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nature and not against it, laid the foundations for the environmental movement.
First released: U.S. :Peace River Films, 1993.
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363.7384 CARS.
THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT [VIDEORECORDING] / WRITTEN AND PRESENTED BY
MARCEL THEROUX ; PRODUCED BY NICK HORNBY.
Off-air recording of the SBS programme broadcast 14/06/05. Copied under Part 5A
of the Copyright Act 1968.
Colour recording system: PAL ; Region all.
'October Films.'
Copyright notice: Commonwealth of Australia. Copyright Regulations. 1969.
Warning.
Music, Samuel Sim ; researcher, James Pierson ; editor, Alan MacKay.
Footage of Marcel Theroux's mission to find out about climate change as a lay-
person; to identify the problems; and to seek solutions. He travels to places
where it is happening and meets those most affected by it, as well as, gathers
the thoughts of experts, along the way. Marcel's first stop is Alaska, the
fastest warming place on earth, where there are warning signs of impending
dangers. His journey ends in Bengal, India, where the reality of climate change
is being played out along the drowning coastlines. The feedbacks from the
experts are not reassuring. They tell of natural catastrophies, such as those
faced by Europe - the floods of 2002, heatwave of 2003, extraordinary hurricanes
of 2004, and the winter storms of the late 1990s.
Marcel's search for solutions directs him to C.A.T., Centre of Alternative
Technology, England; and to Chernobyl, site of the worst nuclear accident in
history. At C.A.T., he learns that to bring global warming under control, every
individual must produce less than 2 1/2 tonnes of carbon per year - an
impracticable target in a carbon-intensive consumer world. As for alternative
technology to generate renewable energy, there is no time for all the 'nice
ideas' to work. In times of urgency, safe nuclear power, despite its dangers as
seen in Chernobyl, seems to be the only solution. And, the debate continues. The
Greens' suggestion of changing the ways of the developed nations, seems
unworkable. Developing countries, such as India and China, are rapidly switching
over to the very same carbon-intensive consumerism, which is causing their own
destruction. Carbon-intensive things in the home, such as cars and electric/
electronic gadgets, are now the weapons of mass destruction of the planet. The
simple choice is to switch them off, or install nuclear power stations, but it
is a politically hard decision.
First released: [London?] : October Films, c2005.
DVD.
Closed captioned in English, with some English subtitles; Hindu dialogues with
English subtitles.
ERC DVD.
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GLOBAL DIMMING [VIDEORECORDING] / DIRECTOR, DUNCAN COPP ; WRITTEN & PRODUCED BY
DAVID SINGTON.
Off-air recording of the ABC program broadcast 21/03/05. Copied under Part 5A of
the Copyright Act 1968.
Colour recording system: PAL ; Region all.
Online editor, Mike Curd; film editor, Horacio Queiro; editor, Matthew Barrett.
Narration, Jonathan Holmes.
This documentary features investigations into the new climatic phenomenon of
global dimming which, researchers claim, is causing alarming and dramatic
climate change. Research work, leading to the discovery of global dimming, is
traced back 2 years ago to Israel, where Dr. Gerald Stanhill produced results
showing a 22% drop in the sunlight over Israel. In germany, Dr. Beate Liepert
produced similar results, showing a marked reduction in sunlight over the
Bavarian Alps. Both were greeted with scepticism by colleagues and the
scientific community. A search of the pertinent literature and meteorological