25 Documentaries about climate change, sustainability, ethical treatment of animals & a greener future
I have seen many documentaries on the environment and climate change but these are my favorite. These documentaries are griping, informative and inspire change. No matter how many people deny it climate change is real and the science proves it. Lets make the planet a better place! In chronological order. @GonzoTheFacey www.PawsForReaction.com
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- DirectorTristan BayerWolfgang BayerStarsCandice BayerMalaika BayerTristan BayerCoined "The Vegan Maker" this film takes a raw and emotional look into how we use animals for food, fashion and other consumption. This is an honest look at humans relationship with animals that presents real, unedited and shocking footage taking viewers inside the animal consumption industry.
- DirectorDavis GuggenheimStarsAl GoreBilly WestGeorge BushFilmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.An in-depth look at our carbon planet and global warming. It addresses mostly pollution and fossil fuels impact presented by politician and environmentalist Al Gore.
- DirectorBasil GelpkeRaymond McCormackReto CaduffStarsWade AdamsAbdul Samad Al-AwadiFadhil J. Al-ChalabiA theatrical documentary on the planet's dwindling oil resources.A look backward and forward at the fossil fuel industry and its impact on the planet.
- DirectorLeila ConnersNadia ConnersStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKenny AusubelThom HartmannA look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems.Climate change is addressed by leading scientists of our time in this eye opening documentary.
- DirectorRobert KennerStarsMichael PollanEric SchlosserRichard LobbAn unflattering look inside America's corporate controlled food industry.An important documentary that anyone who eats should watch. An in-depth and compelling tale about where our food comes from.
- DirectorJames ColquhounCarlo LedesmaStarsVicky BlewittIan BrighthopeJerome BurneFood Matters examines how the food we eat can help or hurt our health. Nutritionists, naturopaths, doctors, and journalists weigh in on such topics as organic food, food safety, raw foodism, and nutritional therapy.Food and vitamin therapy versus medications to make us healthier.
- DirectorKaren SoetersGertjan ZwanikkenStarsPamela AndersonElaine HendrixBill MaherMeat the Truth draws attention to intensive livestock production by demonstrating that livestock farming generates more greenhouse gas emissions worldwide than all cars, lorries, trains, boats and planes added together.Our over-consumption of meat and its affect on climate change versus the affect of fossil fuels. It is a lot like a Ted Talks version of Cowspiracy.
- DirectorMarie-Monique RobinStarsDavid BakerKen CookDavid CarpenterYou do not have to believe that God exists, but you will after this movie know that the devil poster! Monsanto is the largest global company that produces agricultural products: pesticides, hormones in raising animals, and genetically modified soybean seeds, corn and other crops. Monsanto has made some of the toxins that are responsible for many diseases, cancer, dementia and the rules are and say Napalm was used in the Vietnam War or PCB oils of which turned out to be a carcinogen as a small atomic bomb.Monsanto GMO seed company is at the forefront of the biotech industry but what they are doing to our food and agriculture is unacceptable.
- DirectorLouie PsihoyosStarsRichard O'BarryLouie PsihoyosHardy JonesUsing state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.A shocking documentary about over fishing of dolphins in the wild.
- DirectorMaryam HeneinGeorge LangworthyStarsElliot PageBret AdeeDennis CardozaThis documentary takes a piercing investigative look at the economic, political and ecological implications of the worldwide disappearance of the honeybee.Research into why honey bees are disappearing and the link between pesticide use.
- DirectorRupert MurrayStarsBen BradshawRoberto Mielgo BragazziCharles CloverDocumentary filmmaker Rupert Murray examines the devastating effect that overfishing has had on the world's fish populations and argues that drastic action must be taken to reverse these trends.Tuna fishing and over fishing of the oceans and its affect on the eco-system.
- DirectorStephanie SoechtigJason LindseyStarsSally BetheaEarl BlumenauerAmanda BrownExamines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil.Tearing off the lid to the bottled water industry.
- DirectorBertram VerhaagStarsPercy SchmeiserWhen a massive biotech company tries to sue a farmer because some of their genetically modified seeds have blown into his backyard, a fight is on between big business and the little guy about who owns nature.Agri-business' dirty little secret: Monsanto and the attack on the family farming industry.
- DirectorMichael MadsenStarsCarl Reinhold BråkenhjelmMikael JensenBerit LundqvistA documentary on the safety of nuclear storage.Raising questions about nuclear power- its safety, how to store it and what it may mean for our future.
- DirectorJosh FoxStarsJosh FoxDick CheneyPete SeegerAn exploration of the fracking petroleum extraction industry and the serious environmental consequences involved.The impact of fossil fuels on the planet.
- DirectorJeff Orlowski-YangStarsJames BalogSvavar JónatanssonLouie PsihoyosFollow National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic as he deploys time-lapse cameras designed for one purpose: to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers.Scientists present physical evidence hat the icebergs are receding. The results of their tests are shocking.
- DirectorJeffrey M. SmithStarsLisa OzRobin BernhoftMyrto AsheNever-Before-Seen-Evidence points to genetically engineered foods as a major contributor to rising disease rates in the US population, especially among children. Gastrointestinal disorders, allergies, inflammatory diseases, and infertility are just some of the problems implicated in humans, pets, livestock, and lab animals that eat genetically modified soybeans and corn. Monsanto's strong-arm tactics, the FDA's fraudulent policies, and how the USDA ignores a growing health emergency are also laid bare. This sometimes shocking film may change your diet, help you protect your family, and accelerate the consumer tipping point against genetically modified organisms (GMOs)GMO foods and the potential effects on our health, lives and the state of agriculture.
- DirectorLorena LucianoFilippo PiscopoThe relentless battle for justice by a rural Appalachian community taking on a coal company due to contaminated water, which they charge is the cause of widespread sickness.Inspiring documentary about coal and its affect on the planet and water supply.
- DirectorJeremy SeifertStarsJeremy SeifertVandana ShivaCary FowlerFilmmaker Jeremy Seifert journeys to Haiti, Paris, Norway, and even agri-giant Monsanto in search of answers about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and how they affect our children, the health of our planet, and our freedom of choice.One man's journey to protect his children from GMO food brings him to Monsanto's door step.
- DirectorGabriela CowperthwaiteStarsTilikumDave DuffusSamantha BergA documentary following the controversial captivity of killer whales, and its dangers for both humans and whales.Gripping documentary about the practices at Sea World and the living conditions of the marine life.
- DirectorKip AndersenKeegan KuhnStarsBruce HamiltonKip AndersenAl GoreFollow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental issues and true path to sustainability.My favorite on this list because it tackles a subject often left out of climate change education. About animal agriculture and its effect on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.
- DirectorRobert NixonFisher StevensStarsBarbara BlockJames CameronMichael deGruyFeature documentary about legendary oceanographer, marine biologist, environmentalist, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle and her campaign to create a global network of protected marine sanctuaries.Quality of our oceans and over-fishing is addressed by leading scientists.
- DirectorKelly NyksJared P. ScottStarsBill McKibbenNaomi KleinVan JonesIn the lead up to the largest climate mobilization in history, DISRUPTION weaves together the science, politics and psychology of our collective inaction to address the greatest ecological, social and moral challenge of our time. A who's who of climate and social justice crusaders deliver a stirring and clarion call for this unique tipping point moment - we're the first generation to feel the consequences of climate change, and the last generation that can do something about it.Climate change and climate change denial.
- StarsThomas FriedmanArnold SchwarzeneggerAmerica FerreraFrom the damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy to the upheaval caused by drought in the Middle East, this groundbreaking documentary event series provides first-hand reports on those affected by, and seeking solutions to, climate change.A TV series but worthy of this list because it is so in-depth and covers a broad spectrum of issues.