Throughout the summer the Water Boards Training Academy will be showing movies each week during lunch. Come for snacks, films and fun!
For the month of August
Films: For the Price of a Cup of Coffee AND Working for Water
Date: August 5th, 2009
Location: Conference 1610
Time: 11:30 – 12:30 PM
Film Summaries: For the Price of a Cup of Coffee: Follow the life cycle of a paper cup and the environmental repercussions of a society reliant on convenience. Filmed in the San Francisco Bay Area with interviews from local activists and experts. Maybe you’ll remember now to bring your own cup to the cafe!
Working for Water: The California Water Boards have broad responsibilities to protect surface and ground water quality and balance competing demands on our water resources. The complexity of the Water Boards’ programs is reflected in the sheer number of mandated programs and the regional variation that exists throughout the State. This film tells the stories of a few Water Board employees, what their jobs entail and why they have chosen to work for the Water Boards.
Film: Coastal Clash
Date: August 12th, 2009
Location: Conference 1610
Time: 11:30 – 12:30 PM
Film Summary: Featuring an Emmy Award-winning score by Chris Shiflett of The Foo Fighters plus rare archival surfing and beach home movies, this one-hour, high-definition documentary takes an in-depth look at the struggle for California's shores -- echoed on coastlines around America -- and asks: "Whose coast is it, anyway?"
Film: Crude Impact
Date: August 19th, 2009
Location: Conference 1610
Time: 11:30 – 12:30 PM
Film Summary: Crude Impact is a powerful and timely story that explores the interconnection between human domination of the planet and the discovery and use of oil. This documentary film exposes our deep rooted dependency on the availability of fossil fuel energy and examines the future implications of peak oil the point in time when the amount of petroleum worldwide begins a steady, inexorable decline.
Film: The Power of Community
Date: August 26th, 2009
Location: Conference 1610
Time: 11:30 – 12:30 PM
Film Summary: When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's economy went into a tailspin. With imports of oil cut by more than half – and food by 80 percent – people were desperate. This film tells of the hardships and struggles as well as the community and creativity of the Cuban people during this difficult time. Cubans share how they transitioned from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using organic methods of farming and local, urban gardens.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact Christine Klein at or at (916) 341-5677.