As a new community outreach activity, Citizens League for Environmental Action Now (CLEAN) and Texas Clean Water Action are hosting an environmental film series to educate the public on environmental issues. By creating new partnerships in Austin, the series stands to bring out students and the general public to raise awareness and facilitate discussion about environmental issues.

Each screening will include a special guest to answer questions from the audience.

All screenings will be held the THIRD THURSDAY of each month at 6 P.M. at the Ruta Maya Coffee House located at 3601 South Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78704.

Sponsored By:

Tesoros Trading Company • Patricia Michael Landscape Design • Wheatsville

 

Kilowatt Ours, Thursday, April 17th
Kilowatt Ours reveals the consequences of our coal powered conomy. 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.

Time: 6pm
Where: Ruta Maya Coffee House, 3601 South Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78704.
Fee: None, however donations will be accepted at the door
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