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World premiere of powerful new documentary on stopping global warming slated for June 22, 2010, at Portland's Bagdad Theater

"Deep Green" to also screen June 23-25 at the Bagdad and in Northwest Film Center's NW Departures on July 1

Almost every time we use energy, we burn carbon. Every time we burn carbon, we heat up the atmosphere. It's a dirty fact that global warming cannot be stopped as long as fossil fuels run our planet.

We can fix this.  Over three years in the making, "Deep Green" is the first major documentary devoted exclusively to showing us how.  Accompanied by an international team of National Geographic and award-winning cinematographers, Portland filmmaker Matt Briggs takes us on a compelling journey through nine countries, including China, to uncover the best ideas, cutting-edge technologies and restorative solutions to get the job done — if we start NOW.

Join the filmmakers on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, for the world premiere of "Deep Green" in Portland, OR, at 6 pm at the Bagdad Theater in the heart of the Hawthorne District.

This documentary will also screen at the Bagdad on June 23 — 24 at 6 pm and June 25 at 5:30 pm & 8 pm and in the Northwest Film Center's NW Departures on July 1 at  7 pm at the Whitsell Theater. Ã‚  For more information, please visit www.DeepGreenMovie.com.

Based on six years of intensive research, "Deep Green" goes beyond the politics of climate change to shed new light on the best solutions worldwide in energy efficiency, green building, de-carbonizing transportation, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy and smart grids, and forest restoration.  Some are profoundly simple and practical—like what one person can do to lower the carbon load in their own home, with their 0wn lifestyle, on their own land.  Others are necessarily complex, such as Project DESERTEC— a super-sized smart grid to supply diverse renewable energies to all of Europe and North Africa.

Along the way, we visit with over a dozen legendary visionaries — including bestselling authors Lester Brown  and Michael Pollan; scientists Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute and Dr. David Suzuki; former CIA Director James Woolsey; Edward Kjaer, the Director of Electric Transportation for Southern California Edison; the Natural Resources Council's China Program Director Barbara Finamore; and green tech leaders in China.

"Deep Green" also features many of Oregon‘s recognized green leaders: Kyle Andersen, GBD Architects; Kathy Bash, DMS Architects; Shane Endicott, The Rebuilding Center; Andy Frichtl, Interface Engineering; Elliot Mainzer, Bonneville Power Administration; R. Peter Wilcox, Renewable Associates; Dennis Wilde, Gerding Edlen Development; Dr. Susan Wolff, Columbia Gorge Community College; City Commissioner Dan Saltzman; Congressman Greg Walden; and former Governor John Kitzhaber.

Official Website: Ã‚  www.DeepGreenMovie.com