Simran Sethi led a lively discussion about water and plastic in the second life event held on June 20th at Sundance Channel Island. Some of the problems with freshwater supplies and how water can be contaminated were discussed. Also the use of plastic and its carcinogenic effect were covered. This is a very pertinent issue to everyone, as most everyone comes into daily contact with plastic products. Paper continued the discussion about products and their every day use in our lives. Make sure to make it to the next Second Life event if you are curious to get the expert environmental advice of Simran Sethi.
In case you missed the video clip THE GREEN Online with Simran Sethi: Plastic or Paper? that was showed during the event, it will be viewable below.
A Reminder for You: The Next Second Life Q&A Session with Simran Sethi
When: Tuesday, June 26 at 10 PM EST/7 PM PST What: An evening starting with an environmentally themed short film and ending with 45 minutes of Q&A with one of the world’s most renowned environmental journalists: Simran Sethi Topic: Sports and the environment. Where: Sundance Channel in Second Life, in the Main Screening Room
The Green Meeting was full of curiosity and Simran’s poignant answers. The usual, and happily welcomed, group of environmentally inclined Second Life avatars were in attendance. We hope everyone had a great time and look forward to the next chance to regale your heart with environmental goodness and to put a smile on your faces.
In case you missed it, here is THE GREEN online with Simran Sethi: CREATE. In this video, Simran introduces CREATE week’s documentary: RIVERS & TIDES. It’s a very innovative subject matter for a documentary, as Andy Goldsworthy is a sculptor with one of the more dynamic mediums you could imagine: nature itself.
A Reminder for You: The Next Second Life Q&A Session with Simran Sethi
When: Tuesday, June 12 at 10 PM EST/7 PM PST What: An evening starting with an environmentally themed short film and ending with 45 minutes of Q&A with one of the world’s most renowned environmental journalists: Simran Sethi Topic: How kids can fit into the environmental movement. Where: Sundance Channel in Second Life, in the Main Screening Room
Second Life continues to provide a perfect space for discussing environmental issues with Simran Sethi. Although there was a brief interruption in the audio stream last night, the connection was re-established and the rest of the night featured some very excited exchanges about sustainable furniture.
Simran introduces CLEAR CUT: THE STORY OF PHILOMATH, OREGON, a documentary about logging. Since the logging industry provides the wood that is used to make most furniture, it makes sense to consider the industry when thinking about furniture. As always, we encourage you to join Simran during the next Green Meeting, you will find the details below.
Dont’ Miss It: The Next Second Life Q&A Session with Simran Sethi
When: Tuesday, June 5 at 10 PM EST/7 PM PST What: An evening starting with an environmentally themed short film and ending with 45 minutes of Q&A with one of the world’s most renowned environmental journalists: Simran Sethi Topic: How is Creativity important to environmental thought and action? Where: Sundance Channel in Second Life, in the Main Screening Room
Welcome back to the weekly GREEN meeting recap article! On Tuesday night, May 15th, we had yet another great conversation in Second Life. Simran Sethi tried to help people understand the connections between eating and the environment. In fact, these two things are probably more related than anything else covered in THE GREEN. Eating is very integral to evolution and the progression of life forms on this planet.
Here is last week’s webisode, check it out.
This week Simran takes on the issue of becoming what we eat and shows us the terrifying example of an industrial farm and how sterile that environment appears. We will let you draw your own conclusions but in case you are interested in checking out some resources for environmental changes you can take part in, check out the Sundance Channel Guide to Greener Living.
Dont’ Miss It: The Next Second Life Q&A Session with Simran Sethi
When: Thursday, May 24 at 10 PM EST/7 PM PST What: An evening starting with an environmentally themed short film and ending with 45 minutes of Q&A with one of the world’s most renowned environmental journalists: Simran Sethi Topic: What is green about your car? Where: Sundance Channel in Second Life, in the Main Screening Room
The GREEN meeting this week was very lively, and people asked many questions about Green clothing. Feeling good about what you are wearing can be quite important, so perhaps in this case “looking good” is all about “feeling good”. Simran Sethi happily fielded questions from the audience and talked at length about green fashion and other interesting environmental topics.
In case you could not make it to the event in Second Life but you still want to watch this week’s webisode, click the video below.
The webisode deals with the documentary “Art from the Arctic”, a film that touches on the ways art and science can be combined to educate and motivate people towards a green lifestyle. If you are looking for a great introduction to what is involved in a “green lifestyle”, check out the Sundance Channel Guide to Greener Living.
Dont’ Miss It: The Next Second Life Q&A Session with Simran Sethi
When: May 15 at 10 PM EST/7 PM PST What: An evening starting with an environmentally themed short film and ending with 45 minutes of Q&A with one of the world’s most renowned environmental journalists: Simran Sethi Topic: What is green about your food? Where: Sundance Channel in Second Life, in the Main Screening Room
Our second GREEN meeting in Second Life with Simran Sethi was held on Tuesday Night. The topic on the table that evening – “How can we green our own homes?”. The crowd was there and ready to go with questions for Simran and it was shaping up to be another informative meeting in Second Life and then…..the audio went out. Boo! It’s kind of difficult to hold a live Q&A when you can’t hear the audio….and so it goes when you’re dealing with such new and cutting edge platforms – right?
That said – we have to commend the attendees that night. Everyone was very patient and understanding of the situation and an insightful discussion on “cradle to cradle” design broke out between the avatars in the room. After numerous attempts to fix the audio problems – we had to throw in the towel. But we’ll be back next week, rested and ready to go. We were able to save some of your questions from Tuesday night and will address those at the next GREEN meeting, as well as questions on our new topic “Cities and Waste”.
For a slew of great photos, be sure to check out our SECOND LIFE PHOTO ALBUMS. [www.sundancechannel.com] Also, in order to give you a visual of how cool video can look on our virtual screen in Second Life, check out this photo of our screening room with a Simran Sethi webisode playing in the background.
Next GREEN Meeting in Second Life:
Date: May 1st Time: 10pm EST / 7pm SLT (Second Life Time) Topic: CITIES – How trashy are you? How can we reduce waste in our own cities? Where: THE GREEN meeting will take place in the Main Screening Room on Sundance Channel Island.
We held our first GREEN Meeting with Simran Sethi in Second Life this past Tuesday night. It was a huge success and we maxed out the number of people we can have on Sundance Channel Island at one time. A thoughtful live Q&A session took place between Simran and the audience in attendance with questions ranging from “What is a carbon footprint?” to “How much energy is used to hold a live event in Second Life?” You can browse our photo section from the main site or you can click here [www.sundancechannel.com].
We’ll be holding these discussions forums with Simran in Second Life every week. Next weeks event will cover the topic of “building green” and what you can do “green” your own home. We’ll be filming that event and will post the video right here in the Second Life blog.
Date: April 24th
Time: 10pm EST / 7pm SLT (Second Life Time)
This Week’s Topic: BUILD – How can we “green” our own homes?
Where: THE GREEN forum will take place in the Main Screening Room on Sundance Channel Island.
Visit Sundance Channel Island to get your free GREEN hoodie and join the Sundance Channel Group to stay up-to-date on upcoming THE GREEN events in Second Life.
Watch Simran’s Webisode
Host of THE GREEN Online, Simran Sethi discusses McDonough’s revolutionary “Cradle to Cradle” design concept in this week’s webisode:
So as Simran asks, “Is this a fantasy or a useful way to re-think how we consume?” We’re interested in your answers and solutions. Join the discussion and give us your two cents and tell us about other design solutions that are changing the way we produce and how we consume.
Be sure to join Simran in Second Life to discuss THE GREEN. This week Simran will be at our Sundance Channel Cafe in Second Life at the following time:
What: Join Simran Sethi, host of THE GREEN on Sundance Channel, in Second Life for weekly discussion forums on environmental issues and solutions. Date: April 24th Time: 10pm EST / 7pm SLT (Second Life Time) This Week’s Topic: BUILD – How can we design better products for a better future? Where: THE GREEN forum will take place in the Main Screening Room on Sundance Channel Island.
