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There is some lively behind-the-scenes discussions happening at this year's Hot Docs festival. Yesterday, the industry got together to talking about the environmental impact of cinema. According to the Greencode Project, "A recent UCLA study of the environmental footprint left by Hollywood finds that California's media industry creates more greenhouse gases than the apparel, hotel, or aerospace industries in the region." Yesterday, Greencode Project organizers met with filmmakers to unveil their proposal to draft a process "similar to the code against the inhumane treatment of animals in films." For a film to receive the Greencode stamp of approval, it would have to show that it followed environmentally friendly, on set principles such as using production car co-ops or sourcing craft services coffee from fair-trade suppliers. The environment will also be the focus at his year's Doc Summit on Friday at the Rogers Industry Centre.

Spring is when we get busy here in the Ist-A-Verse. Very busy. But, after staying bundled-up indoors all winter, it's nice for us to be out, about, and collecting things to write about for you. Here's a glimpse at what's been keeping your favorite citybloggers busily away from home and out of bed.

It seems like, all across the network, folks were up to no good. Maybe it was all the green beer from last weekend...

This was not a very happy week for the -ist network as one of our own, Phillyist co-editor Star C. Foster, passed away early in the week. Her wit, intelligence, and good nature shone through the site, making Phillyist an immensely fun read. She was loved by many and will be missed by all. Phillyist paid tribute to her this week with a heartfelt letter to her and an obituary.

Let's look back at a week in which no site in the -ist network adopted anyone from Africa...

A nutty UCLA prof assigned actors in his graduate level acting class to read and act out blog entries.

The ever expanding split within the ranks of the unhealthy breaks down as such: On one side, there are the fat people that take the more traditional stance against smoking cigarettes, and then there are the smokers who adhere to anti-fast food activism. Which is worse? Well, a recent study at some place called UCLA (not to be confused with Toronto's Brit-pop scene, UKULA) proved that fast-food makes people fat and ugly, while smoking just makes people ugly. In fact, both are unhealthy. Would Canadians benefit from less fast food? Of course. Is banning fast food the answer? Probably not. What does Torontoist think? Encourage healthy eating through tax incentives. Does that make sense to you? We can't be sure. Does anyone have any other ideas? Most likely, but again we can't be sure. What's one way a person can express their opinions on fast food politics? Leave a comment.