Film on economics of oil and alternative fuels coming to Madison and Milwaukee in June

[dragonlady]

The film is called GasHole, and the makers were interviewed by Kathleen Dunn today on WPR (rebroadcast at 10 pm tonight). From their website:

"GasHole" is a new documentary film about the history of Oil prices and the
future of alternative fuels.

The film, narrated by Peter Gallagher, features interviews with a wide range
of viewpoints from US Department of Energy Officials, Congressional leaders
both Democrat and Republican, Alternative Fuel Producers, Alternative Fuel
Consumers (such as actor Joshua Jackson), Professors of Economics and
Psychology and more...

Directed by Jeremy Wagener & Scott D. Roberts, the film takes a wide, yet
detailed examination of our dependence on foreign supplies of Oil.

What are the causes that led from America turning from a leading exporter of
oil to the world's largest importer? What are the economic and sociological
forces that have contributed to that change and impede its solution?

The film examines many different potential solutions to our oil dependence.
Starting with claims of buried technology that dramatically improves gas
mileage, to navigating bureaucratic governmental roadblocks, to evaluating
different alternative fuels that are technologically available now, to
questioning the American Consumer's reluctance to embrace alternatives.

If you buy gas, you should see this movie!

http://www.gasholemovie.com

At the premiere of the film in each city, the filmmakers will appear and answer questions along with the showing. These are the dates for Wisconsin:

Madison, June 3, 7 pm, Point Ultra Screen, 7825 Big Sky Drive

Milwaukee, June 5, (time not listed), Oriental Theatre, 2230 N. Farwell Ave.

[Broca]

1. I think they will

also be showing Taxi to the Dark Side. It's about the taxi driver plucked up by the Bush administration and sent off to a third party country to be tortured to death. I heard both programs on WI Public Radio and they were excellent programs.

[dragonlady]

2. Time for Milwaukee showing: 7:30 pm Thursday n/t