Flow – Water Privatization

Created on Friday, 16 December 2011 18:52

Last updated: June 16, 2018 at 14:48 pm

In this documentary, several environmental activists like Vandana Shiva, Maude Barlow, Medha Patkar, and Rajendra Singh explain why we are facing the biggest crisis of our times.

How did a handful of corporations steal our water? Water is the very essence of life, sustaining every being on the planet. 'FLOW' confronts the disturbing reality that our crucial resource is dwindling and greed just may be the cause.

Experts label water privatization the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st century. This documentary builds a case against the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply, with an unflinching focus on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel.

Interviews with scientists and activists intelligently reveal the rapidly building crisis at both the global and human scale. The film also introduces many of the governmental and corporate culprits behind the water grab, while asking the question "CAN ANYONE REALLY OWN WATER?"

Beyond identifying the problem FLOW also gives viewers a look at the people and institutions providing practical solutions to the water crisis and those developing new technologies which are fast becoming blueprints for a successful global and economic turnaround.

Energy War

Last updated: July 24, 2018 at 19:30 pm

Created on Friday, 10 December 2010 18:35

Forget the axis of evil; it’s the axis of oil. The Cold War was about ideology, the "War on Terror" is about globalization. The 21st century will be dominated by the fight for energy. It will be every country for itself and it’s going to get dirty. This film describes the geopolitical consequences of the dependency on fossil fuels. In the struggle for the last sources of fossil fuels countries all over the world are forced to take new political and moral decisions and enter into awkward alliances; rogue regimes are tolerated and befriended. With a special focus on the gas conflict between Georgia and Russia and the position of Saudi Arabia, this documentary sheds light on the inverse connection between rising oil prices and the establishment of free democracies. The film then moves on to take a look at the international markets for alternative energy.

 

If oil and gas are scarce and expensive in the future where will countries turn to keep their economy going and their population warm and happy?

There’s No Tomorrow

Created on Saturday, 03 March 2012 21:25

 ‘There’s No Tomorrow’ is a half-hour animated documentary about resource depletion, energy and the impossibility of infinite growth on a finite planet.

 

How Many People Can Live On Planet Earth?

Last updated: July 24, 2018 at 19:33 pm

Created on Tuesday, 05 October 2010 20:15

In this BBC Horizon special, naturalist Sir David Attenborough investigates whether the world is heading for a population crisis. In his lengthy career David Attenborough has watched the human population more than double from 2.5 billion in 1950 to nearly seven billion now. He reflects on the profound effects of this rapid growth, both on humans and the environment.

While much of the projected growth in human population is likely to come from the developing world, it is the lifestyle enjoyed by many in the West that has the most impact on the planet.  Attenborough examines whether it is the duty of individuals to commit not only to smaller families, but to change the way they live for the sake of humanity and planet Earth. 

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