Redoubt Erupts: "Ash cloud seen in the geostationary MTSAT data, courtesy of the National Weather Service. We are at the extreme edge of the view for the satellite which is over the equator in Asia. Date: March 26, 2009 17:30:00 UTC. Image by Jonathan Dehn, image courtesy of the National Weather Service." more @ http://geology.com/usgs/redoubt-volcano-2009-eruption/
I will add a detailed post soon, lots of people have requested more information re the event = here is some more info with this:
2009 Alaska Green Fair and Green Jobs Forum Concept Paper - Last Frontier Eco Alliance
(I will confess I am new to adobe and am still trying to figure out how it works):
https://share.acrobat.com/adc/adc.do?docid=97810c8a-8e3d-41f3-9903-6f710bf6b731
(we are also having some changes/ additions to the list of panelists, so will have to update that)
"different view of Anchorage"
And Remember: the Anchorage Green Jobs Forum is @ 6pm, after which their will be a screening of film the 11th Hour which Tree Media generously donated 21 copies of thru the Yukon River Media Project... than informal after-party at Humpys.
Some pictures from rowing in cook inlet, amongst the icebergs. Thinking of trying to launch out toward Drift River Terminal/ Mount Redoubt (the volcano that has been erupting), to try to raise awareness re ALASKA GREEN JOBS, ANCHORAGE GREEN JOBS CORPS....
Drift River map
"On April 4, 2009, the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 satellite captured this image of the Drift River Valley where it connects with Cook Inlet. Lahars have stained the river valley a deep muddy brown. Water channels form branching patterns just west of the Cook Inlet shore, and the dark brown color of each water channel contrasts sharply with the nearby snow. The Drift River Oil Terminal resides in this network of channels, and part of the facility appears as an off-white rectangle in a landscape of meandering mudflows."
check out the Alaska Volcano Observatory website for more info: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/
still ice on the water
looking back at anchorage
List of Films donated thru Yukon River Media Project
*Participating Organizations/ films*:The following generous film-makers / organizations have all donated 21 copies of their powerful documentaries thru the 2009 Yukon River Media Project to the 21 primary communities along the Yukon River to be used for educational purposes.
1.The Global Oneness Project: The Global Oneness Project is exploring how the radically simple notion of interconnectedness can be lived in our increasingly complex world. Learn more @ http://www.globalonenessproject.org/
2.Tree Media: Media has the power to change the world: it shares our stories, it drives culture, it shapes our lives. Tree Media Group is a production company with a mission to use media to support and sustain civil society while promoting peace through understanding.Tree Media Group was founded by sisters Leila Conners and Nadia Conners when the emergence of new technologies allowed for a more democratic dissemination of ideas. Over the last twelve years, Tree Media Group has consistently worked on projects that examine global transformation, conflict resolution, care & sustainability, the environment, cultural catalysts and progressive movements.http://www.treemedia.com/
3. The Bioneers Bioneers is inspiring a shift to live on Earth in ways that honor the web of life, each other and future generations. Founded in 1990, Bioneers promotes practical environmental solutions and innovative social strategies for restoring Earth’s imperiled ecosystems and healing our human communities. http://www.bioneers.org/ & film: 2009 Plenary Conference Speech: ERICA FERNANDEZ Si, Se Puede! (Yes, We Can!)
4. Arnold Creek Productions: The mission of Arnold Creek Productions is to create educational and inspirational media that supports the principles of sustainability and improves the lives of all people.http://www.arnoldcreekproductions.com/index.htm & film "Naturally Successful"
5. Turtle Island Films:
ReelGreen offers the best, award winning and entertaining environmental documentaries and films available. These films are offered to lead organizers to unite, educate and galvanize their communities into local actions that will have a profound impact on the world at large.
http://texasgoldmovie.com/ "Texas Gold" Film. Courtesy of Reel Green Films http://www.thereelgreen.org/
6. Bullfrog Films: To bring together programs that point the way to a new paradigm for living happily, healthily and sustainably. FILM Weather Report : http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/
Also have the "Ask Nature" film en route from great people @ the Biomimicry Institute, and one more film about Hip Hop in Africa that I have not recieved yet. Truly believe in the power of media as tool to engage young people as change agents... and very appreciate of the leadership and generosity of this list of organizations and their partners. And a special thank you to Michelle @ Global Oneness Project, Holli @ Tree Media, Aaron @ Bioneers, Doug @ Arnold Creek Productions, Carolyn @ Reel Green, and John @ Bullfrog Films. I am looking forward to getting these films in the mail to different educators in rural Alaskan communities, and taking some with me in water-proof containers out on the river this spring.
