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What a Way to Go: Life at the End of Empire (trailer)

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Posted by Films For Action on Jul. 10, 2009
2 min - Trailer - 1989 Views
A middle class white guy comes to grips with Peak Oil, Climate
Change, Mass Extinction, Population Overshoot and the demise of the American Lifestyle. Featuring interviews with Daniel Quinn, Derrick Jensen, Jerry Mander, Chellis Glendinning, Richard Heinberg, Thomas Berry, William Catton, Ran Prieur and Richard Manning. Produced by Sally Erickson. Written, Directed, and Edited by Tim Bennett. This is one of Films For Action's favorite films.
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