Cool Cities, Elmhurst College co-sponsoring environmental film - Chicago Tribune

Cool Cities, Elmhurst College co-sponsoring environmental film - Chicago Tribune: "The Elmhurst Cool Cities Coalition and Elmhurst College are co-sponsoring a showing of the environmental issue film "Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret" at 11 a.m. Saturday on the college campus.


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The showing is part of the fourth annual One Earth Film Festival, which aims to create opportunities for understanding climate change, sustainability and the ability of people to affect those issues.

"Cowspiracy" is one of 40 films to be shown in 30 venues around the Chicago area over the weekend. The Elmhurst showing will be in Illinois Hall at the college, 190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst.

The feature-length documentary by Kip Andersen looks at the environmental issues surrounding animal agriculture and questions why leaders in the environmental movement have not been more critical of the industry.


The film's website describes it as revealing "the absolutely devastating environmental impact large-scale factory farming has on our planet and offers a path to global sustainability."

Barbara Lonergan, of the Elmhurst Cool Cities Coalition, noted the message of the film festival fits with the volunteer organization's focus on environmental issues and sustainability.

"This is our first year, so we started with one movie," Lonergan said, adding that a number of members brought the film festival to coalition members' attention.

The coalition focuses on energy efficiency, resource conservation, renewable energy, solid waste reduction and pollution.

"Right now we're working on home energy efficiency," Lonergan said, of community education efforts, which typically include a monthly meeting at the Elmhurst Public Library. Recent meeting topics have included understanding climate change and tips on home composting.

Saturday's film screening will be followed by a short question-and-answer session with environmental consultant Shyamala Rajan. The adjunct professor at Roosevelt University teaches a course on global climate change.

The session will be moderated by Gurram Gopal, an Elmhurst College professor of business administration and a member of the college's Sustainability Committee.

Tables set up in the lobby will offer more information on sustainability issues.

The One Earth Film Festival, sponsored by Oak Park-based Green Community Connections, hopes to draw several thousand viewers to venues, including movie theaters, libraries, universities and other locations across the Chicago area.

Those viewing films during the festival will have an opportunity to vote for their favorite. The winning film will be screened in partnership with the city of Chicago on Earth Day, April 22."



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