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Elephant Room

I am here for Networking

About Me

This is a project to get people together and confront the elephant in the room. About once a month, a documentary is screened followed by a discussion centered on the films topic. This is about being informed and getting information from untraditional media sources.

My Interests

Politics, Society, Environment, Food, Economics, Government, Grass Root Organizations, New Ideas, Sustainability, Oil, War, Peace, Music, Energy, Religion, Activism, and Solutions

I'd like to meet:

EVERYONE! Especially those who want to talk about the elephant in the room.

Movies:

Watch for bulletins with times and locations for selected viewings. Movies already viewed:"¡Resistencia! Tearing Down Fences" by Sonya A. Diehn (2004)"The End of Suburbia" (2004) Directed by Gregory Greene"Green" (2000) by Laura Dunn"Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers" by Robert Greenwald (2006)"Future of Food" by Deborah Koons Garcia (2004)"An Inconvient Truth" (2006)"Mardi Gras: Made in China" by David Redmon (2006)"Blue Vinyl" by Judith Helfand and Daniel B. Gold (2004)"Out of Balance: ExxonMobil's Impact on Climate Change" by Tom Jackson (2006)"The Great Global Warming Swindle"

My Blog

Bead Recycle Ideas

Below is an email from local LA listserve with information/ideas about what to do with your Mardi Gras beads. If you have any other suggestions please feel free to post them in the comments section. ~...
Posted by Elephant Room on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 05:13:00 PST

excerpt from the Center for Biological Diversity

An inconvenient truth about global warming is the current decline of biodiversity. An excerpt from the Center for Biological Diversity's online paper, Endangered Earth No. 375, said "GRAY JAY DECLINE ...
Posted by Elephant Room on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 02:49:00 PST

More on the Science of Global Warming by ESA

The Ecological Society of AmericaFor Immediate Release: 29 November 2006ESA Statement on Massachusetts et al. vs. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency The Certainty of Global Climate ChangeIn response...
Posted by Elephant Room on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:52:00 PST

More Fishy Business - NSTA Honors ExxonMobil

NSTA Honors ExxonMobil with Distinguished Partner Award for Company's Commitment to Science EducationMar 28 2003 ExxonMobil has contributed more than $6 million to the NSTA Building a Presen...
Posted by Elephant Room on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:34:00 PST

NSTA Statement on November 26 Washington Post Op-ed

NSTA Press Release NSTA Statement on November 26 Washington Post Op-ed "Science à la Joe Camel"Nov 28 2006 On November 26, the Washington...
Posted by Elephant Room on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:28:00 PST

Washington Post Op Ed - Science a la Joe Camel

From the Washington Post...How InconvenientScience a la Joe CamelBy Laurie David Sunday, November 26, 2006; Page B01 At hundreds of screenings this year of "An Inconvenient Truth," the first thing ma...
Posted by Elephant Room on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 08:41:00 PST