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Planet of Some Humans

Posted in Cinema, Climate change, Eco-culture, Visual culture, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 1, 2020 | 5 Comments »

This past week has seen a firestorm of reaction among environmentalists and climate and energy scientists to the online release of the film Planet of the Humans. Written, directed, and produced by first-time director Jeff Gibbs, but — much more importantly — executive-produced and actively promoted by Michael Moore, the film is incendiary and intentionally […]

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Climate Action Week: What to watch for

Posted in Climate change, Eco-culture, Politics, tagged , , , , , , , on September 16, 2019 | 3 Comments »

As people around the world prepare for Global Climate Strike Week (Sept. 20-27) and for the UN Climate Action Summit in New York City on Sept. 23, here are some thoughts and sources to help us think about what’s at stake, what’s possible, and what we can do. This blog may be updated as needed, […]

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Green new dealing it…

Posted in Climate change, Politics, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 9, 2019 | 21 Comments »

For someone who teaches media and environment, it’s heartening to see people like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and one of her advisors, Cornell legal star Robert Hockett, break through the media din. Even Tucker Carlson had to admit that “it’s nice to have a smart person” on his show to explain things. (Students, take note.) First, Ocasio-Cortez:

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