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The Green Renter: There's Still Poop in the Water: Catching Up with the S.W.I.M. Coalition
Hear what's new in the icky world of Combined Sewer Overflows, and what the S.W.I.M. Coalition wants to do about it. With the S.W.I.M. Coalition's Kate Zidar, Monday March 3 at 7pm.

House Passes Renewable Energy Tax Credits
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a renewable energy tax credit package worth $17 billion.

The Green Renter: Design Education: A New Approach to Environmental Education
On Monday, March 17, join Solar One Education Coordinator Chris Kennedy for an introduction to the Green Innovator, Solar One's new sustainable design curriculum. This Green Renter will be especially geared toward teachers, and space will be limited, so please RSVP at greenrenter@solar1.org if you'd like to attend!

Solar One Now Accepting Submissions for the 2008 Solar-Powered Dance Series
If you or someone you know is an emerging choreographer who'd like to present their work at Solar One this summer, send us your submissions!

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The Green Renter: There's Still Poop in the Water: Catching Up with the S.W.I.M. Coalition

Speaker: Kate Zidar, Stormwater Infrstructure Matters (S.W.I.M.)

Monday, March 3 at 7pm, FREE

The warm weather is just around the corner, believe it or not, and
summertime will find millions of New Yorkers at or on the water. Come hear Kate Zidar, representative of the Stormwater Infrastructure Matters (S.W.I.M.) Coalition, talk about what's new this year on the water and what troubles still persist. Namely, Combined Sewer Overflow, the putrid problem that pipes sewage into our local waterways after every rain.

Come find out what is being done! Come find out what you can do to help keep NYC waterways clean!

House of Representatives Passes Renewable Energy Tax Credits

This Wednesday, the US House of Representatives passed a measure that would give $17 billion in tax credits for renewable energy. The credits would be paid for by the oil and gas industry, which has been given big tax breaks despite posting historic profits in recent years.

These are the same renewable energy tax credits that were stripped out of the 2007 Energy Bill, and it's great to see them back, even though the President has promised to veto the bill if it makes it through the Senate and onto his desk. More and more experts agree that the greatest barrier to renewable energy in the US is not technological, but political- a major infusion of cash is needed to create new infrastructure, continue research to make renewables cost-competitive, and teach workers how to service and maintain equipment. The House has just taken a (relatively) small, but decisive step towards a clean energy future.

The Green Renter: Design Education: A New Approach to Environmental Education

Speaker: Chris Kennedy, Solar One

Monday, March 17, 7pm, Free

As part of the Green Renter Series at Solar One, Christopher Kennedy will introduce a new innovative curriculum and education program called the Green Innovator that explores issues of sustainability through design.

This Green Renter will be especially geared toward teachers and educators, many of whom could not attend our Teacher's Workshop at the Hall of Science on February 13. Please RSVP to greenrenter@solar1.org, or call 212-505-6050- space will be limited and this Green Renter will fill up fast!

Solar One Now Accepting Submissions for the 2008 Solar-Powered Dance Series

Solar One's 2008 Solar Powered Dance Series will be held over two weekends in Summer 2008 and will be divided into two three-day programs (Program A: July 24-26, Raindate July 27; Program B: July 31-August 2, Raindate August 3).

Performances will take place in the evening on our 20-foot by 24-foot eco-outdoor stage, made from recycled materials and overlooking the East River. (Please note that the stage design does not include curtains, wings or lighting equipment.) As with our 2007 festival, the sound system for the Solar Powered Dance Series will be powered entirely by energy collected on the solar-paneled roof of the Solar 1 building. Each soloist or group will perform three evenings and is expected to contribute pieces ranging anywhere from 6 to 10 minutes in length.Performances should be accessible to a general audience and appropriate for all age groups. Ten hours of free rehearsal time on stage will be allotted to each individual or group, and each choreographer will receive an honorarium.

In accordance with our energy philosophy, we would prefer that you send us electronic materials only, to the extent possible. Please provide a link to a video segment of your work, preferably the work you intend to present in the series, along with contact information and a brief bio. If a new work is being created especially for the series, please provide links to a completed work and to the work in progress and/or notes. Text may be attached as MS Word documents, and all electronic materials may be submitted online to tamar@solar1.org no later than April 1, 2008.

Those unable to provide electronic submissions should send in a complete piece of work, cued to a five-minute segment, on DVD or video, preferably the piece they intend to perform for the festival, along with contact information and a brief bio. If a new piece is being created especially for this series, send a completed work, and a DVD of the work in progress and/or notes. Please refrain from sending extra materials, including publicity materials and extraneous packaging. Submissions may be delivered to Solar 1, located at East 23rd Street and the East River in Manhattan (10am - 5pm, Monday - Friday) by April 1, 2008. Submission materials, postmarked no later than March 28, 2008, may also be mailed to:

Solar One
2008 Solar Powered Dance Festival
24-20 FDR Drive, Service Road East
New York, NY 10010

If you would like your materials returned to you, please include a self-addressed stamped mailer with submission. (Materials may also be picked up at Solar One during the second week of April.)

For additional information regarding this year's Solar Powered Dance Festival and Solar One's summer arts programs, contact Artistic Director Tamar Rogoff at (212) 533-8589 or tamar@solar1.org.

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