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York College to screen ‘A Place at the Table’

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Sarah Chain

York College of Pennsylvania will screen the hunger documentary “A Place at the Table” at 6 p.m. May 8, 2013, in the Collegiate Performing Arts Center.

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York College to screen ‘Truck Farm’ Jan. 31

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Sarah Chain

York College of Pennsylvania’s Sustainability and Environmental Studies minor will hold a screening of “Truck Farm,” a documentary in which New York resident Ian Cheney creates a garden in the back of his pickup truck, on Jan. 31, 2013.

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Hurricane Katrina: Could the wetlands have lessened the damage?

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Sarah Chain

“Hurricane on the Bayou” tells the story of New Orleans’ wetlands and how they were affected by Hurricane Katrina.

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York College to show ‘Farmageddon,’ host discussion

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Sarah Chain

The York College Sustainability and Environmental Studies minor will host a screening of “Farmageddon” 7 p.m. Aug. 28.

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Spoutwood Farm offers ‘A Fierce Green Fire’ showing

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Sarah Chain

Spoutwood Farm will offer a sneak peek at the documentary film “A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet” 7 p.m. July 25.

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Solutions for our carbon emissions

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Sarah Chain

Last week, I joined about 100 York College students and York County residents for a showing of “Carbon Nation,” a documentary that claims solutions to climate change can also address other social, economic and national security issues. It started off … Continue reading →

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‘Carbon Nation’ to show at York College

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Sarah Chain

The “Carbon Nation” filmmakers don’t care if you believe that climate change is man-made. They don’t care if you believe in climate change at all. The film argues that regardless of where you stand on this issue, solutions to climate … Continue reading →

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Films focus on conservation, wildlife, Appalachian Trail

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Sarah Chain

Even if you’ve never heard the name Aldo Leopold, you’re likely familiar with his environmental teachings — they’re resurging with the “going green” movement. Leopold, a “conservationist, forester, philosopher, educator, writer and outdoor enthusiast,” according to the Aldo Leopold Foundation, … Continue reading →

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A food revolution in ‘Fresh’ — and in York

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Sarah Chain

“Americans fear only one thing: Inconvenience.” And so begins “Fresh,” a food documentary shown last night at York College coordinated by the sustainability and environmental studies minor. The quote is from a farmer’s foreign friend, who had summarized our lifestyle … Continue reading →

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Films cover natural gas, fresh foods

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Sarah Chain

For a budget-conscious yet eager-to-learn person like myself, local colleges are just about the greatest places I’ve ever found. I wrote a few weeks ago about York College’s screening of “Out to Pasture: The Future of Farming,” which focused on … Continue reading →

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