Dissentertainment.

No, Littlefield is not the name of a new crime/alien/comedy series on BBC America. It is the latest addition to a growing list of eco-friendly bars and performance venues that seem to be popping up all over Brooklyn these days. First there was Habana Outpost, a Fort Greene summer institution that is so environmentally friendly that I feel shame at my own life every time I leave the place. Then there was Galapagos, which abandoned its PBR-infused Williamsburg home last year for the cushy banquettes of a new LEED-certified performance space hewn out of the raw innards of a former police stable in DUMBO. Now there are two new contenders on the scene competing for the title of who can make green living the most fun.

The first is Brooklyn Bowl, a music-venue-meets-bowling-alley-meets-restaurant that has been giving us green boners for months with construction photos of a veritable Valhalla of reclaimed cork floors, wind-powered LED lights, a totally can-less and bottle-less bar, and a stage made of recycled truck tires. I’m still reserving my judgment until I check it out firsthand during Northside Festival in a few weeks, but I’ve got to hand it to masterminds Peter Shapiro and Charley Ryan for their brilliant concept. What better way to tap that elusive angsty ennui of Brooklyn thirtysomethings than by offering us a place where we can simultaneously destroy our arteries, livers and eardrums while getting some ironic exercise and leaving zero carbon footprint?

Littlefield offers up a similar but less A.D.D. vision of a zero-carbon footprint arts venue, though owners Julie Kim and Scott Koshnoodi make much more of a statement by setting up shop in the shadows of the very polluted Gowanus canal. With the arrival of a crop of hip new music venues like The Bell House and BKLYN YARD, the neighborhood is already becoming something of a Little Williamsburg (circa 1999), but Littlefield’s slightly off-the-beaten-path location and laid back vibe may keep the masses away long enough for us to appreciate their airy bar, cool huge artwork and super sound system in relative peace for at least one summer. Meet me next to the giant drawing of the Pope (I think it was the Pope…maybe it was Mick Jagger)