点废成绿 GREENING THE BEIGE

点废成绿 Greening the Beige (GtB) is an eco-minded arts collective and not-for-profit community network dedicated to nurturing awareness of environmental issues. 点废成绿 GtB promotes and celebrates earth friendly artists and organizations in Beijing.

GREEN QUOTE OF THE DAY

"Why are we being forced to choose between the economy and the environment? We tend to forget that without an environment we would not have an economy, as everything we consume and I mean everything comes from our environment."

~ Franke James (contemporary artist, photographer, writer)

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祝您春节快乐,龙年大吉!(Happy New Year!)

祝您春节快乐,龙年大吉!(Happy New Year!)

Wishing everyone a greener Chinese New Year of the Dragon!

This card was made possible by GtB Volunteer, www.emilysajewski.com

BEER presents "La Décroissance" feat. Patrick Schroeder

2012-02-01 20:00
Beijing Energy & Environmental Roundtable (official logo)

Dear friends,
新年快乐!

We are back after the Chinese New Year with another exciting event, as one of the previous BEER's planned speakers, Patrick Schroeder, International Advisor for China Association for NGO Cooperation (CANGO) and China Civil Climate Action Network (CCAN) speaks on the current European post-growth debates and their relevance to China, in a BEER talk titled "La Décroissance". See below for details and please invite your friends!

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北京能源网络
Beijing Energy Network
presents

北耳

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Happy New Year of the (Eco) Dragon!

The Eco Dragon by Chris Pilmore (UK)

Just days before Chinese New Year, and already we've spotted a couple of Eco Dragons around the globe. Who knows where they'll turn up next? If YOU come across one, please send word to GtB! We're making it our mission this year to create an online oasis for Eco Dragons the world over to gather @.

The Eco Dragon
by Chris Pilmore

The Eco Dragon has emerged from his lair in The Mendip hills to show what can be done using recycled materials.

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FYI: The Truth About Trash (垃圾真相)

The Tipping Point @ INTRO 2010: Love Green

Green Earth Volunteers star, Angela Merriam, kindly contributed waste management facts to accompany the "Trash to Art" transformation project at the GtB'5: Green Earth for Everyone - Full Lunar Eclipse Finale.

In case you missed the info, here it is, for you to know better (中文翻译见下方):

Invitation to Beijing Green Drinks (January 10, 2012)

2012-01-10 19:30

Ni Hao!!

Come join us for a drink and celebrate the start of 2012 with Beijing Green Drinks on Tuesday, January 10th!

If you are interested in sharing an announcement related to China's sustainable development please email and let me know !

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废品的艺术﹣我们的使命 "Trash to Art Transformation" at GtB'5

GtB Official Banner Creation

大概下午7点,Electric Shadows的负责人就开始放绿色短片了,当时人还不是很多,大伙都安静的观看,感受视觉绿色的力量。在那时,横幅工作坊(banner workshop)就开始了。来自中央美院的3位学生,来自国际学校的艺术老师devin和他的学生yoyo,来自首师大附的ferion和其他热心的志愿者已经开工了。我们的点子是在一张1.5*2米的横幅上铺满废弃纸箱撕碎后的米黄色碎片,另外在杂志上找到像亮黄色,绿色等比较鲜艳的颜色,剪下来,拼出"点废成绿"和"Gtb"的字样。黄色的背景不但能突出字体,而且能体现"beige"的含义。最重要的是,它体现了点废成绿存在的意义:"一个人的废品会是另一个人的艺术品"(One Person's Trash Is Another Person's Art Project)
令人高兴的是,我们的制作得到了许多参加聚会的友人们的支持!当他们了解到我们在做什么色时候,大多数人会赞扬并认同我们的想法,有些甚至自愿当起了制作人员,一直帮到最后横幅完成。

GtB'5 Volunteer Report - JISU PK

GtB'5 Full Lunar Eclipse Finale: JISU PK

Around 630pm, I finally found Mako Live House. To be honest, it wasn't easy to find it at all. The narrow hutongs didn't help. But the atmosphere at the site cheered me up very soon once I arrived. I began helping move and assemble equipment with Shannon Bufton and others from the JISU PK team. We set-up near the bar. It was the first time I came to a bar, so I was pretty excited. Plus, the DJs were testing their equipment. I began to really look forward to the party later!

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我与GtB-2011

说起我了解到GtB还是通过Moiselle de Green梁思珂。(Carissa已经是Lady了,梁思珂就Moiselle好了。要说Carissa是北京的绿色女士,梁思珂绝对算得上是三十五中的绿色小姐了。不知道有多少这里的学生通过她了解到GtB的绿色活动中。她现在在北美,不知道是在枫叶国还是在花旗国,总之在那里,她也一定在努力宣传绿色的理念吧。

我绝对算不上是个合格的志愿者。自从入伙以来,只是帮着翻译了一些环保主题的文章。从中的确学到了许多以前没有学到的知识,如垃圾分类,一次性纸杯的危害等等。读完这些文章,我就迫不及待想要利用我的一点知识把它们翻译成中文,让更多的市民能够了解到不管是对环境有益,还是对身体健康有益的迫切需要了解的常识。

要说其他活动么,一直没有机会能够参加。其实我是很想去的。比如骑自行车看电影的那个,我记得以前在网上看到类似的骑自行车做绿色宣传的车队我一直是很向往的。但那次一个是远,一个是我没有合适的自行车,再加上那一段时间正巧在忙考试,就没有能够参加。其实找再多的理由,还是自己觉悟不够啦。还记得有一个年终派对的,Carissa也在,我一直在等她的来信,结果有一个周二我问Moiselle de Green的时候,她说:“就上周六啊,已经完了。”我心里那个悔恨呀……

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Green Ear Candy: Solar Shade

Lunar Eclipse, Beijing: 12.10.11

GtB creative volunteers are busy at work on a couple of new short mini-docs featuring our "trash to art" workshop led by Devin Allen, at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Nov 2010; as well as our recent grand finale event held during the spectacular lunar eclipse (pictured right).

As we go through the music of our many talented supporting artists, we thought we should share some of the tracks, starting with SOLAR SHADE.

But first, a request from Kyle Benjamin of Solar Shade:

"Because GtB is partly about preserving land, water, life -

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Better Late Than Never

The Garbage Cube 垃圾立方

Woops!

Although the voting deadline (Dec.12) slipped right past our radar, we are still proud to announce that the awesome short film (3.5 mins) that students from the Communication University of China made about The Garbage Cube was submitted into the Ford China 2011 Environmental Pioneer award category for film, photography, and graphic design.

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