The Letter: A Message for Our Earth
In 2015, Pope Francis wrote an encyclical letter entitled "Laudato si', mi' Signore" (Italian for "Praised be, my Lord") which addresses the relationship between human beings and the...
Environment
The Last Resources
Water is now becoming a scarce resource. Throughout man's history, stretching back to prehistoric times, no one would have thought that water would disappear and dry up. It was a resource that no one ever really worried about....
Man vs. Nature
The decreasing amount of groundwater worldwide, especially in places with traditionally high levels, is a significant cause for concern. Winters are also becoming shorter and summers longer, and more water that the ground would...
The Battle for Water
Today, some parts of the world are literally drying up, affecting communities, both rich and poor. Natural water wells have run dry at a rate never before seen, and a growing number of people are worried that increased water...
It Blows Both Ways
Man has always been affected by the wind mainly because its presence and absence drive the weather. "Wind" is what you call the air when it moves across the planet's surface, over the oceans and seas and in and around different...
The Scale of Hope
We are living through a climate change crisis, and many parts of the world already feel its adverse effects. The future holds increased competition for scarce resources, which will undoubtedly displace and disenfranchise many....
The Green Revolution
Climate change and the global environmental crisis are humanity's most pressing challenges. It currently affects millions of people and will continue to affect many more over the foreseeable future. Climate change disrupts...
Newtok: The Water is Rising
The town of Newtok, Alaska, is well on its way to completely disappearing off the map. Sitting on a delta off the coast of the Bering Sea, Newtok, home to the Yup'ik, an indigenous Arctic people, is being erased by water. They...
MILKED: White Lies In Dairy Land
When we think of the current environmental crisis, particularly pollution and climate change, we immediately start thinking about the usual suspects: plastics and the fossil fuel industry. We don't think about meat and dairy at...
Our Drinking Water: Is the Earth Drying Up?
As we all know, the planet Earth would cease to exist if it ran out of water. Every living thing, including us humans, will not be able to survive without it. Historically, water has...
Parched: Global Water Wars
Water scarcity is an issue because of natural geological and hydrological factors. Humans use the commodity for a wide range of activities and one would be hard pressed to find a necessary daily human activity that does not...
Dead White Man's Clothes
The fast fashion industry of the West has made a profound impact on the people and the environment of Ghana, especially those in the capital city of Accra. For the last two decades, Ghana has had a thriving industry trading in...
In Deep Water
This film highlights the effects of extreme weather and it focuses mainly on the effect of heavy rainfall on large bodies of water and the measures taken to prevent disasters that follow. For example, in Dordrecht, Netherlands...
In Their Own Words: Deepwater Horizon
How dangerous it is to work and live on an oil rig became very evident on April 20, 2010, when the Deepwater Horizon exploded, causing the biggest oil spill in the entire history of...