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How Did Leaders Respond to the People's Climate March?
How Did Leaders Respond to the People's Climate March?
About 400,000 people went to the streets on September 21st to ask for real actions to address climate change. It was the greatest climate march in history. The UN Climate Summit organized by Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon took place two days later with the participation of 100...
Pablo Solon
350.org + Avaaz Have No Strategy To Win Climate Crisis Struggle - Arun Gupta
350.org + Avaaz Have No Strategy To Win Climate Crisis Struggle - Arun Gupta
 350.org + Avaaz have No Strategy to Win Climate Crisis Struggle - Arun Gupta Speaking to Dennis Trainor, Jr. of Acronym TV, independent journalist Arun Gupta praised 350.org for driving so over 300,000 people into the streets for the People's Climate March on Sunday, saying...
6 min
Save the Climate or Save Capitalism? #FloodWallStreet Dispatch
Save the Climate or Save Capitalism? #FloodWallStreet Dispatch
 An exclusive Acronym TV dispatch from the Flood Wall Street day of action, featuring exclusive footage, analysis, and interviews with Adam Clayton Muller (Idle No More), Tim DeChristopher (Peaceful Uprising), Andy Bichlbaum (The Yes Men), Arun Gupta (Counterpunch), and Flood...
10 min
Front-Lines Communities Rising Up: Dispatches from People's Climate
Front-Lines Communities Rising Up: Dispatches from People's Climate
As heads of state, corporate leaders, and token civil society organizations meet behind the UN Climate Summit's closed doors Tuesday, the streets continue to resound with the messages of the 400,000 people who marched on Sunday, the thousands who flooded Wall Street, the
Nadia Prupis and Sarah Lazare
The Peoples Climate March
The Peoples Climate March
The Peoples Climate March took place in New York City, on September 21, 2014. Over 400.000 people attended. This is the largest march in world history, to bring attention to global warming.
24 min
Indigenous Peoples Connect The Dots At Climate March in New York
Indigenous Peoples Connect The Dots At Climate March in New York
Indigenous leaders at the Peoples Climate March in New York speak to the urgency of Climate Change and the need for all of us to be #IdleNoMore. From the Amazon to the Arctic, Indigenous Peoples are defending our climate and teaching allies about how extractive industries are...
3 min
The Coming Climate Revolt: Chris Hedges
The Coming Climate Revolt: Chris Hedges
Chris Hedges made these remarks Saturday at a panel discussion in New York City titled “The Climate Crisis: Which Way Out?” The other panelists were Bill McKibben, Naomi Klein, Kshama Sawant and Sen. Bernie Sande
Chris Hedges
Why Numbers Are Terrible. [and What We Can Do about it]
Why Numbers Are Terrible. [and What We Can Do about it]
I’ll admit, numbers have always thrown me for a whirl. Math? Yeah, it was never was my strong suit. You could say I spent my school years just a bit afraid of these daunting little things scribbled across papers. So, what was the problem with numbers? They’re a foreign...
Sam Fulbright
Eight Pseudoscientific Climate Claims Debunked by Real Scientists
Eight Pseudoscientific Climate Claims Debunked by Real Scientists
Most people who deny that human activity is warming the planet just dismiss a massive body of scientific evidence as a big hoax.
Bill Moyers & Company
Hedges, Klein, McKibben, Sanders and Sawant Call for Urgent Action on Climate Change
Hedges, Klein, McKibben, Sanders and Sawant Call for Urgent Action on Climate Change
On the eve of three historic People's Climate March, authors Chris Hedges and Naomi Klein, 350.org founder Bill McKibben and Seattle Council person Kshama Sawant discuss the urgency of radical action on climate change, with an opening speech by Senator Bernie Sanders and...
111 min
Little Ice Age: Big Chill - Documentary
Little Ice Age: Big Chill - Documentary
Spanning over 500 years and killing countless humans and animals, the Little Ice Age took over the Earth and the livelihood of all those who inhabit it. Despite its duration and magnitude, humans living through the Little Ice Age did not known much about it and some did not...
90 min
Trading Our Future (excerpt)
Trading Our Future (excerpt)
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.
2 min
'The World Is Not Dying. It's Changing': Anthropologist Wade Davis Has Hope For The Future
'The World Is Not Dying. It's Changing': Anthropologist Wade Davis Has Hope For The Future
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
Climate Change Is War - and Wall Street Is Winning
Climate Change Is War - and Wall Street Is Winning
Among the most iconic images to emerge from Hurricane Sandy’s assault on the Eastern Seaboard in 2012 were those
Nathan Schneider
Bob Rafelson #Action4Climate @Connect4Climate
Bob Rafelson #Action4Climate @Connect4Climate
"This is where I live, I do my best to protect that river,
2 min
Climate Change: The Next Generation
Climate Change: The Next Generation
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.
25 min
Our Survival Depends On Keeping The Oil In The Ground
Our Survival Depends On Keeping The Oil In The Ground
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...
4 min
What Are We Doing?
What Are We Doing?
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)
3 min
#FaceTheChange
#FaceTheChange
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...
3 min
Climate Change You Can Believe In
Climate Change You Can Believe In
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
The Pentagon Is The World’s Largest & Most Dangerous Climate Criminal. It's the Elephant In The Room
The Pentagon Is The World’s Largest & Most Dangerous Climate Criminal. It's the Elephant In The Room
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
Cornell | Here's to a Sustainable Future #Action4Climate Competition @Connect4Climate
Cornell | Here's to a Sustainable Future #Action4Climate Competition @Connect4Climate
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.
8 min
The History of Climate Change Negotiations in 83 seconds
The History of Climate Change Negotiations in 83 seconds
It's just a little absurd.
1 min
We Are Floating on Thin Ice
We Are Floating on Thin Ice
A video by Maya Lior-Director and Stephanie Olmanni-Composer (USA)
3 min
Sussex Fracktivists - Clean Energy for a Healthy Planet
Sussex Fracktivists - Clean Energy for a Healthy Planet
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...
8 min
100% Renewable Energy as Centerpiece of a Climate Action Plan
100% Renewable Energy as Centerpiece of a Climate Action Plan
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...
Anna Leidreiter
Aiming at Roots of Climate Chaos, 'Flood Wall Street' Targets Capitalism Itself
Aiming at Roots of Climate Chaos, 'Flood Wall Street' Targets Capitalism Itself
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...
Sarah Lazare
Overheating and Fed Up, Brother Earth Delivers One Final PSA to the People of the World
Overheating and Fed Up, Brother Earth Delivers One Final PSA to the People of the World
Climate change is fucking up Brother Earth's atmosphere, and he's not feeling it. Feat. Boots Riley and Josh Healey.
4 min
Energy East 101 - Piping Tar Sands Oil Across Canada
Energy East 101 - Piping Tar Sands Oil Across Canada
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...
4 min
Climate Change: Faith and Fact
Climate Change: Faith and Fact
Christian and climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe talks to Bill about ending the gridlock between politics, science and faith.
25 min
Some Myths about meat
Some Myths about meat
There are many myths about meat consumption. I focus on two in this article, along with some related issues.
Paul Mahony
Last Rush for the Wild West: Tar Sands, Oil Shale and the American Frontier - Official Trailer
Last Rush for the Wild West: Tar Sands, Oil Shale and the American Frontier - Official Trailer (trailer)
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2 min
Sea Change: We All Live Downstream
Sea Change: We All Live Downstream
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...
5 min
A Road to Ruin
A Road to Ruin
20min observational film about the Newbury Bypass protests in the UK at the beginning of 1996.
20 min
Beyond The People's Climate March
Beyond The People's Climate March
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.
30 min
The 'Climate Swerve' Didn't Just happen
The 'Climate Swerve' Didn't Just happen
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
Disruption
Disruption (2014)
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...
56 min
The Violin Player
The Violin Player
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) 
3 min
Connection
Connection
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.
4 min
Climate Change around Lake Wamala
Climate Change around Lake Wamala
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...
7 min
Climate Perth 2100
Climate Perth 2100
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
3 min
Desplazada
Desplazada
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
8 min
La Gota Más Importante
La Gota Más Importante
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.
8 min
Facing the Flood
Facing the Flood
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...
8 min
Who Cares
Who Cares
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
Why the Climate Movement Must Stand with Ferguson
Why the Climate Movement Must Stand with Ferguson
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
La Tirana
La Tirana
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...
12 min
At the Desert's Edge
At the Desert's Edge
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.
10 min
A Hitch to Basic Needs
A Hitch to Basic Needs
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...
3 min
Blending In
Blending In
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)
10 min
Let's Turn Our Village for Jobs, No City Hopping
Let's Turn Our Village for Jobs, No City Hopping
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.
5 min
Snows of the Nile Film
Snows of the Nile Film
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.
12 min
We Talk Too Much, but You Gotta Listen!
We Talk Too Much, but You Gotta Listen!
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)
8 min
Msobomvu: Realising the Potential Within
Msobomvu: Realising the Potential Within
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...
11 min
Burn
Burn
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...
10 min
South Moroccan Oases in Confrontation of Climate
South Moroccan Oases in Confrontation of Climate
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...
9 min
Hopeful
Hopeful
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...
8 min
The Change (short Film)
The Change (short Film)
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...
10 min
Seeds of Change
Seeds of Change
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)
11 min
The Girl Who Silenced the World for 5 minutes
The Girl Who Silenced the World for 5 minutes
She addressed a UN Meeting on issue of environment. What an inspirational speech.
6 min