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Thursday, March 04 , 2010 | Gene Rosow
Dirt is dying in Afghanistan
26 years of chaos will do that: constant warfare, extended drought, deforestation, de-vegetation, declining soil fertility, falling water tables, salinsation, widespread wind and water soil erosion, a nightmare
Afghanistan now faces the complete eradication of its forests. So there will be more floods, avalanches and landslides. And millions more displaced Afghans.
Afghanistan’s long-term environmental degradation is caused, in part, by a complete collapse of local and national forms of governance. More >
Thursday, February 11 , 2010 | Team Dirt!
Valentine’s Day is here! And although we adore flowers,
chocolate and love poems, isn't it more fun to get dirty?
We thought you'd agree.
So this year send a "dirty" Valentine gift to those you love: Dirt! The Movie.
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Wednesday, January 20 , 2010
Listen to Gene Rosow on Air America's Hollywood! CLOUT with Richard Greene
discussing the Haiti tragedy and its relationship to the use and abuse of the
soil and its repercussions.
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Wednesday, January 20 , 2010
Director/producers Gene Rosow and Bill Benenson flank Andy Lipkis, of Tree People, and Dirt! The Movie's narrator Jamie Lee Curtis after a boffo presentation at the Television Critics Association's Winter Press Tour held at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena on January 13th. Dirt! The Movie airs Thursday, April 20th at 10pm on PBS Independent Lens. Shout it out, Dirt! has clout. More >
Thursday, December 17 , 2009 | Gene Rosow
How we manage carbon is key to dealing with climate change. And dirt is key to managing carbon. Soil is the key life support system for ecological functions: biomass production in agriculture and forestry; storing, filtering and transforming nutrients, substances and water; biodiversity of habitats, species and genes; the physical and cultural environment of all human activity; the source of raw materials....you get the idea. More >
Thursday, December 10 , 2009 | Gene Rosow
While the temperature this decade continues to climb, thousands of like-minded citizens of the planet have gathered in Copenhagen to talk about climate change. Millions of people around the world are paying attention.
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Monday, December 07 , 2009
Your loyal Dirt Road Warrior just touched down in Minneapolis/St. Paul from sunny southern California. Always a thrill to step out into air that's dropped 53 degrees in temperature and renew my appreciation for my "Get Dirty" wool cap and the warm hearts of organic farmers. More >
Tuesday, November 24 , 2009
We throw away tons of garbage each year and compost is a way to lower our deposits into landfills. Compost also allows food and animal products to decompose, rather than rot. Done right, compost helps to create rich, healthy, sweet smelling soil. More >
Thursday, October 29 , 2009
Today the Chicago Sun Times Blog posted a transcript from the White House Garden Harvest. Michelle Obama made many inspiring and educational remarks to her audience, but our favorite was when she asked, "Are you ready to get dirty?"
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Wednesday, October 14 , 2009
It's Blog Action Day 2009. DIRT! gets around....DIRT! The Movie is screening this weekend at the Bioneers conference in San Rafael. DIRT! gives a shout out to Rainforest Action Network for making October 12 - 18 World Rainforest Week and hosting REVEL 2009. Get Dirty with us - sign up for updates here! More >
Tuesday, October 06 , 2009
Whatever you picture folks doing at Harvard, we're guessing its not playing in the mud. Turns out that some of the braniacs at America's oldest university have been working right along on the environment. Some are putting down their pens and books and realizing that going green starts in their own backyard. Literally. More >
Monday, September 14 , 2009
Gary loves dirt. Sometimes he even eats it. Sounds like your average 6 year old, right? But Gary Vaynerchuk’s actually a wine critic. More >
Wednesday, September 02 , 2009
The White House released an inspiring new video about the vegetable garden planted by the First Lady, Michelle Obama, as part of its ongoing series, “Inside The White House.” We here at Dirt! enthusiastically support home gardens (no matter what kind of house it is) as an antidote to the mono-culture, industrial agriculture that’s rapidly killing the health of our land and the quality of our food. More >
Monday, August 24 , 2009
We’re so excited we could soil ourselves -- or at least our gardens. This week is National Community Gardening Week according to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. The Obama administration has signaled their ongoing commitment to encourage community gardening by taking this week to highlight the importance of soil cultivation in our communities. More >
Friday, August 07 , 2009
Lumpkin, the Executive Director of the International Documentary Association (IDA), first saw DIRT! the Movie at the Sundance Film Festival, and knew that it deserved a place in IDA's Docuweeks festival. DIRT! The Movie has played twice daily in Los Angeles and will begin a week of screenings in New York at the IFC theater (August 7-16). More >
Tuesday, August 04 , 2009
As DIRT! kicked off it's DocuWeeks run, Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow got together with KPFK Uprising Radio host Sonali Kolhatkar to talk about reel DIRT. More >
Friday, July 31 , 2009
DocuWeeks 2009 gets underway today. And DIRT! the Movie is proud to a part of this unique and important showcase. More >
Tuesday, July 28 , 2009
Dirt! The Movie is now screening at Woods Hole Film Festival in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. More >
Saturday, July 25 , 2009
Dirt! The Movie is now screening at The Gimli Film Festival. Saturday July 25 at 4 PM & Monday July 27 at 4PM. More >
Monday, July 20 , 2009
At first listen to Gene Rosow's idea for DIRT! the Movie, his friends and family members thought it strange. More >
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