[CitizensTruth] Decorate, Water

[Daniel Stafford]

I really wanted to write about this first episode a week ago, before it 
first aired on The Sundance Channel, but it was just impossible to get 
to. Still, you can view it online at 
http://www.sundancechannel.com/films/500317026 - the episode is entitled 
"Decorate."  (Next Television Showing: Sun day, *April 13*, 3:00PM on 
the Sundance Channel)

Decorate follows the base format of the "Big Ideas For A Small Planet" 
series, using three examples of people following the principles it 
teaches. First, we see an interior designer who utilizes low-VOC paints, 
post-consumer re-manufactured tiles, recycled wood, appliances, 
furniture, and even knick-knacks to remodel three vacation "cottages" 
for a couple wanting to do a green re-do before opening for business. 
The results are a stunning showcase of what is possible using these methods.

Next, we turn to a world of natural cork - literally, if these designers 
had their way. From soft, comfortable lounge chairs to large salad 
bowls, the depths of this wonderfully renewable and recyclable material 
are explored and will amaze you.

Finally, one designer turns to nature for inspiration, with exotic 
results that are organic, graceful, durable, and recyclable.

In "Water," the Sundance Channel brings home the issues with water that 
are starting to loom larger and larger in this world. From severe 
droughts in California and the lower Mississippi Basin states to epochal 
drought in Australia and China's remote provinces, clean, fresh water is 
fast becoming one of the most precious resources on the planet. The 
situation is only made harder as human populations climb ever-higher.

Water takes a look at solutions, from an ingenious /mobile/ desalination 
plant that can turn sea water into fresh where ever in the world it is 
needed, (Remember Katrina?) to rainwater systems that could potentially 
catch billions of gallons of fresh water that are now just running off 
our roof tops. Additionally, there is a young entrepreneur who is 
cleaning up the water we do have, in our streams and rivers across the 
USA.  The film airs this Tuesday evening on the Sundance Channel at 9pm 
Eastern & Pacific, and also can be seen online at 
http://www.sundancechannel.com/films/500317044 .

What really felt good to me about these short documentaries (30 minutes 
each) was the upbeat, can-do attitude you get right away, and are left 
with. There /are/ solutions to these problems, and we /can/ tackle them 
together. It can also be financially and emotionally rewarding and 
soul-satisfying to do so. That is the message of these early Green-Age 
films, and definitely, watch these films!

Watch this space for further reviews of films in this series.

Dan Stafford
Publisher - The Great Lakes Zephyr - Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal
http://www.whizzyrds.com/Windblog.html






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