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DESCRIPTION:\n\nFilm evenings begin with potluck refreshments & social hour at  6:30 
 pm,\nfollowed by the film at  7:30 pm, followed by a discussion after the 
 film.\n\nDIVE\nby Jeremy Seifert\n\nNearly 50% of all the food produced in 
 the United States is wasted each year.  This comes at an enormously high 
 social, environmental, and financial cost — the economy is struggling, 49 
 million Americans are food insecure, and climate change is rapidly 
 intensifying.  Food waste squanders water, depletes soil, wastes fossil 
 fuels, adds greatly to the world’s carbon footprint, and costs more than 
 $100 billion each year.  Food is the single largest component of solid 
 waste in municipal landfills and incinerators in the United States.  
 Rotting food creates methane, which is 25 times more harmful to the 
 environment than carbon dioxide.  When the resources used to grow, process, 
 and transport food are considered, wasted food represents 25% of freshwater 
 use, 4% of oil use, and 23% of all methane emissions in the U.S.  This film 
 dives into the issue of food waste in America and exposes not only what is 
 being thrown away but the challenges involved in changing this inefficient 
 and wasteful system.  The Department of Agriculture once estimated that 
 recovering just 5% of the food that is wasted could feed four million 
 people a day;  recovering 25% would feed 20 million people.  Today we 
 recover less than 2.5%.  What can we do to create a food system that is 
 more respectful of the environment and each other?\n\nThis film is brought 
 to us by Dana Frasz, Founder and Director of Food Shift.   Food Shift is an 
 Earth Island Institute sponsored project dedicated to building a more just 
 and sustainable food system that curbs waste, empowers communities, 
 respects the environment, and nourishes all people.  Food Shift educates 
 and empowers consumers, businesses, and communities by increasing awareness 
 about food waste and inspiring food-related behavior change.  By trimming 
 our waste and diverting food loss, we can feed the hungry, create jobs, 
 combat climate change, conserve natural resources, and cultivate more 
 sustainable communities.  Please join us to see the film and participate in 
 discussions facilitated by Dana Frasz.\n\nWheelchair accessible around the 
 corner at  411  28th  Street\n\n$5 donations are accepted\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/06/01/18714541.php
SUMMARY:Film: DIVE
LOCATION:Humanist Hall\n390  27th  Street\nuptown Oakland, between Telegraph and 
 Broadway\nhttp://www.HumanistHall.org
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/06/01/18714541.php
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