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I'm Proud of My Daughter and the Other Brave Heathrow Protesters
I'm Proud of My Daughter and the Other Brave Heathrow Protesters
Plane Stupid’s trespass was a red flag to politicians: to claim you can have a booming aviation-based economy and cut emissions is a cowardly deception
Tim Sanderson · unrated
Paris D12: Red Lines - a Memento for the Movement
Paris D12: Red Lines - a Memento for the Movement
The energy and the imagination on display in Paris on D12 was breathtaking. This is our hommage to the organizers and all the people who went, as well as our way of sharing the experience with those who couldn't come. This is a movement on the rise.
5 min · unrated
Unstoppable California Gas Leak Being Called Worst Catastrophe Since BP Spill
Unstoppable California Gas Leak Being Called Worst Catastrophe Since BP Spill
Methane gas continues spewing, unchecked, into the air over southern California from a fractured well to an underground storage site — at such an alarming rate that low-flying planes have necessarily been diverted by the FAA, lest internal combustion engines meet highly...
Claire Bernish · unrated
Time to Cycle - London to Paris for COP21
Time to Cycle - London to Paris for COP21
Time To Cycle was an organised mass cycle ride from London to Paris in December 2015. The plan was to arrive in Paris for the end of the climate talks, COP21. The aim was to do this sustainably and to connect a variety of people along the way, thus uniting people, sharing...
10 min · unrated
Shocking Aerial Images Show Extent of Canada's Oilsands Operation
Shocking Aerial Images Show Extent of Canada's Oilsands Operation
Alex MacLean is one of America’s most famed and iconic aerial photographers. His perspective on human structures, from bodies sunbathing at the beach to complex, overlapping highway systems, always seems to hint at a larger symbolic meaning hidden in the mundane. By...
Written by Carol Linnitt - Photographs by Alex MacLean · unrated
Hope and Burnout in the Anthropocene
Hope and Burnout in the Anthropocene
To build a lasting movement for climate justice, activists must decouple hope from victory and confront their fatigue head-on
Forrest Watkins · unrated
Brexit, An Open Letter
Brexit, An Open Letter
On Morality and Fear
TTRP · unrated
Offshore Drilling - Alaska Native POV
Offshore Drilling - Alaska Native POV
The Sierra Club along with a host of other environmentally conscious organizations hosted a rally against Offshore Drilling in Washington, DC that featured the voices of Indigenous People from Alaska whose traditional way of life is threatened by fossil fuels.
2 min · unrated
Wind Turbine Laser Art
Wind Turbine Laser Art
The Netherlands is one of the countries that embraced wind-based technology the quickest, but not without some complaints. The Dutch often feel that the wind turbines are loud and ugly. Hoping to change public opinion, artist Daan Roosegaarde created an art piece, Windlicht...
2 min · unrated
The Big Fuck Off Elephant in the Room
The Big Fuck Off Elephant in the Room
The true cause of immigration and the real enemy
Dan Ashman · unrated
World's Banks Driving Climate Chaos With Hundreds of Billions in Extreme Energy Financing
World's Banks Driving Climate Chaos With Hundreds of Billions in Extreme Energy Financing
Wall Street continues to back the most polluting fossil fuel industries "at the expense of some of the most vulnerable communities on the planet," states new report
Lauren McCauley · unrated
As Britain Exits, the Need for a Strong Climate Movement Remains
As Britain Exits, the Need for a Strong Climate Movement Remains
Britain’s vote last night to leave the European Union will be a disaster for the climate — both physical and political — on both sides of the Atlantic.
Kate Aronoff · unrated
Portraits: Daniel Casado
Portraits: Daniel Casado
We interviewed Daniel Casado, chilean environmental photgrapher for our webseries called "Retratos"  (Portraits). 
2 min · unrated
Down With Guilt! There Are Much Better Ways to Get People to Act on Climate Change.
Down With Guilt! There Are Much Better Ways to Get People to Act on Climate Change.
How do you get people to do something about climate change? For years, the answer has been to prod people into thinking about their role in causing it, to guilt trip them into action. Because any human who happens to live in North America has taken advantage of central...
Heather Smith · unrated
Planetary Crisis: We Are Not All in This Together
Planetary Crisis: We Are Not All in This Together
“Climate change and extreme weather events are not devastating a random selection of human beings from all walks of life. There are no billionaires among the dead, no corporate executives living in shelters, no stockbrokers watching their children die of malnutrition.”
Ian Angus · unrated
Keep It in the Ground or Bust
Keep It in the Ground or Bust
7 reasons why fossil fuel industries should break their carbon bubble
Isatis Marié Cintrón Rodríguez · unrated
Drought Be Damned: Has the 20th-Century Promise of America’s Dams Run Its Course?
Drought Be Damned: Has the 20th-Century Promise of America’s Dams Run Its Course?
The water crisis in the West has renewed debate about the effectiveness of major dams, with some pushing for the enormous Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River to be decommissioned.
Abrahm Lustgarten · unrated
Heathrow 13: The UK’s First Climate Prisoners?
Heathrow 13: The UK’s First Climate Prisoners?
On Wednesday, 24th February, thirteen individuals who blockaded a runway to protest against expanding Heathrow airport are likely to be sent to prison, which would make them the first climate activists to receive a prison sentence in the UK.
3 min · unrated
Why Heathrow 13 Verdict Could Lead to More Radical Climate Activism, Not Less
Why Heathrow 13 Verdict Could Lead to More Radical Climate Activism, Not Less
The so-called “Heathrow 13” Plane Stupid climate activists have been given suspended prison sentences for trespassing on the airport’s runway. The case – and the decision of the judge to hand down custodial sentences at all, even if they were suspended – illustrates the way...
Graeme Hayes and Brian Doherty · unrated
Inside Germany's Most Harmful Energy Source
Inside Germany's Most Harmful Energy Source
The Rhineland region of Germany has more CO2 pollution than any part of Europe due to its many coal mines. That's why climate activists organized the largest protest against coal production that Germany has ever seen. To find out why we are still using such harmful energy...
20 min · unrated
Climate Coalition Vows 'Peaceful, Escalated' Actions Until 'We Break Free From Fossil Fuels'
Climate Coalition Vows 'Peaceful, Escalated' Actions Until 'We Break Free From Fossil Fuels'
'For years, communities on the front lines have led that struggle, and this May we can join them.'
Nika Knight · unrated
Sustainable Brothers and Sisters - a Day in the Langa Community ♥♥♥
Sustainable Brothers and Sisters - a Day in the Langa Community ♥♥♥
The SBS team activates consciousness at festivals around South Africa - including Rocking the Daises, We Love Summer & Up the Creek. The network aims to inspire ACTION in environmental and social issues within South Africa. One of the campaigns - "dont be a fool, carpool!"...
1 min · unrated
Water Is Life. Don't Undermine It
Water Is Life. Don't Undermine It
This vibrant animation from The Gaia Foundation and animator Ben Pearce takes us on two very different journeys through the water cycle. One shows the life-giving nature of water for everything from forests to frogs. The other reveals the ways in which mining is damaging the...
5 min · unrated
New Film: '8 Days @ COP21'
New Film: '8 Days @ COP21'
'8 days @ COP21' is the work of filmmaker Emilio Mula travelling to Paris with Rob Hopkins. It captures those days last December when the climate negotiations took place in Paris, and the experiences of some of the Transitioners who were there.
NU project · unrated
Attention Must Be Paid (Except to Climate Change)
Attention Must Be Paid (Except to Climate Change)
A bombshell dropped the other day. But if nobody heard it explode, did that make it a dud?
Marty Kaplan · unrated
Why We Need to Keep 80 Percent of Fossil Fuels in the Ground
Why We Need to Keep 80 Percent of Fossil Fuels in the Ground
Life depends on it. Bill McKibben on the big changes we’ve already made in remarkably short order
Bill McKibben · unrated
SUV Taggers
SUV Taggers (trailer)
Trailer for SUV TAGGERS, an award-winning, festival favorite short film (4:25). Two 'bad boy' environmentalists with a sense of humor place embarrassing but truthful bumper stickers on highly polluting, dangerous SUVS in the malls of California. A great discussion starter for...
1 min · unrated
Special Event: an Evening With the Yes Men
Special Event: an Evening With the Yes Men
Green Film Fest invites you to join us for this special event to meet The Yes Men (Mike Bonanno and Andy Bichlbaum) and see their latest film The Yes Men Are Revolting.
Green Film Fest · unrated
Underwater Sculptures Are Helping Rebuild Our Ocean's Coral Reefs
Underwater Sculptures Are Helping Rebuild Our Ocean's Coral Reefs
Sculptor Jason diCaires Taylor creates underwater botanical gardens made of inert stone not only for our viewing pleasure but to help rebuild our dying coral reefs.
2 min · unrated
We Have Never Been Here Before - Performance.
We Have Never Been Here Before - Performance.
Video of Performance Premiere at Berliner Festspiele, July 4th 2016.
68 min · unrated
Hey, Now Would Be a Great Time for a Carbon Tax
Hey, Now Would Be a Great Time for a Carbon Tax
Wow, the price of oil is still low as hell. Oil company earnings are terrible. Consumer prices at the pump are super cheap. Oh, that remind me, you know what we could use right now?
Hamilton Nolan · unrated
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Vs. the Climate
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Vs. the Climate
As people around the world march against the signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Sierra Club's Ilana Solomon breaks down how the trade agreement will affect the fight against climate change.
2 min · unrated
守護東海岸 反美麗灣
守護東海岸 反美麗灣
Land, water & trees are dear. They can be given up for money 水土樹木誠可貴, 但為有利可圖, 在所不惜！
60 min · unrated
"Global Elite's Theater": Paris Deal Is Mere Starting Point for Climate Justice
"Global Elite's Theater": Paris Deal Is Mere Starting Point for Climate Justice
Provisions in COP21 deal 'are not enough to avoid a pathway towards a 3°C world,' warns Oxfam
Deirdre Fulton · unrated
Taiwan Tree-Huggers 台灣環保最前線
Taiwan Tree-Huggers 台灣環保最前線
Trees, water & land are dear, they can be given up for money 水土樹木誠可貴, 但為圖利皆可拋！ 
60 min · unrated
Haiti Kid With Camera Hits Hollywood in his film he promote change
Haiti Kid With Camera Hits Hollywood in his film he promote change
HELLO AMERICA!—We have got to face and understand the effect Hollywood has on millions of people all over the world. When they first view those magic moving images in a theater or on a home screen, something happens and suddenly there is an intense desire to see more. On the...
Romane Simon · unrated
Mangroves : Reducing the Risk of Disaster Through Nature-Based Solutions
Mangroves : Reducing the Risk of Disaster Through Nature-Based Solutions
The coastal mangrove forest is the buffer between land and sea, playing the critical role of protecting the land and coastal communities from storms, wind and erosion. The short documentary takes us to an island in Southern Thailand illustrating how mangroves have depleted...
8 min · unrated
In Celebration of a Beautiful Action to Shut Down the UK's Largest Opencast Coal Mine
In Celebration of a Beautiful Action to Shut Down the UK's Largest Opencast Coal Mine
A report on the peaceful direct action that shut down the Ffos-y-Fran coal mine in Wales
Andrew Butler · unrated
How Salmon Feed the Forests
How Salmon Feed the Forests
Each year, immense schools of migrating salmon bring nutrients from the ocean to Pacific Northwest rivers—literally feeding the trees. Here’s where humans come in.
Jennifer Luxton and Stephen Miller · unrated
No Nukes Taiwan 台灣反核運動
No Nukes Taiwan 台灣反核運動
"No Co-operation 停止運轉! No-Delay 不要拖延! No-Nukes 立即廢核!"
60 min · unrated
Emma and Sophie Thompson Cook Up a Plan to Stop Fracking
Emma and Sophie Thompson Cook Up a Plan to Stop Fracking
Part 1: Emma Thompson and sister Sophie have hatched a plan to take on the fracking industry. Their idea's a little mischievous, so it's all hush-hush for now. But soon all will be revealed soon.
3 min · unrated
Corona Crisis Reveals We Need Systemic, Not Just Individual Change
Corona Crisis Reveals We Need Systemic, Not Just Individual Change
Climate change is not your fault.
Peter Sinclair · unrated
Grand Forks Flood | Episode 3: Connecting Deforestation & Flooding
Grand Forks Flood | Episode 3: Connecting Deforestation & Flooding
Planetary deforestation is having huge impacts on communities worldwide.  In May 2018, the small town of Grand Forks was hit by a catastrophic flood.  Was the flood caused by climate change and deforestation?  This multi-year film project follows the stories of flood...
29 min · unrated
Héroes de la naturaleza
Héroes de la naturaleza
Uno de los mayores problemas del mundo es que se vive dando por sentada la vida, cuando nunca ha dejado de ser un milagro por el cual siempre deberíamos maravillarnos. La crisis climática es un reflejo claro de la forma en que nos relacionamos con la naturaleza. De la mano de...
3 min · unrated
ZC4 - Zero Carbon Coaching Clinic Campaign!
ZC4 - Zero Carbon Coaching Clinic Campaign!
In a world where Team Doom is dancing in civilization's end zone and Team Earth is playing out the clock, one Zero Carbon Coach and one Scoreboard Committee Member will walk you through the layout of a Zero Carbon Coaching Clinic. See climate solutions like you've never seen...
37 min · unrated
First Gigawatt Down: Part I
First Gigawatt Down: Part I
Everyone talks about solving climate change, getting off fossils, getting 100% clean energy.
11 min · unrated
First Gigawatt Down Part 2
First Gigawatt Down Part 2
Do you want to secure an awesome planet with a great quality of life for you and 10 billion of your closest friends, and your descendents in perpetuity? Then you want to solve climate change. Which means you need to figure out how we can transition our economy to work on net...
18 min · unrated
Re: "Skepticism Is Healthy, but Planet of the Humans Is Toxic - A Critical Review"
Re: "Skepticism Is Healthy, but Planet of the Humans Is Toxic - A Critical Review"
It's good to see a filmmaker of Michael Moore's status tackling the hypocrisy of "green" growthism, and having the courage to blame human overshoot (not a lack of technology) for worsening environmental problems. The backlash was predictable. Josh (Gasland) Fox's reaction was...
False Progress · unrated
One World 1 - A Survival Strategy for Humanity
One World 1 - A Survival Strategy for Humanity
"It’s time to design a global society that fits the biological and material constraints of earth and also fits the psychological, cultural, and developmental needs of diverse peoples worldwide."
Armando Davila · unrated
Re: Bill Mckibben's Response to Planet of the Humans Documentary
Re: Bill Mckibben's Response to Planet of the Humans Documentary
Sir, you may have been unfairly treated on the topic of biomass, but do you still support covering the world with obnoxious, inefficient industrial wind turbines? Those who call them "beautiful" are a strange breed, considering what's being lost as they dominate natural...
False Progress · unrated
When Climate Met COVID: 7 Reasons We Should Tackle These Challenges Together
When Climate Met COVID: 7 Reasons We Should Tackle These Challenges Together
We face not one but three simultaneous inter-connected crises: the COVID-19 Emergency, the Climate and Biodiversity Emergency, and the Crisis of Capitalism. We urgently need connected constructive responses.
Guy Dauncey · unrated
Extinction Underground: ART TO SAVE THE PLANET
Extinction Underground: ART TO SAVE THE PLANET
“The role of the artist is to make revolution irresistible.” – Toni Cade Barbara
3 min · unrated
The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning
The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning (trailer)
The Antarcitica Chellenge: A Global Warning is a one-hour documentary that will go to the source of the climate change crisis: Antarctica. Here we will explore first-hand the environmental challenges facing that frozen continent and, by extension, the world. The International...
3 min · unrated
Planting Earth Week
Planting Earth Week (2020)
Karlos Edmonds plans for his greatest climate protest action yet—to illegally plant trees in New York City’s Central Park—even after getting arrested 12 times in the last year. With the 50th anniversary of Earth Day coming up, he is well on his way to building his protest...
13 min · unrated
The Green New Deal Will Make Life Better For All & It's Cheaper Than More Wars for Oil
The Green New Deal Will Make Life Better For All & It's Cheaper Than More Wars for Oil
What if taking on climate change could create a better economy and millions of jobs? Check out The Leap's new video on the Green New Deal, with a voiceover by the incomparable George Elliott Clarke.
2 min · unrated
Belgium - United for Climate - 20th of September 2019
Belgium - United for Climate - 20th of September 2019
Song: The Kids Don't Stand A Chance - Vampire Weekend
4 min · unrated
#TreesAreTheKey
#TreesAreTheKey (2019)
#TreesAreTheKey is a powerful new environmental film from documentary maker, Tim Tyson Short, narrated by Kate Winslet. It contains a blueprint for mitigating climate change and alleviating hunger and poverty in Africa. Please help The Word Forest Organisation spread the word...
40 min · unrated
OffGrid Solar powered Tattoo Bus Studio in Colombia
OffGrid Solar powered Tattoo Bus Studio in Colombia
We met Julian and his project "El Dorado Tattoo", the first tattoo studio that pays tribute to the sun, operated 100% with solar energy. His artistic project took him to the countryside a few years ago, where he and his family have forged a lifestyle based on sustainability...
7 min · unrated
5 Ways Coronavirus Could Help Humanity Survive the Ecological Crisis
5 Ways Coronavirus Could Help Humanity Survive the Ecological Crisis
The human tragedy of the coronavirus is immense. Thousands have died, hundreds of thousands have been infected globally, and millions more have been affected. Whilst infectious disease has always been a part of the human experience, the expansion of industrial civilization...
Matt Mellen · unrated
Coronavirus Spells the End of the Neoliberal Era. What's Next?
Coronavirus Spells the End of the Neoliberal Era. What's Next?
Coronavirus is a political crucible, melting down and reshaping current norms. Will the new era be a “Fortress Earth” or a harbinger of a transformed society based on a new set of values?
Jeremy Lent · unrated