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Carbon Nation (2010)
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Can we get the upper hand on global warming? The impending climate change crisis is inspiring courageous and optimistic Americans to action. From citizens operating on their own to titans of industry revamping age-old business practices, these entrepreneurs, inventors, gamblers, visionaries and ground-breakers are rising to the challenge of climate change. The solutions are here: massive increases in energy efficiency; ever rising effectiveness of biofuels, wind, solar, tidal and thermal power. And what about nuclear energy? From meeting halls to corporate campuses, activists and CEOs are fighting on the front lines to make earth a much healthier and more habitable planet, and they’re dedicated because they know it is the right thing for our communities, businesses and country. The film shares personal stories of conviction, of dollars and sense and, ultimately, of vision and leadership to tackle the defining issue of our time. One thing is certain: everyone will have a part to play in the creation of renewable, clean, sustainable energy – from citizen activists to board rooms, from city halls to state houses and from Congress to the White House. Directed and produced by Peter Byck.
Climate of Change (2010)
"Ordinary people are the only people that will save the world," says a London public relations executive in the gentle and artful documentary "Climate of Change." It's a quote that offers a logical and immediate key to our planet's preservation but also nicely encapsulates director Brian Hill's approach here to depicting grassroots ecology. Hill travelled the globe capturing a variety of average citizens leading regional efforts to defend their environments and, in turn, help to mitigate the potential effects of climate change. Whether it's an activist in Togo urging solar cooking methods, New Guinea natives practicing sustainable logging, West Virginians protesting the ravages of strip mining, or schoolchildren in India articulating the perils of plastics, the movie highlights the many inconvenient truths about the Earth's fragility and how we fit into its destruction — as well as its protection.
Climate Refugees (2010)
There is a new phenomenon in the global arena called the climate refugee. A climate refugee is a person displaced by climatically induced environmental disasters. Such disasters result from incremental and rapid ecological change, leading to increased droughts, desertification, sea level rise and the more frequent occurrence of extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, cyclones, fires, massive flooding and tornadoes. All this is causing mass global migration and border conflicts. For the first time, the Pentagon now considers climate change a national security risk and the term climate wars is being talked about in war room-like environments in Washington, D.C. Yet, despite the increasing number of climate refugees, not one single international law gives them asylum or even a helping hand. Directed by Michael Nash. Produced by Michael Nash and Justin Hogan.
Home (2009)
Home is a 2009 documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. The film is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various places on Earth. It shows the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the planet. The movie was released simultaneously on June 5, 2009 in cinemas across the globe, on DVD, Blu-ray, television, and on YouTube, opening in 181 countries.
The documentary chronicles the present day state of the Earth, its climate and how we as the dominant species have long-term repercussions on its future. A theme expressed throughout the documentary is that of linkage—how all organisms and the Earth are linked in a "delicate but crucial" natural balance with each other, and how no organism can be self-sufficient.
One Degree Matters (2009)
This documentary follows social and business leaders as they travel to Greenland and experience for themselves the dramatic effects of the melting of the ice cap and come to understand the planetary effects of climate change and the impacts these will have on society and the economy. The film brings to the screen the latest science from the Arctic and shows why a further rise in global temperature of one degree matters for the future of humankind. Directed by Eskil Hardt. Produced by the European Environmental Agency.
The age of stupid (2009)
The Age of Stupid is a 2009 film by Director Franny Armstrong (McLibel, Drowned Out) and first-time producer Lizzie Gillett. Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance?
