A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash
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Running from the future? As the oil runs out, resource wars will proliferate.
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It’s quite possible that the grandchildren of almost all people under 25 will never fly in an aeroplane. Why? Because aviation fuel comes from oil, and the oil won’t last that long.
Who says so? The panoply of academics, scientists and oil-industry big guns interviewed in this film. They tell us: that oil discovery has already peaked and oil production will peak, as it already has in the US and the North Sea. That estimates of reserves are largely guesstimates and often dishonest for marketing and political reasons. That alternatives like coal and uranium will also quickly run out. That renewable energy cannot support the lifestyle of the industrialized world.
The film-makers concentrate on the US, where the Government is doing nothing to scale down use of oil. What is the alternative? Resource wars to grab hold of the remaining non-renewables. This is a vivid and very sobering documentary. See it!
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- written and directed by Basil Gelpke, Ray McCormack
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- Poetry Slam in Zimbabwe
- The House of Hunger poetry slam held in Zimbabwe in 2006, and organised by the Pamberi Trust, showcased young artists performing inspirational work on issues from corporate power to child soldiers. The video features four of the poets.
Published by Pambazuka News.
- Iranian women speak out
- 3 March 2007, London. Women's rights activists marched through the English capital last week to celebrate International Women's Day with a protest against the misogyny of the Islamic regime in Iran and the threat of invasion by the US. Hear the voices of Iranian feminists Azar and Leila Parnian and the sounds of the demonstration as it passed through the heart of the city. Click here to learn more about the campaign.
Produced by Heidi Bachram.
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- Benny from West Papua on Corporate Power
- Vinayan from India on agriculture
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