Screening of the film GREEN

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Green, an award winning documentary by Patrick Rouxel tells a moving story about the conversion of rainforests in Indonesia into plantations to meet Western demand for palm oil, tropical wood products and paper through the eyes of one of the industry's victims - a dying orangutan. As a result of this widespread destruction, almost 90 percent of original orangutan habitat has already disappeared.

Q&A to follow the film, Refreshments Provided. You can find more info, join the local listserv,  and see related events on Rainforest Action Network’s Facebook or MeetUp pages: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176042476360#/group.php?gid=171114766350&ref=ts

http://www.meetup.com/rantwincities/

WHEN: Thursday October 22, 2009.  7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

WHERE: University of Minnesota, Westbank campus. Carlson School of Management, Room 1-123. 4th St. S. at 19th St. S.

WHO: Rainforest Action Network – Twin Cities Chapter, Green Biz and EcoWatch

 WHY: The rapid expansion of industrial palm oil and pulp and paper plantations in Indonesia is threatening the world’s remaining rainforests and intensifying climate change. Green gives a thorough and engaging overview of the scope of this problem, through the unique perspective of an orangutan.

Half of all American consumer goods, from lipsticks to breakfast cereals, now contain palm oil. Wayzata-based company Cargill is a leading producer of palm oil, bringing this problem into our backyard. Rainforest Action Network is telling Cargill and other U.S. agribusinesses to stop clearing rainforests and start sourcing palm oil sustainably.