Exist Kind explores all the ways we could, can, and do exist more harmoniously with each other and our environment. A friend of ours once mused that the phrase "Exist Kind" is a term to be used in place of "mankind" so as to represent the value of all of existence. contact me at existkind@aim.com.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Damage Control!
The show that I mentioned that was supposed to be a great package about mountaintop removal coal mining turned out to be a debacle when it was time to go live. Everything that could go wrong with the technology did go wrong and I sincerely apologize to anyone out there who was watching. We'll redeem ourselves, though, by editing all of the material that we'd originally brought with us into a nice package that we'll upload to YouTube, share on this blog, and send to cable access TV stations around the country. Thanks so much for bearing with us.
Show Episode Announcement and Short Project Update
Hot Topic on Exist Kind Tonight: Appalachian Treasures and Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
Saturday, May 7th, at 6 pm MST/PDT
Broadcasting live from Access Tucson on Cox channel 120, Comcast 72; and streaming live at http://www.accesstucson.org/.
From the Appalachian organization ILoveMountains.org:
"One of America's most heartbreaking environmental and human rights tragedies, mountaintop removal coal mining is destroying [Appalachia's] rich culture and heritage, as well as the ancient, beautiful mountains and diverse forests of the Appalachian range."
This isn't just another radical environmentalist movement to preserve scenery and impede progress. This is a matter of ordinary citizens in coal country dealing with illness, contaminated water and air, and the risk of disastrous and disgusting flooding and avalanches when tailings impoundments break loose. This process also hurts the local economy because of its efficiency, which costs jobs, and the out-of-town employees that the companies bring in to do the jobs that locals could do. Not to mention, this process takes a toll on citizens' emotional ties to the cultural and historical values of the mountains.
MTR, as it's abbreviated, is no longer limited to Appalachia, either. Take a look at this picture from British Columbia that appeared on the National Geographic website at the end of 2009:
Photo by Garth Lenz, ILCP.
And we think we have problems with mining out here in Arizona. I have to keep it brief today, so tune in if you like and acquaint yourself with this incredible environmental injustice happening to ordinary, down-to-earth citizens who just want to live on the land they've always known and not have it poison them.
I also promised a short project update: The bicycle project is coming along nicely and I've been documenting each step with my video camera. I apologize for not having more follow-up, but that's just because I want to be sure that there's some substantial footage worth showing. I expect to get some material online this week. Thanks for reading!
Saturday, May 7th, at 6 pm MST/PDT
Broadcasting live from Access Tucson on Cox channel 120, Comcast 72; and streaming live at http://www.accesstucson.org/.
From the Appalachian organization ILoveMountains.org:
"One of America's most heartbreaking environmental and human rights tragedies, mountaintop removal coal mining is destroying [Appalachia's] rich culture and heritage, as well as the ancient, beautiful mountains and diverse forests of the Appalachian range."
This isn't just another radical environmentalist movement to preserve scenery and impede progress. This is a matter of ordinary citizens in coal country dealing with illness, contaminated water and air, and the risk of disastrous and disgusting flooding and avalanches when tailings impoundments break loose. This process also hurts the local economy because of its efficiency, which costs jobs, and the out-of-town employees that the companies bring in to do the jobs that locals could do. Not to mention, this process takes a toll on citizens' emotional ties to the cultural and historical values of the mountains.
MTR, as it's abbreviated, is no longer limited to Appalachia, either. Take a look at this picture from British Columbia that appeared on the National Geographic website at the end of 2009:
And we think we have problems with mining out here in Arizona. I have to keep it brief today, so tune in if you like and acquaint yourself with this incredible environmental injustice happening to ordinary, down-to-earth citizens who just want to live on the land they've always known and not have it poison them.
I also promised a short project update: The bicycle project is coming along nicely and I've been documenting each step with my video camera. I apologize for not having more follow-up, but that's just because I want to be sure that there's some substantial footage worth showing. I expect to get some material online this week. Thanks for reading!
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Bike Project Update at Last
Hello all, I apologize for taking so long between blog posts. I had a couple of big and exciting TV and video production projects come up at the very end of March up through yesterday, and somewhat continuing this week. I created a video tutorial about how to reclaim old batteries for an electric bicycle. Behold:
Friday, March 18, 2011
Big Event at Access Tucson on March 31st
Studio Refresher Training on March 31st from 6:30 to 9:30 pm, Sponsored by Access Tucson's Own Exist Kind.
Any interested certified volunteers are welcome to attend a free refresher training session organized by me and facilitated by Kevin, Jeff, and Rob. I'm going to stage an interview with entertainment interludes and record it, and the idea is for crew members to have a low-pressure opportunity to experiment with production techniques. You'll get to try out zany things that you may not have time to play with during a live show or that may ruffle the feathers of a producer who already has a successful formula. You'll also be able to review tried-and-true interview production techniques and really tighten up your skills to make a polished show. Please RSVP to existkind@aim.com or call 225-0027. I look forward to seeing you there!
Any interested certified volunteers are welcome to attend a free refresher training session organized by me and facilitated by Kevin, Jeff, and Rob. I'm going to stage an interview with entertainment interludes and record it, and the idea is for crew members to have a low-pressure opportunity to experiment with production techniques. You'll get to try out zany things that you may not have time to play with during a live show or that may ruffle the feathers of a producer who already has a successful formula. You'll also be able to review tried-and-true interview production techniques and really tighten up your skills to make a polished show. Please RSVP to existkind@aim.com or call 225-0027. I look forward to seeing you there!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Bike Project Beginnings
Today I began the earliest stages of the solar-powered bike project by gathering some of the necessary parts and testing them for function. I'm also working on choosing one of the many possible evolving designs. The goal is to construct vehicles of different generations, each one more advanced than the previous, and to produce as many as possible over time. Once I'm further along and have something more substantial to document here, I'll start posting pictures with explanations.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Welcome to the Exist Kind blog!
Hi, everybody! We've decided that a blog was an inevitable next step in the evolution of Exist Kind, so here we are. We're about to launch a couple of significant projects and thought this was the best medium through which to let people know. Shortly, our show will be submitted to several cable access stations around the country, and we have a creative project on the horizon: constructing a solar-powered electric bicycle. Stay tuned for our first entries chronicling these efforts. Thanks for stopping by!
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