Earth Days explores the history of eco-activism and revolutionary strides taken to bring attention to our impact on the environment. This year is the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day. The teaser for this film has that American wartime feel with the classic footage and accompanying Chambers Brothers song, Time Has Come Today. Some of the imagery is comical to me because I can’t believe that it used to seem like an okay idea to release toxic billowing smoke clouds from factories or dump dangerous chemicals into our water. Old songs and 70’s footage of protests really makes you feel the power of people fighting for what they believe in.
Anyhow, you can see the teaser here: EARTH DAYS TEASER and it premieres on Facebook on April 11th.
This is a tough question. My gut reaction is to say, “no, it’s not the right choice.” However, I have to admit I don’t know all the details behind Obama’s recent announcement. I know the basics, the information we’re allowed to have. It’s the information we are not privy to that makes me have concerns about the motives behind this decision. The risks and dangers that go along with offshore drilling seem too great to me. If accidents didn’t happen and we were 100% secure that all would be well, I’m sure we could stand behind it to an extent. But the reality is that we could ruin hundreds of miles of coastline, kill thousands of sea life and leave our oceans devastated. The thought of what that picture looks like is too horrifying. So in the end I have to say no.
Not that long ago Obama was saying “no” too. That concerns me. It’s a big swing in the opposite direction. How does that happen? Unfortunately we call that politics and it’s a game with too many players at the table. Here is a video of Obama opposing offshore drilling just a little over a year ago.
If this concerns you too, take a moment to send a letter to our president. You can use the form letter or write your own. I was hoping that once Obama was in office I could sit back, relax and feel confident that I could stand behind all his decisions. That was me being naive and hoping to be politically lazy. Change is indeed gonna come and we need to be a driving force!
6.3 to 6.8 pounds (2.85 to 3.1 kg) of carbon emissions (GHG) per burger. Take it from us, that's a lot!
Okay, so maybe we're forecasting 2012 a bit early. But I'd hesitate to say that we're completely jumping the gun. Think about it, Paris has already gotten Barack to adopt her energy plan. She launched her campaign bid on Funny Or Die during the last election season on a platform of energy policy reform that garnered her millions of viewers. She's got the celeb quotient and the Hollywood machine already behind her, not to mention her independent source for campaign financing. And now she's got Barack supporting her policy recommendations. Sounds like a match to me...Plus, we heard that our boy's got a thing for Catholic girls who've done time. Or, maybe it's just the handcuffs...
Here's what Daily Beast has to say:
Benjamin Sarlin is Washington correspondent for The Daily Beast. He previously covered New York City politics for The New York Sun and has worked for talkingpointsmemo.com.
How a 2008 campaign stunt became White House policy.
President Obama's energy policy has evolved to include a multi-pronged attack, including expanded nuclear power, incentives to encourage low-emission vehicles, and now approval to explore for oil off America's coasts. For those of you less politically inclined and more likely to get their news from TMZ, you might be wondering why you feel like you've heard it all before.
It's because you have… from Paris Hilton. Yes, that Paris Hilton, who for a brief moment played a significant role in the 2008 showdown between Obama and John McCain. In response to McCain's use of her image in the infamous "Celebrity" ad, which portrayed Obama as an insubstantial lightweight, Hilton recorded a video response for the site FunnyOrDie.com that included a fairly thoughtful energy plan with plenty of resemblance to the Obama plan now in place. Read Complete Article HERE>>>
Here's the Original Paris Video on FUNNY OR DIE, in case you're one of the two people who haven't yet seen it...And, speaking of movies, if you haven't yet seen Idiocracy, run, don't walk to your nearest video store to pick up a copy. Or PayPerViewit. We suspect that someone is using it as the U.S.'s current political playbook.
"Barack wants to focus on new technologies to cut foreign-oil dependency and McCain wants offshore drilling. Well why don't we do a hybrid of both candidate's ideas? We can do limited offshore drilling with strict environmental oversight while creating tax incentives to get Detroit making hybrid and electric cars. That way the offshore drilling carries us until the new technologies kick in, which will then create new jobs and energy independence. Energy crisis solved—I'll see you at the debate, bi**hes."
Posted on March 31st, 2010 by jourdan on People For Green Justice
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