a plan to eliminate their use of coal and nuclear power at home by employing energy conservation, efficiency and clean, affordable renewable power. Through their learning experience, viewers discover how they can save hundreds of dollars annually on energy bills.

EVENT SCHEDULE:
5:30 PM Welcome
6:00 PM Potluck
7:00 PM Introduction by Jules Dervaes
7:05 PM Kilowatt Ours
8:00 PM Q & A discussion with filmmaker Jeff Barrie
9:00 PM End

GUEST SPEAKERS' BACKGROUND:
JEFF BARRIE - Filmmaker, activist. Jeff Barrie's mission is to advocate a new way of thinking and living that minimizes harm to the natural world while improving our quality of life, the health of our environment and the well-being of our neighbors. Jeff and his wife finally reached their goal of 100% renewable power at home!

CITY OF PASADENA - Pasadena Green Building Program promotes the design and construction of environmentally responsible buildings. The goal of the Pasadena Green Building Program is to encourage private sector builders to construct sustainable buildings that will serve as examples for future projects to emulate. Providing incentives for the design of buildings certified by the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED™ Rating System underscores the City of Pasadena’s principle of Stewardship of the Natural Environment: “To encourage and promote the stewardship of Pasadena’s natural environment, including energy and water conservation, clean air, natural open space protection, and recycling.”