CKF Film Friday No. 15: Gwynne Dyer On Military Planning And Climate Change
Gwynne Dyer has just published a serious book on the geopolitical implications of global warming. If you have not read “Climate Wars“ you should. Dyer holds a PhD in military history. He understands the military establishment. According to Dyer, the West’s military establishments have already started to plan for what they see as the next big justification for their existence. Listen to Dyer in this interview:
CKF Film Friday No. 14: Who Killed The Electric Car?
With the imminent demise of the big three auto makers upon us, it is time to look at the alternatives. Ford, GM, and Chrysler have taken their first-place stature in automobile manufacturing and managed to make themselves obsolete. Could there be a better case study on how leading companies can fail when they lose sight of the big picture: building products people really want.
How do films cover the debacle that is the automotive industry? First, let’s look at Australia SBS TV Dateline’s take on “Who Killed the Electric Car?” Part one:
More than a week has passed since Barak Obama was elected president of the United States. As historical and moving an event as that day was, we are still faced with a collapsing economy, polluting cars, CO2, and a global environmental crisis in slow motion. The world needs a leader, but I worry that the obstacles facing Mr. Obama are beyond any one person’s ability to set straight (well, of course they are, but rhetorically at least we want our heroes to take on the biggest monsters or most Herculean tasks, and win).
Where does President-elect Obama stand on the big environmental issues facing us? Let’s ask YouTube. This commercial promises a lot. How does it sit in the post economic meltdown, save the auto industry reality of today?
How about this playing up the super hero theme from ZapRoot:
Obama on February 25th, 2008 lists the top environmental issues facing the globe. “The next president can’t be someone who tells you what they think you want to hear, but rather what you need to hear.”
Obama on the Bali non-agreement and other policy positions regarding the environment:
This week’s film Friday menu offers up some less emotional fare. OK, actually, it is really dry—but worth watching. I have dabbled in the green investment sector and in the last two months have seem my holdings drop by, well, too much. So maybe the topic is emotional after all. First is the U.K. video from Cantos TV: How to make green investments.
And from Clear Sky TV:
From the Green Business Summit we have that great Wall Street pariah T Boone Pickins (yes, that one) telling us how to invest in green. The irony doesn’t escape me on this one, but, on the other hand, he does know the markets:
If you are still up to it, here is part two of Mr. Pickins.
Crude Substitute: The Folly of Liquid Coal
Ready for some good old fashion “bait & switch” from the coal industry? Watch this video and be prepared for the next best thing from US energy producers. Can we reduce our carbon output by 80% in forty years? Not this way.
Here is something from britannica.com (yes that one) on coal produced acid rain.
Want to know what has powered China’s industrial revolution? You guessed it. An “ill wind is blowing . . . to the US.”
Al Gore on what new coal power generation must look like.
Canada’s Liberal Party lost votes (not to mention the election) this week when its much-discussed Carbon Tax proved too much for voters to support. In order to further flame the passionate debate, this week’s Film Friday brings you the Carbon Tax story in video.
First, Al Gore on carbon taxes…
David Suzuki’s take on carbon and taxes…
Kenneth Green on revenue neutral carbon taxes… Does he manage to sell the idea?
