Hasta La Ideas

I was lucky to score a ticket to last night’s New York premier of Fuel, director Josh Tickell’s Sundance-winning opus around oil, biofuels, politics, and the military industrial complex (of course; no sarcasm). The event took place at the the Gerald Lynch in Manhattan, and was a packed house of eco-warriors, fans, politicians and well-wishers. The film was great–if a bit long–and despite circling back on itself a couple too many times and mixing genres (also a couple of times), presented an impassioned, convincing, and ultimately inspiring portrait of our dependence on foreign oil, potential alternatives, and a few of the people behind the technologies (and strategies) needed to move us to a more sustainable place.

The film opens opens in theaters on March 13th, so make sure to attend and show your support toward a national release. There’s also a huge initiative to get the DVD into every public school for free. (In the meantime, learn more getting the film for your school here.)

Above: Panel discussionists Karen Solomon (Opportunity Green), Marc Alt (Marc Alt + Partners), James Gennaro (NY City Council Member, 24th District), and Josh Tickell (Director, FUEL). Photo: Johanna Bjork.

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