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Rhiannon12866

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20. It's been available online since last week on YouTube:
Mon Apr 27, 2020, 11:45 PM
Apr 2020
Michael Moore Presents: Planet of the Humans | Full Documentary | Directed by Jeff Gibbs


Michael Moore presents Planet of the Humans, a documentary that dares to say what no one else will this Earth Day — that we are losing the battle to stop climate change on planet earth because we are following leaders who have taken us down the wrong road — selling out the green movement to wealthy interests and corporate America. This film is the wake-up call to the reality we are afraid to face: that in the midst of a human-caused extinction event, the environmental movement’s answer is to push for techno-fixes and band-aids. It's too little, too late.

Removed from the debate is the only thing that MIGHT save us: getting a grip on our out-of-control human presence and consumption. Why is this not THE issue? Because that would be bad for profits, bad for business. Have we environmentalists fallen for illusions, “green” illusions, that are anything but green, because we’re scared that this is the end—and we’ve pinned all our hopes on biomass, wind turbines, and electric cars?

No amount of batteries are going to save us, warns director Jeff Gibbs (lifelong environmentalist and co-producer of “Fahrenheit 9/11” and “Bowling for Columbine" ). This urgent, must-see movie, a full-frontal assault on our sacred cows, is guaranteed to generate anger, debate, and, hopefully, a willingness to see our survival in a new way—before it’s too late.

Featuring: Al Gore, Bill McKibben, Richard Branson, Robert F Kennedy Jr., Michael Bloomberg, Van Jones, Vinod Khosla, Koch Brothers, Vandana Shiva, General Motors, 350.org, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sierra Club, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Nature Conservancy, Elon Musk, Tesla.

Music by: Radiohead, King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Blank & Jones, If These Trees Could Talk, Valentina Lisitsa, Culprit 1, Patrick O’hearn, The Torquays, Nigel Stanford, and many more.



First, MM is NOT in it. 2nd, everyone should watch this 2naSalit Apr 2020 #1
It is a really important documentary. n/t MuseRider Apr 2020 #2
This documentary is fodder for climate deniers, Miguelito Loveless Apr 2020 #4
I disagree. MuseRider Apr 2020 #5
I am already seeing my Twitter feed fill up Miguelito Loveless Apr 2020 #10
While it makes valid points about biomass Miguelito Loveless Apr 2020 #3
Haven't seen the movie yet but about putting solar PV on a house Finishline42 Apr 2020 #7
I have been a green energy advocate Miguelito Loveless Apr 2020 #8
Never understood the efficiency angle on solar PV Finishline42 Apr 2020 #9
I have repeatedly explained to folks Miguelito Loveless Apr 2020 #11
Link to the film: muriel_volestrangler Apr 2020 #6
And a link to a review of the film Miguelito Loveless Apr 2020 #12
That "8%" quote comes from the section about the launch of the Chevy Volt muriel_volestrangler Apr 2020 #13
The panels he was showing off were about twice the size Miguelito Loveless Apr 2020 #15
Pretty good takedown on the whole thing at Climate Crocks - key point - old footage, old information hatrack Apr 2020 #14
And that's the good and bad about wind and solar Finishline42 Apr 2020 #16
Solar power, wind power, and electric cars are mere greenwashing... hunter Apr 2020 #17
Rather than becoming a huckster for solar and wind power schemes Finishline42 Apr 2020 #18
"Break even on your investment..." is part of the philosophy that is killing the planet. hunter Apr 2020 #19
To your point Hunter Finishline42 Apr 2020 #23
It may be that some economist in Texas realized that wind power commits the state to natural gas... hunter Apr 2020 #24
Texas and wind has to more with ERCOT Finishline42 Apr 2020 #27
Nope, not going to let you get away with that progree Apr 2020 #28
Thanks for what you are doing to reduce your carbon footprint, and for not letting the perfect be progree Apr 2020 #21
It seems to me Finishline42 Apr 2020 #22
In this case the perfect is not the enemy of the better. hunter Apr 2020 #25
Well, people aren't going to quit using electricity. That's just the reality of the situation. progree Apr 2020 #26
RE: Carbon cycle of nuclear Finishline42 Apr 2020 #29
A society that embraces nuclear power has no need for wind turbines. hunter Apr 2020 #31
Sorry, but wind is a lot cheaper to build, without the enormous cost overrruns. The "fuel" is free progree Apr 2020 #32
Windmills don't need a river to heat up either Finishline42 Apr 2020 #33
And sadly, that's when customer electrical demand is the highest - on hot summer days progree Apr 2020 #34
It's been available online since last week on YouTube: Rhiannon12866 Apr 2020 #20
Important messages marred by bad arguments caraher Apr 2020 #30
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