A LIST OF 30 GLOBAL WARMING FILMS
From: Julian Powers with a little bit of help from Ron Castle

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"In Hot Water" examines the issue of global climate change and how it relates to the oceans. Locations include the Arctic, Chesapeake Bay and South Pacific islands. Ocean ecosystems are changing in ways we are only beginning to understand. It's available (sometimes free) from Heather Tausig, Director of Conservation, FAX 617-973-0274, htausig@neaq.org . "

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www.bullfrogfilms.com

Rental rates seem EXPENSIVE. Discounts available for activist groups; some films have study guides available. 32 videos listed in an internet search of "Global Warming" at Bullfrog website. Only 12 listed below.  Gives running time and brief description. Rental or purchase: ask them for prices. 7-10 day delivery. $6 S & H.



Affluenza. This is a very well-done PBS documentary. Although it is about consumerism, it is also about our greedy life-style and it makes points about how we in the US use so much of the world's fossil fuels, contributing to global warming among other things. It is a great starting point for a discussion. 56 min., obtainable in 2 parts for classroom use. 1997.



The Air We Breathe. Connects asthma and other respiratory diseases with air pollution and suburban sprawl.



Baked Alaska. Looks at the battle over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in the context of Alaska's accelerated warming, 26 minutes, Color, 2002, ISBN: 1-56029-997, Produced by Spanner Films Ltd. and Journeyman Pictures. Rental: $45.



Big Spuds, Little Spuds. Takes a close look at the potato to examine the effects of climate change and monoculture on one of the world's most important foods



Cooperating for Clean Air. Sweden's all-out assault on acid rain and global warming. 38 minutes Color Grade Level: 7-12, College, Adult, 1993.



The Harriman Alaska Expedition Retraced. War, the prosperity of Alaskan natives, and the repatriation of indigenous artifacts - the film also addresses the boom and bust of industry, global warming, endangered species, the state of natural resources, and the influx of tourism to the pristine edges of the world.



Once and Future Planet. An interesting and easy to understand explanation of what causes global warming. 24 minutes Color Grade
Level: 7-12, College, Adult, 1990.



Rising Waters: Global Warming and the Fate of the Pacific Islands, Shows that global warming is already hurting the Pacific Islands. 57 minutes, Color, 2000, ISBN: 1-56029-832-4, Produced by Andrea Torrice in association with the Independent Television Service and Pacific Islanders in Communications. Rental: $85. (Also see
www.itvs.org/risingwaters/ )



Save Our Land, Save Our Towns. Examines the causes and effects of -and remedies for-suburban sprawl, tapping into a growing concern among ordinary Americans. Gives logical reasons why America's towns can be rebuilt and its countryside preserved from strip malls and subdivisions. (57 minutes, 2000) $60.


Silent Sentinels. Was the unprecedented mass coral bleaching in 1998 proof of global warming?, 57 minutes, Color, 2000, ISBN: 1-56029-814-6, Produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Science Unit, Rental:
$135.


Subdivide and Conquer. Our myth of the West is of majestic scenery, but the reality of the modern west is one of look-alike stripmalls, snarled traffic, air pollution, and ranches sold for subdivisions. Like most places in America, this is a region under siege by unplanned low-density development; tells about solutions. (56 minutes,1999) $59.

Turning Down The Heat: The New Energy Revolution

Renewable energy sources and energy conservation are the solution to global warming.

46 minutes, 2000, ISBN: 0-7722-0798-4, Produced by Jim Hamm Productions, Board of Canada, and in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Narrated by David Suzuki. Rental price: $75 mi

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Observations on Climate Change. Warming is coming so fast the Inuits do not have words in their language to describe the events and wildlife they now see. 42 minutes with summary version in 14 minutes. 2000.
www.uusd.ca/climatechange.html



Fighting Global Warming One House At a Time, and

We Are All Smith Islanders, produced by the Chesapeake Climate Change Network. You can read more about them and order of cheap copies at http://www.chesapeakeclimate.org/ccan_documentaries.htm
 

End of Suburbia. A dozen diverse experts explain when global oil production will peak and begin falling. They speculate on how oil prices going up and up will change our lives with decline of suburbs, higher food prices, and economic stagnation, especially in the global economy. (78 minutes, copyright 2004) $24 from www.endofsuburbia.com

Taken For a Ride. Explains why America's transit system is the worst in the industrialized world. Two generations ago, Americans depended on thriving privately owned streetcar lines across the nation, but then the auto and oil industry, led by General Motors, bought and dismantled the streetcar lines. The private auto stopped being a luxury and became a necessity.(52 minutes, copyright 1996) $80 to community groups from www.newday.com/films/Taken_for_a_Ride.html

Conservation International wants you to know approximately 25% of all
CO2 emissions result from deforestation. Films on tropical forest conservation are available at http://www.conservation.org/xp/CIWEB/publications/videos/index.xml


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Source info. on the next 6 at: www.webofcreation.org/ncc/workgrp.html
National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Working Group.

God's and Global Creation Warming 22 min. Good as a discussion starter especially on the question of why religious groups should get involved.

"It's God's World"
A five-session study guide on global warming that interweaves information on Climate Change with relevant biblical passages. (This is a .pdf file and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view it.)

Denominational Statements on Global Climate Change Statements and resolutions by faith groups on the issue of climate change. They reflect the beliefs and theology of the particular denomination or faith group.

Interfaith Climate Change Network
This electronic advocacy network is an exciting and powerful tool, created to assist the faith community increase its outreach and communication capabilities on the issues of climate change and energy.  People who join the ICCN will be informed, through action alerts via e-mails, about the current public policy debates on climate change.  They will also be provided with information on how an individual, a community, and a congregation can have an impact on this critical environmental issue.

Interfaith Global Climate Change Campaigns (listed by state) Ecumenical agencies in eighteen states across the USA have formed coalitions of religious people from all faith communities to educate and advocate on the issue of global warming. These interfaith campaigns are supported by the Eco-Justice Working Group of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, and the National Religious Partnership for the Environment (NRPE).

Video - God's Creation & Global Warming - view and order by clicking here! This twelve-minute video describes the threats of climate change and the reasons why it is a profoundly religious issue (youth-adult).

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"The Venus Theory". Finland, 52 minutes, 2004. Is the world warming up? How much? How quickly? What kind of an effect can the climate change caused by humans have on the Earth? Explains the greenhouse effect.

www.livableplace.org/pine-schedule.htm#globalwarm

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For the next 5 videos, go to www.peopleandplanet.net  then climate change and films.

The Great Warming
The 1990's was the warmest decade in the last 1000 years. At the same time, the amount of carbon in Earth's atmosphere is higher than it has been in 420,000 years. And it is still climbing. Told through stories of real people around the world, The Great Warming not only explores the science, consequence and solutions of climate change, but also looks at exciting ideas and technologies that will create a truly sustainable future. ... more

Climate films
With the issue of climate change gaining ground in the media, the Television Trust for the Environment (TVE) has produced four programmes on climate change, as part of their Earth Report series, (to be broadcast on BBC World this May [2001]). ... more

USA - Change in the Air
Though accounting for just four per cent of the world's population, the gas-guzzling United States produces close to a quarter of the world's greenhouse gases. Unsurprisingly it is the target of bitter criticism from other nations that claim they are adhering to the Kyoto targets.

Emission Impossible
Earth Report asked Australian film-maker, Ian Henschke, to give a Southern Hemisphere view on global climate change. Henschke's film starts in the United States, a major source of greenhouse gases. ...

Arctic Warning
Over the centuries many explorers have died battling the icy wastes which stretch two thousand miles across the North Pole, but now it's the Arctic pack ice that faces defeat at the hands of man. Global warning, due largely to greenhouse gases, is taking its toll. ... more


Note: This survey is believed to be reasonably accurate but is absolutely not complete as I've used cutoff dates in the 1990s: no guarantees!

Julian Powers


PS The New England Aquarium's Water Film Series will complete two videos that sound great. I was told "The Great Warming", apparently updated, would be premiered in March '05 in Wash DC. Another 60 minute film is being produced for PBS. Suggest: www.neaq.org 

One addition by Ron Castle:

www.kilowattours.org  "Kilowatt Ours" by Nashvillian Jeff Barrie

Jeff says, "What would you find if you traced the wires from your light switch to its energy source?  We're paying a higher price than our electric bills reflect- mountaintop removal, air pollution, childhood asthma.  Kilowatt Ours is the story of my 18 month journey across the southeast United States to document our energy related problems and present viable solutions."

The film focuses on the Southeastern United States and talks about energy saving alternatives that can reduce global warming.

Ron says, "I helped with some of the editing on this work and saw the premiere to a totally packed house at the Old Belcourt Theater in Nashville.  This is a really good work."