Kilowatt Ours on March 27th

March 21, 2012

Tuesday, March 27 › 7-8:30 p.m.
Columbia Public Library, Friends Room

Join us for a special showing of Kilowatt Ours (56 min.), an award-winning documentary providing simple, practical and affordable solutions to America’s energy crisis starting at the light switch. The film is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Columbia-Boone County, the Climate Change CoalitionOsage Group of the Sierra ClubMissourians for Safe Energy and the Columbia Public Library. Here’s some more information from our program guide:

This award-winning film about the impact of energy use on the environment and the steps we can take to make a difference screens just a few days before Earth Hour, set for Saturday, March 31, 8:30-9:30 p.m. The film will be followed by a discussion. Refreshments at 6:30 p.m.

Check out the film trailer or the official film site for more info. While this film is not part of the monthly Center Aisle Cinema series, we’d still encourage you to attend.

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