Watch "The dark side of green energy" here
Are there really "plenty of fish in the sea"?
Will there be more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050?! The fact that this is even a possibility is very hard to imagine and terribly depressing, don't you think?
The Climate Change Experiment
Racing Extinction
Before the Flood
Leonardo diCaprio (Best Actor Oscar Winner) returns with another film which urges us to take action to save the planet from "the flood". The plot is not anything we haven't heard of before but this documentary has the latest opinions and predictions from the world's leading scientists and climate experts. Watch it in full below.
An Inconvenient Sequel
Under the Dome
"Under the Dome": A Chinese version of An Inconvenient Truth by former CCTV anchor Chai Jing. It has already received 155 million views in just a few days. An excellent documentary.
A moving talk about the main issues related to climate change (with subtitles in English) by Lord Nicholas Stern at a recent TED event in New York which coincides with the UN Climate Summit.
Earthrise is a new series of programmes exploring solutions to today's environmental challenges, taking an upbeat look at ecological, scientific, technological and design projects the world over. The reporters will meet inspiring individuals and communities leading the way in a field no one can afford to ignore.
For all the videos and more information simply click on this link: http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/earthrise/
The global warming debate made simple
Cool It
This illustrates a new perspective on global warming. Watch the trailer below.
(click on the title to watch the entire film FOR FREE) Home is a 2009 documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. The film is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various places on Earth. It shows the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the planet. The movie was released simultaneously on June 5, 2009 in cinemas across the globe, on DVD, Blu-ray, television, and on YouTube. Opening in 181 countries, the film broke the world record for the largest film release in history.
The film received a large response upon release, receiving over 400,000 combined views within the first 24 hours on YouTube. As of April 2010, the French, English, German, Spanish, Russian and Arabic versions on Youtube logged a total of more than 14 million views. It was shown to high ratings on channels around the world including the international network National Geographic. France2 débuted the film to over 8.3 million viewers in France alone.
(click on the title to watch the trailer) This is the first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of over-fishing on our oceans, had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. In the film we see firsthand the effects of our global love affair with fish as food. It examines the imminent extinction of blue fin tuna, brought on by increasing western demand for sushi; the impact on marine life resulting in huge overpopulation of jellyfish; and the profound implications of a future world with no fish that would bring certain mass starvation.
Filmed over two years, The End of the Line follows the investigative reporter Charles Clover as he confronts politicians and celebrity restaurateurs, who exhibit little regard for the damage they are doing to the oceans.
Filmed across the world – from the Straits of Gibraltar to the coasts of Senegal and Alaska to the Tokyo fish market – featuring top scientists, indigenous fishermen and fisheries enforcement officials, The End of the Line is a wake-up call to the world.
Scientists predict that if we continue fishing as we are now, we will see the end of most seafood by 2048.
Scientists predict that if we continue fishing as we are now, we will see the end of most seafood by 2048.
(click for trailer) This is a 2007 documentary film, created, produced and narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, on the state of the natural environment. With contributions from over 50 politicians, scientists, and environmental activists the film documents the grave problems facing the planet's life systems. Global warming, deforestation, mass species extinction, and depletion of the oceans' habitats are all addressed. The film's premise is that the future of humanity is in jeopardy. The film proposes potential solutions to these problems by calling for restorative action by the reshaping and rethinking of global human activity through technology, social responsibility and conservation.
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