Killowatt Ours Screening 8/17!

Nashville Mothers Acting Up invites the community to gather for a potluck supper and a special screening of Killowatt Ours. This is a family friendly venue and filmmaker Jeff Barrie will be present! Come one, come all. Please share this widely, and contact me at the below numbers for more information.

In spirited partnership,
Paige La Grone Babcock
National Outreach Coordinator & Community Organizer, Mothers Acting Up

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August 6, 2007 CONTACT: filmmaker, Jeff Barrie (615) 438-5060

OR Nashville Mothers Acting Up, Paige La Grone Babcock (615) 495-1879/ paige@mothersactingup.org

Documentary Screening Helps NASHVILLE Consumers

Lower Heating Bills and Use Energy Responsibly

to Protect Our Health, Environment and Pocketbooks

NASHVILLE – A new documentary film designed to help consumers cut their energy bills and improve the quality of the environment is touring the United States this winter through summer as many Americans face record-high heating and cooling bills. The public is invited to a family friendly viewing of Kilowatt Ours: A Plan to Re-Energize America where they can meet the filkmaker during a special MOTHERS ACTING UP (MAU) sponsored screening at the Nashville Friends Meeting House, Friday August 17, 2007. This acclaimed film advocates energy conservation methods and clean, renewable power sources available as alternatives to the high costs of energy.

When: Friday, August 17, 2007; 6 PM
Where: Nashville MAU’s Bring the Family Potluck Social & Salon, held at Nashville Friends Meeting House, 530 26^th Ave N
Admission: a dish to share with other attendees (drinks provided), $8 suggested donation per family at the door covers both the film and the Friends Meeting House care fee

Kilowatt Ours is the story of filmmaker and conservationist Jeff Barrie's 18-month journey across the southeastern U.S. to document our energy-related problems and present practical, cost-saving solutions for consumers. Widespread problems revealed in Kilowatt Ours include mountaintop removal, air pollution, global warming, childhood asthma, and mercury contamination. The film illustrates practical solutions that help homeowners save more than $600 per year on energy bills while helping the environment and protecting human health.

“I hope this film sparks an energy conservation movement across America, while boosting demand for clean renewable power sources,” says filmmaker Jeff Barrie, who will lead a discussion following the screening. “Many people are unaware that we’re still burning coal to generate most of our electricity in America, creating serious consequences to the environment and human health. The need for conservation is urgent,” says Barrie.

According to the Department of Energy, the average American home consumes more than 900 kilowatt-hours of electricity each month. More than 50% of our nation’s electricity is generated in coal-fired power plants, amounting to nearly 6 tons of coal burned to generate electricity for the typical American home each year. By using products marked with EPA’s Energy Star label, purchasing power generated from renewable resources, more effectively insulating our homes, and utilizing natural energy sources like sunlight, wind, and geothermal power, consumers can reduce the impact of their energy usage, while saving money.

For more information please email info@KilowattOurs.org or visit www.KilowattOurs.org. Click on “Media Resources” to receive an electronic media kit. DVDs are available for preview.

For more information on sponsoring group Mothers Acting Up; www.mothersactingup.org

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