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Excerpt from Trading Our Future, a short film explaining and critiquing climate finance, including carbon trading, cap and trade, the clean development mechanism and carbon offsetting. You can watch the full film here.
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Wade Davis has a lot of nerve being cheerful. Someone who can list as many threats to the world’s future as he does should be a tormented wreck.
Humanity’s soaring population, eco-degradation, the rapid loss of the world’s languages — these are not exactly things that make...
Paul Luke
Among the most iconic images to emerge from Hurricane Sandy’s assault on the Eastern Seaboard in 2012 were those
Nathan Schneider
"This is where I live, I do my best to protect that river, I
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Kelsey Juliana, an 18-year-old activist, is fighting climate change in the courts and walking across the country to spread the word on global warming.
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Humanity's survival depends on not burning two-thirds of our global oil reserves, so we must act now by limiting fossil fuel extraction. The highly biodiverse Amazon basin is a keystone area in combating climate change because it regulates our planet's health and drives...
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In these times we can not afford to continue polluting the planet ... climate change is a reality. What are we doing? A video by Uriel Gonzalez Rosas (Mexico)
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Our Horizon is a new, non-profit climate change organization based in Toronto, Canada. We think globally and act municipally.
Our first campaign is a globally-unprecedented approach to climate change: we're lobbying municipalities to require climate change warning labels on...
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Just as Sunday’s big People’s Climate March and next week’s UN global summit on climate converge here in New York City, the nation and world are experiencing weather of an intensity that should rattle the stubborn false convictions of even the most fervent climate change...
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship
There is an elephant in the climate debate that by U.S. demand cannot be discussed or even seen. This agreement to ignore the elephant is now the accepted basis of all international negotiations on climate change.
It is well understood by every possible measurement that the...
Sara Flounders
Here at Cornell University, students are saving carbon emissions and energy while saving the university money through a Green Revolving Fund with a target goal of $1 million.
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It's just a little absurd.
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A video by Maya Lior-Director and Stephanie Olmanni-Composer (USA)
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2013 was a watershed year for climate activists in the UK. The incredible dedication of local people proved successful in stopping gas company Cuadrilla from the horrific consequences of fracking. But the battle against fracking companies and for the right to protest rages...
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Climate Change is back on the political agenda. On 23rd of September, Heads of States are meeting in New York to pledge climate action. This is good news as it is about time. The rising economic, health-related, and environmental costs of burning fossil fuels, combined with...
Anna Leidreiter
Ahead of UN summit, organizers of direct action say the planetary crisis of global warming 'is a result of an economic system that is based on endless extraction, endless growth, and ceaseless exploitation of the earth and people.'
What does climate change have to do with...
Sarah Lazare
Climate change is fucking up Brother Earth's atmosphere, and he's not feeling it. Feat. Boots Riley and Josh Healey.
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This handimation gives a comprehensive background on the controversial Energy East pipeline proposed by TransCanada, which aims to take 1million barrels of tar sands oil per day across Canada to export ports. The video is narrated in English by Maude Barlow, author and...
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Christian and climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe talks to Bill about ending the gridlock between politics, science and faith.
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There are many myths about meat consumption. I focus on two in this article, along with some related issues.
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SeaChange Flotilla is a participatory voyage down the Hudson River in a fleet of full-scale paper boats, charting a course from upstate New York to New York City in a convergence of art and activism to coincide with the meeting of world leaders at the United Nations Climate...
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20min observational film about the Newbury Bypass protests in the UK at the beginning of 1996.
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Dennis Trainor, Jr. of Acronym TV in conversation with Timeka Drew, a grassroots organizer with the Global Climate Convergence. In two weeks the Peoples Climate March in New York, organized by 350.org, is expected to draw as many as 200,000 people.
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In last week’s Sunday Review, psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton praised the “climate swerve” — a deep and dramatic shift in public opinion on the climate crisis. The shift is, as Lifton rightly states, “a major historical change in consciousness that is neither predictable nor...
Kate Aronoff
This is the story of our unique moment in history. We are living through an age of tipping points and rapid social and planetary change. We’re the first generation to feel the impacts of climate disruption, and the last generation that can do something about it. The film...
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It's an animation movie about a violinist playing at a theater and when he close his eyes he find the entire world melting. After a crazy play he open his eyes over an unexpected reality. A video by Francina Ramos and Benjamin Braceras (Argentina)
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This film encourages everyone to discover or rediscover the beauty of our Earth--after all, that's why we're interested in mitigating climate change in the first place. This personal but widely relevant story explores outdoor sports and their connection with climate change.
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My documentary shows how climate change has affected my village's prestigious and traditional Lake. Lake Wamala's size has reduced over time and this has affected a lot of things but most significant is the change in fish species and this affects economical well-being of the...
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What effect will a changing climate have on Perth Western Australia in 2100. If you ever wondered what are the real issues here is a scientists who has dedicated his research on just that. A video by Geo Newmedia (Australia) - Age Group 18-35
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Two indigenous communities grapple with tradition and modernization in response to rising sea levels in Panama. A video by Patrick Riggs (USA) - Age Group: 18-35
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La Gota Más Importante (The Most Important Drop Of Water): Open the space for a documentary full of common experiences and other perspectives about Climate change that receive little exposure. A curious blend between ordinary people and experts was the result of this documentary.
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The situation in the south of the Greenlandic Ice Cap is deteriorating. A global warming of the earth seems to threaten this area more than anywhere else in the world. Recorded temperatures have begun to fluctuate, and native inhabitants find their culture beginning to sink...
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A five minute reflection of a young man about the climate change he has been feeling during his short life on Earth. A film written, directed and edited by José Guilherme Marques and Teresa Leonor with Lourenço Providência and Pedro Pinto da Costa.
5 min
It was not hard for me to make the connection between the tragedy in Ferguson, Missouri, and the catalyst for my work to stop the climate crisis.
Deirdre Smith
The Tirana is a small village composed of 24 families living in the middle of the mangrove forest on the Pacific Ocean coasts of El Salvador in Central America. In the lasts 5 years, part of the mangrove has been dried due to the increment of sea levels provoked by the global...
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In China, expanding deserts are taking a heavy toll on the lives and livelihoods of many in the world's most populous nation. In Kulun Qi, a dry area in northeastern Inner Mongolia, attempts have been made to stop, and maybe even reverse, the danger.
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A village in Makueni county experiences a dry spell season of 7-8 months, this situation has led to a lot of suffering regardless of the ages. With over a population of 15,000 people in all the villages they share on dam which is a health risk and also long distances are...
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The documentary showcases the impact of Climate change in Tana River County in Kenya and how the community is adapting to climate change through agricultural training (good farming practices). A video by Mercy Adundo, Horace Onyango, Noella Luka and Stephanie Boy (Kenya)
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We tried to capture how climate change is related to the local employment of the village folklore. They are trying to avoid migration to cities thus finding avenues in the villages itself for their sustenance. Eco/village tourism has come handy for them in this endevour.
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Uganda's Rwenzori Mountains rise 5000m from the heart of Africa. At their summits are some of Earth's only equatorial glaciers. But these "Mountains of the Moon," whose existence caused a sensation in Europe when they were first climbed in 1906, are changing fast.
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The A2C2 (Action Against Climate Change) project is a PACMAS initiative showcasing "voices of youth" to raise awareness about local climate change solutions. A video by: Mariah Nasak,Melissa Bule,Chelsea Vuke, Royline Jacob, Felicity Abbil (Vanuatu)
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In 2012, the Project 90 by 2030 team began working together with the community of Msobomvu, a village of around 250 households located outside of East London, South Africa, in identifying ways to enhance the energy and water security of the community. Two years down the line...
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In South Africa, approximately 1 million people use coal for their various energy needs. Domestic burning activities have proved dangerous to the environment, the climate and people's health and safety. On top of industry and car emissions, townships are a significant...
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The South Moroccan Oases are characterized by their attractive natural views. They are storing palm trees which are considered to be an environmental heritage of a universal value Unfortunately, the oases are suffering from an extreme fragility; therefore, everybody should...
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Xing Long Village in Southern China's Yunnan Province was once a peaceful farming community. But when a factory dumped 5,000 tons of chromium 6 into a nearby reservoir, cancer rates in the village skyrocketed. The environmental damage and human suffering caused by the illegal...
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Danang, like many other cities in Central Vietnam, is highly vulnerable to climate change. In particular, typhoon and flood and their recently unpredictable patterns have caused severe impacts on the people's lives, especially the youth. This short film tells 2 interweaving...
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Seeds of Change is a short documentary film that explores the effects of climate change on the past, present and future of apple farming in the Kali Gandaki River Valley in Mustang, Nepal. A video by Gretchen Powers (USA)
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She addressed a UN Meeting on issue of environment. What an inspirational speech.
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The Unist'ot'en, a clan of the Wet'suet'en Nation have built a protection camp to block the Pacific Trails Pipeline or PTP, in so called British Columbia in Canada. The PTP pipeline would bring natural gas obtained through fracking to the Pacific ocean and would cross through...
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A documentary about the super typhoon Yolanda - Haiyan which hit the Philippines on Nov 8th 2013. A video by Dobrin Kashavelov (Bulgaria/Philippines).
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When the residents of the Municipality of Compostela shifted their lush forests into industrial sites, they've seen its unexpected effects: Extreme Heat and an Abnormal Weather causing sudden flash floods and a Super Typhoon. One woman, on the other hand, tied the knot to...
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With fast development of urbanization in China, the air pollution becomes worse and worse which has been a big challenge of both government and citizens. Beijing, the capital city in China, is under attack by fog and haze. The air suspension with a lot of smoke,dust...
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Let me start by saying something that sounds controversial but actually isn't:
Music; Golden Silvers- Magic Touch
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In a land of poverty, where the majority of people can't swim, Jamaican spearfishermen are an elite breed of free spirits and bold adventurers who head underwater in order to make their living.
Since Jamaica is now so heavily
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If you're poor, the only way you're likely to injure someone is the old traditional way: artisanal violence, we could call it – by hands, by knife, by club, or maybe modern hands-on violence, by gun or by car.
But if you're tremendously wealthy, you can practice...
Rebecca Solnit
The changing of the Earth is evident all around us, sea levels are rising, greed is rising, species death counts are rising, and more. Stephen Hawking predicts the end of humanity will occur in less than 40 years' time. It is quite clear that what we are doing now isn't...
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I'm fascinated by how the human psyche deals with climate change, whether denial, disillusion or activism. I took a rest from being a climate change policy analyst and ended up in rural England interviewing Nan, 78 years old. Curiousity took me there to understand why...
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I will show you how easily you can reduce your footprint
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We set about to reate climate change awareness in our own unique way. Using current technology and the proliferation of smartphones, we intend to create a series of mobile games that educate people about Climate Change and inspire behavioural change...Sortables is our first.
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Pequeño is a quest around Mexico city looking for alternatives to live in a less aggressive way.
11 min
This video describe about mangrove rehabilitation efforts, to against rob (seawater inundation) at Semarang city, Central Java, Indonesia. Seawater inundation is caused by sea level rise and land subsidence. KeSEMaT is organization who care with this phenomenon, and take...
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How would you live without water? Prevent climate change to save our water. Water needs us as it's expected to become scarce in the future. ACT NOW!
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Regardless of who we are, we are all part of a similar problem. Some of us affected, some not yet, but we are all in the same boat. While carbon targets fail to be met; while extreme weather increases in severity and instance; and while the worst case scenario looks ever more...
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Quick and reactive documentary done in 7 days, investigates the connection between our individual actions and climate change.
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Miguel Ochavano, a shipibo shaman visits his community (Paoyhan) after the flood. The people of Paoyhan, a native community on the Ucayali river, in the peruvian amazon has seen their land flooded and their crops washed away every year since 2011, old people recall events...
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Our climate is changing and no matter what, we have to adapt to it. Climate TV is a series of short movies, showing how the Netherlands takes innovative and smart measures to deal with climate change. Researchers themselves present the documentary and show what they do the...
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White Roofs is a micro documentary about the White Roof Project in NYC. This video tells their story on how they plan to curb climate change one neighborhood at a time.
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VANISHING WORLD explores how the population of the remote Alaskan village of Newtok are directly affected by climate change. Told in the natives storytelling technique of "Stream of Conciousness" Vanishing World is the bottom up, real-life story of its protagonists. Newtok is...
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Our climate is changing and no matter what, we have to adapt to it. Climate TV is a series of short movies, showing how the Netherlands takes innovative and smart measures to deal with climate change. Researchers themselves present the documentary and show what they do the...
6 min
Uganda's Rwenzori Mountains rise 5000m from the heart of Africa. At their summits are some of Earth's only equatorial glaciers. But these "Mountains of the Moon," whose existence caused a sensation in Europe when they were first climbed in 1906, are changing fast. Snows of...
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The video for Naomi Klein's new book captures the truth that must be told: "Our economic model is waging a war against all life on Earth."
For more information, tour dates, or to buy the book: http://thischangeseverything.org/
Forget everything you think you know about...
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Sophie, a young school teacher of primary school, decides to teach the issue of the climate change to her pupils. A subject which is not taught in the French schools yet. A video by Léa Domenach (France) - Age Group 18-35
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A group of young Canadians take it upon themselves to strive for a more sustainable way of life by building their own wind turbine from scratch. With little to no prior knowledge or experience, the group finds aid in the surrounding community's range or skill sets that all...
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The film covers the mass arrests of nearly 2000 peaceful protesters during the cop 15 in copenhagen (environmental meeting), whilst following effected activists and discussing the wider ramifications of the growing trend around the world of criminalizing protests.
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7 Days in Times Square celebrating youth climate action with the #Action4Climate trailer projected on two massive screens. Connect4Climate partnered with MTV Voices to make this happen and the Action4Climate competitions was supported by a number of partners.
Youth share...
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On November 8th 2013 the Philippines was hit by what is considered to be the most powerful tropical cyclone to ever make landfall. The
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This week: 1. Kayapo's revenge 2. Antarctic meltdown 3. California's lettuce killing drought 4. Global Fuckin Warming kills! 5. Eco Anxiety 6. Blockades work 7. Women stop Utah tar sands 8. Rising tide blockades line 9 9. Support Marius Mason 10. Savage Fam & Alas 11...
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A poem about apocalyptic climate change and how it will affect us all - even the wealthy, whose money will be of no value if society collapses.
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The Keystone XL pipeline is not a conservative or liberal issue, it is a human issue. Despite being bullied by TransCanada, farmers and ranchers in Nebraska continue to fight for their land and livelihoods. North of the border, Canada's First Nations see the dangers of tar...
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The U.S.'s sledgehammer worldview is destroying countless lives and future generations.
Noam Chomsky
Industrial biomass is as dangerous as fracking - it'll mean deaths in the almost exclusively working class areas where it's happening - it produces up to 50% more carbon emissions than coal - it's destroying vital hardwood forests - it's displacing entire communities - and...
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In case you've not yet purchased your weekend meat, here is a pretty harrowing/empowering case for choosing chicken instead of beef when you can.
James Hamblin
600 volunteers attended the Citizens Climate Lobby Annual Conference in 2014. They visited about 500 congressional offices throughout the week to press for a carbon tax. "Global warming is a problem that will change the American way of life and I don't have the right to both...
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To learn more about Cool Planet Energy Systems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPJsYZLU_sM
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Citizens Climate Lobby is a nonprofit, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national policies to address climate change. They train and support volunteers to reclaim their democracy and engage elected officials and the media to generate the political will for solutions...
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Bruce Parker is a small business owner from Alexandria, VA. He's concerned about climate change, and he joined Citizens Climate Lobby to do something about it. Bruce explains why he thinks a carbon tax is the best policy for our economy, our health, and our planet. Visit...
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Abby Martin goes over the revolutionary idea of 'Solar Roadways' highlighting the massive potential the technology holds and the obstacles in the way of moving the idea forward. LIKE Breaking the Set @ http://fb.me/BreakingTheSet FOLLOW Abby Martin @ http://twitter.com/AbbyMartin
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What Is In Our Skies is a documentary series explaining sky anomalies seen worldwide. The first 9 parts were uploaded on June 2nd, 2012. Parts 10-19 were added later. The series is now over 6 hours long and broken into over 100 smaller movies. I am just one of many people...
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Travel to 9 countries with Matt Briggs to uncover the best ideas, cutting-edge technologies and restorative solutions to help curb climate change. You can view the full program or the chaptered version.
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Focusing on minimizing a number hasn't worked that well so far. Maybe it's time to try a whole-systems approach.
Charles Eisenstein
Why do humans have such a hard time taking the future into account? Answering this question with insightful analysis, the film offers strategies for policymakers and individuals who are interested in ways that we can overcome our conditioned habits.
In contrast to many films...
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There have been hundreds of books and essays written on the evolution of Homo sapiens and I assume you are familiar with that history. In this short essay I am going to point out a few things that are usually left out of that story, the part that deals with the very nature of...
Ron Patterson
"The U.S. is a mature exploration and development province for oil and gas. New technologies of large scale, multistage, hydraulic fracturing of horizontal wells have allowed previously inaccessible shale gas and tight oil to reverse the long-standing decline of U.S. oil and...
David Hughes/PostCarbon Institute
Dr. Kevin Trenberth illuminates the mechanics of ocean heat, and the coming El Nino event, and makes a bold prediction.
Robert Sinclair
"I know I’m showing my age now. And feeling all nostalgic about the good old days when petrol cost fifty cents a gallon, when the Club of Rome had only just published its Limits to Growth Report, and everyone just decided to ignore it, because 2020 was so far into the...
Mike Stasse/Damn The Matrix
"This is not good news for humanity. As the ice sheets melt due to global warming, not only do they raise the sea level directly; they also exert a weaker gravitational pull on the surrounding ocean. So water sloshes back toward the continents, where we all live. "If...
Chris Mooney/Mother Jones
This short video is for the awareness of global warming, but also the possibilities that we could explore to help our planet.
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Despite what many of those who advocate meat-eating would like to believe, humans do not sit at the top of the food chain. In any event, it’s a food web rather than a chain, due to the many complex interactions involved.