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Watch New Short Film: Berkeley Vs. Big Soda

March 29, 2016 by Ecology Center

On March 28th, 2016 the Ecology Center released “Berkeley vs. Big Soda,” a short film that tells the story of how a community fought the powerful beverage industry to pass a tax on the distribution of sugary beverages. The movie features campaign footage and is told by the diverse coalition members that coalesced to support… Read more »

We’ve Made Big Strides this Year

December 23, 2015 by Ecology Center

2015 has been quite a year! We have had several exciting successes this year, as we continued to provide daily direct services to our community. Our classes and events have received record attendance, our farmers’ markets finished the year strong, and we continue to advance our Zero Waste goals. We succeeded in passing legislation in… Read more »

New Video: DIY Laundry-to-Landscape Greywater System

September 3, 2015 by Ecology Center

Have you wondered what it takes to do a very basic greywater system? We have a new, short video that shows an installation of the simplest kind of system, Laundry-to-Landscape. These systems take waste water from the laundry machine and reuse it in your yard, keeping gardens green during the drought and reducing fresh water… Read more »

New Video – “Food Mythbusters: Do We Really Need Industrial Agriculture to Feed the World?”

November 3, 2012 by Ecology Center

Ecology Center member Anna Lappé has created a great new video in the vein of the Story of Stuff. This is the first in a series to bust the myths and tell the real stories behind the food we eat. Check it out, and for more on this project, head to www.foodmyths.org. And spread the… Read more »