It’s wonderful to see these initiatives around climate change.
Important information included.
I can’t say that one is more important than the other two.
(Note for Saskatoon area residents: good news! a dynamic group is organizing to mobilize support for climate change action.)
CONTENTS
- FILM: GREEDY LYING BASTARDS
- WE’RE NOT DROWNING, WE’RE FIGHTING (ISLAND NATIONS)
- CHASING ICE – SHORTISH VIDEO FROM BOULDER CITY, COLO, COUNCIL MEETING
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1. FILM: GREEDY LYING BASTARDS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
From: One Earth Productions
Date: February 5, 2013
GREEDY LYING BASTARDS TO OPEN
NATIONALLY ON MARCH 8, 2013
Markets include New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC, San Francisco, Houston, Detroit, Seattle, Tampa Miami, Denver, Phoenix and San Diego
Los Angeles – One Earth Productions announced today that the feature documentary GREEDY LYING BASTARDS will open nationally on March 8, 2013 in the top twenty markets.
Produced and directed by Craig Rosebraugh, with Daryl Hannah serving as executive producer, GREEDY LYING BASTARDS investigates the reason behind stalled efforts to tackle climate change despite consensus in the scientific community that it is not only a reality but also a growing problem that is placing the world on the brink of disaster. Two-time Emmy-Award winner Patrick Gambuti, Jr. co-wrote and edited the film and Michael Brook composed the original score.
Rosebraugh documents the impact of an industry that has continually put profits before people, waged a campaign of lies designed to thwart measures to combat climate change, and used its clout to minimize laws and regulations – ultimately undermining the political process in the U.S. and abroad. The film takes aim at two companies, Koch Industries and ExxonMobil, charging them with being the main financial drivers of the climate change denial campaign worldwide.
“Concerned about the future of the planet and our ability to exist on it, I wanted to undertake a project that would uncover the hidden agenda of the oil industry and provide answers as to why as a nation we fail to implement clean energy policies and take effective action on important problems such as climate change”, says Rosebraugh. “This is particularly crucial following the warmest year on record in the United States, one in which the country experienced record drought, wildfires and Hurricane Sandy.”
Director/Producer Craig Rosebraugh, founder of One Earth Productions, is a writer, filmmaker and activist in the United States advocating for political and social justice, human rights, and environmental and animal protection. GREEDY LYING BASTARDS was an official selection of the United Nations Film Festival, Costa Rica Documentary Film Festival, Bahamas International Film Festival and winner for feature documentary at the Burbank Film Festival and Ecofilm Award at the Boston Film Festival.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://greedylyingbastards.com/
CONTACT:
Shelby Kimlick MPRM Communications skimlick AT mprm.com, 323 933 3399
John Murphy Murphy PR jmurphy AT murphypr.com, 212 414 0408
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2. WE’RE NOT DROWNING, WE’RE FIGHTING (ISLAND NATIONS)
(Related: the courageous story of “The Island President” (Maldives, one of the “Island Nations”) is in posting Climate Warming: The Island President. James Hansen)
Malo ni!
My name is Mikaele Maiava. I’m writing from the Pacific Island archipelago of Tokelau to ask you to join with us in action as we take on the fossil fuel industry.
Last October, Tokelau turned off the last of its diesel generators. In their place, we switched on our solar plants, making Tokelau the first country in the world to become 100% renewably-powered.
I woke up before sunrise that day, excited about the history Tokelau was making. My whole village made its way to the site of over 100 solar panels — we could see the many hours of hard labor that had gone into this project. As we counted down to the switch, I could feel future generations smiling at us and thanking us. Our children’s future suddenly looked brighter because we had the vision (and perseverance) necessary to get off fossil fuels and switch to 100% renewable energy.
You might wonder why we bothered. Aren’t we doomed to lose our islands from sea-level rise? I don’t blame you for thinking that if you did. So often the global media victimises the Pacific Islands and portrays us as helplessly succumbing to climate change and rising seas. But the global media know nothing of who we really are, or how it feels to live on these paradise islands we call home. They don’t know that as Pacific Islanders, we are warriors, and that the land we live on is part of us.
We know that the longer the fossil fuel industry gets its way, the worse climate change will be, and the more sea-level rise will threaten our islands. But giving up on our home is not an option. We are not drowning.
We are fighting.
That’s why on March 2nd, Pacific Islanders across 15 diverse nations will be mobilising at prominent locations to perform our unique war challenges, songs, and dances. We’ll be laying down a challenge to the fossil fuel industry. It is their coal and oil and gas vs. our future. They cannot both coexist. And it is our future that has to win.
We want to show the world that people from countries and cultures everywhere are standing with us — the Pacific Warriors — in the fight against climate change.
Fakafetai lahi,
Thank you,
Mikaele Maiava
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3. CHASING ICE – SHORTISH VIDEO FROM BOULDER CITY, COLO, COUNCIL MEETING
Click on: http://vimeo.com/50079869
Science Tuesday – Chasing Ice
This video segment was taken from the September 18, 2012 Boulder, Colorado City Council Meeting and features Agenda Item 1C, a presentation by James Balog on the subject of disappearing glaciers and ice.
Please send it out to all so that we can feel enough power together to start tackling this problem.
Thanks, Dianne