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The Gainesville Environmental Film and Arts Festival  is coming March 19th through March 28th.  The Hippodrome Theatre will host some of the world's best environmental films.  Friday March 19 th at 7 p.m. it's  "Age of Stupid" - a ficitional look back from 2055 at the failed attempts to stop climate change. That's followed at 9pm  by  "End Of The Line" about overfishing in the world's oceans.  Those films also play back to back  Saturday with "End Of The Line' at noon and   "Age of Stupid"  at  3  followed at  6:00 by  "Greening Of Southie" and at 9 by "Addicted To Plastic" (which also plays Sunday the 21 st at 3pm).  Check out  gefaf.org for more info.  General admission to the films is $5 and $4 for seniors and students.

A former UF engineer has designed a process that heats stall waste and manure in sealed containers, fermenting the waste into an organic fertilizer and producing methane to be used as a source of power . The four tanks that Jose Sifontes designed are housed at the Marion County Extension Office off Northeast Jacksonville Road.  Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson says the purpose of the grant Sifontes received was to strenghten the role of Florida farms, allowing them to produce both food and fuel.

The  very cold winter weather in Florida meant that 4500 sea turtles had to be rescued from Florida cold weather in January.  80 % of them were saved. Officials say manatee carcasses continue to appear, bringing the number of deaths in 2010  to 200 so far. Florida Fish and Wildlife is asking you to help by purchasing a specialty license plate or decal. Those funds have been an important resource in caring for the state's wildlife during the cold snap.

1 Thing: Be a pretty, pretty princess and save the planet!

You're invited to attend a panel discussion Saturday January 30th from 10-Noon at Indigo Green at 322 S.W. 4th Avenue in Gainesville.  What are some of the challenges of operating a "green" restaurant and how can you support them ?  Sweetwater will provide organic coffee.