February 26, 2009 Issue
Biofuels Documentary Fuel Showing at ASU’s I.G. Greer This Weekend
The A.P.P.S. Film Council and local nonprofit MountainKeepers will team up this weekend to present Fuel, a new documentary about America’s oil addiction and the pros and cons of alternative biofuels. The movie will show this Thursday through Saturday, February 26 to 28, at I.G. Greer Theater at ASU. All screenings are $1.
Willie Nelson’s biodiesel-powered bus may have rolled out of town following his show last Thursday, but the famed Texan’s influence will be felt again this Thursday through Saturday as the A.P.P.S. Film Council and local nonprofit MountainKeepers team up to show Fuel, a new documentary about America’s oil addiction and the pros and cons of alternative biofuels. The film features Nelson and a host of other high-profile stars speaking out in support of renewable resources.
Internet Movie Database (IMDb) summarized the film this way: “Record high oil prices, global warming, and an insatiable demand for energy: these issues define our generation. The film exposes shocking connections between the auto industry, the oil industry and the government, while exploring alternative energies such as solar, wind, electricity and non-food-based biofuels. Josh Tickell and his Veggie Van take us on the road to discover the pros and cons of biofuels, how America’s addiction to oil is destroying the United States economy and how green energy can save us, but only if we act now.”
Fuel will show this Thursday and Friday, February 26 and 27, at 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, February 28, at 7:00 p.m. The final showing is expressly for the community and will be followed by a discussion hosted by the MountainKeepers. Admission at each screening is $1.
For the past decade, MountainKeepers has been an independent, fact-based voice for sustainability in the High Country. Fuel is the first in a series of award-winning documentary films the nonprofit is sponsoring in order to educate the community about the challenges faced by our society and world and what can be done about them.
For more information about the film, click to www.thefuelfilm.com. For more information on MountainKeepers, click to www.mountainkeepers.org.
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