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*[https://www.amazon.com/Merchants-Doubt-Patricia-Callahan/dp/B00YO2JWTU Merchants of Doubt] | *[https://www.amazon.com/Merchants-Doubt-Patricia-Callahan/dp/B00YO2JWTU Merchants of Doubt] | ||
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*[https://www.netflix.com/title/70308278 Mission Blue] | *[https://www.netflix.com/title/70308278 Mission Blue] | ||
Besides highlighting the work of the oceanographer Sylvia Earle, a National Geographic explorer-in-residence, this film also paints a picture of the devastating changes she has witnessed during her decades underwater. Xiye Bastida, a 17-year-old activist and organizer for Fridays For Future NYC, said it “shows the power we have as individuals to connect with nature and speak for nature. | Besides highlighting the work of the oceanographer Sylvia Earle, a National Geographic explorer-in-residence, this film also paints a picture of the devastating changes she has witnessed during her decades underwater. Xiye Bastida, a 17-year-old activist and organizer for Fridays For Future NYC, said it “shows the power we have as individuals to connect with nature and speak for nature. | ||
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| + | *[https://www.amazon.com/Racing-Extinction-Louie-Psihoyos/dp/B0184RE1TG Racing Extinction] | ||
| + | Unless drastic changes are made, some biologists estimate we could lose up to [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/25/half-all-species-extinct-end-century-vatican-conference 50 percent of Earth’s species] within the next century. That devastating fact — a potential sixth extinction, wherein “humanity has become the asteroid” — is the basis for this fast-paced, wide-ranging film from Louie Psihoyos, who won an Oscar for “The Cove.” While some scenes are tough to watch, they’re balanced with awe-inspiring nature shots that showcase a world worth saving. | ||
*[https://www.amazon.com/This-Changes-Everything-Naomi-Klein/dp/B017JEBHU6 This Changes Everything] | *[https://www.amazon.com/This-Changes-Everything-Naomi-Klein/dp/B017JEBHU6 This Changes Everything] | ||
Inspired by Naomi Klein’s 2014 book of the same name, this documentary “aims to empower,” rather than scare, viewers into action. “The film tells moving, personal stories,” said Keya Chatterjee, executive director of the U.S. Climate Action Network, “but weaves them into a larger story about how colonialism and greed got us into this crisis, and also how people-power and disruption will get us out. | Inspired by Naomi Klein’s 2014 book of the same name, this documentary “aims to empower,” rather than scare, viewers into action. “The film tells moving, personal stories,” said Keya Chatterjee, executive director of the U.S. Climate Action Network, “but weaves them into a larger story about how colonialism and greed got us into this crisis, and also how people-power and disruption will get us out. | ||
| − | *[https://www.amazon.com/ | + | *[https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00NDOXDJU Years of Living Dangerously] |
| − | + | This series, featuring celebrity correspondents like Matt Damon and Olivia Munn, is a favorite of the climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe. Not only because it discusses climate impacts and solutions, but also because it tackles two huge myths: first, that climate change is a “distant issue,” and, second, that we can only fix climate change by “destroying the economy or our personal liberties.” | |
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===Other Documentaries === | ===Other Documentaries === | ||
* [https://www.netflix.com/title/80133187 Tales By Light], Netflix Series, 3 Seasons | * [https://www.netflix.com/title/80133187 Tales By Light], Netflix Series, 3 Seasons | ||
Revision as of 23:41, 31 May 2020
Environmental and Climate Crisis Documentaries
- Awake: A Dream From Standing Rock, independent, 2017
- Before The Flood, Leonard DiCaprio, 2016
- The Biggest Little Farm, independent, 2018
- Chasing Coral, Netflix, 2017
- Chasing Ice, National Geographic, 2013
- Do the Math: Bill McKibben and the Fight Against Climate Change, 350.org, 2013
- Gasland, HBO Documentary Films, 2010
- Gasland II, HBO Documentary Films, 2013
- Hope in a Changing Climate, John D. Liu, 2009
- How to let go of the world, HBO Documentary Films, 2016
- An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore, 2006
- An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power, Al Gore, 2017
- The Need to Grow, Earth Conscious Films, 2019
- Sacred Land Sacred Water : Confluences of the Rio Grande Valley, independent, 2019
- Six Degrees Could Change the World, National Geographic, 2008
Recommendations from the NYT Climate Fwd Newsletter – December 18, 2019
If you’ve ever wondered how the climate debate became, well, a debate, then this intriguing and infuriating film is for you. Based on a book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway, it draws a parallel between the tactics of Big Tobacco and Big Oil, revealing the world of politics, spin and public opinion.
Besides highlighting the work of the oceanographer Sylvia Earle, a National Geographic explorer-in-residence, this film also paints a picture of the devastating changes she has witnessed during her decades underwater. Xiye Bastida, a 17-year-old activist and organizer for Fridays For Future NYC, said it “shows the power we have as individuals to connect with nature and speak for nature.
Unless drastic changes are made, some biologists estimate we could lose up to 50 percent of Earth’s species within the next century. That devastating fact — a potential sixth extinction, wherein “humanity has become the asteroid” — is the basis for this fast-paced, wide-ranging film from Louie Psihoyos, who won an Oscar for “The Cove.” While some scenes are tough to watch, they’re balanced with awe-inspiring nature shots that showcase a world worth saving.
Inspired by Naomi Klein’s 2014 book of the same name, this documentary “aims to empower,” rather than scare, viewers into action. “The film tells moving, personal stories,” said Keya Chatterjee, executive director of the U.S. Climate Action Network, “but weaves them into a larger story about how colonialism and greed got us into this crisis, and also how people-power and disruption will get us out.
This series, featuring celebrity correspondents like Matt Damon and Olivia Munn, is a favorite of the climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe. Not only because it discusses climate impacts and solutions, but also because it tackles two huge myths: first, that climate change is a “distant issue,” and, second, that we can only fix climate change by “destroying the economy or our personal liberties.”
Other Documentaries
- Tales By Light, Netflix Series, 3 Seasons
