012 CANARY: a little birdie told me.. go see this film
012 CANARY: a little birdie told me.. go see this film
012: CANARY: a little birdie told me.. go see this film
A rainforest standoff with tribal leaders, deadly denial, and a real-life Indiana Jones: CANARY, a new documentary film, drills down on the real story of global warming lying far beneath the deluge of data. We interview director Alex Rivest, an MIT-trained neuroscientist who teamed with Danny O’Malley (Netflix: Chef’s Table) in his film debut, to chronicle the life of legendary glacier scientist Lonnie Thompson: from his roots in coal-country West Virginia to his pioneering research penetrating remote ice peaks in Peru and beyond. Join us as we muse on bringing the power of storytelling to science – and learn why Lonnie’s tireless quest to reveal Earth’s memories etched in ice may just be our truest compass for a livable future.
But first, the Green Docs tell of Congress members urging investigation of oil companies and their the long-running campaign of deception, a Taiwanese presidential candidate wanting to boost the country’s birth rate by giving away puppies and kittens, and the surprising sale of Hostess foods, makers of Twinkies, for over five billion dollars. Yes, that’s billion- we don’t get it either.
Listen in and you’ll want to go see “CANARY,” opening for one night, Wednesday September 20, at 150 theaters nationwide- check the Show Links to find your tickets.
Show Links:
“Canary” the movie: watch the Trailer, then scroll down to buy tickets
https://canary.oscilloscope.net/
Climate for Health program at ecoAmerica:
Savannah Bananas baseball team:
https://thesavannahbananas.com/
Congress calls upon DOJ to investigate oil companies campaign to mislead the public:
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-greenwashing
Taiwan presidential hopeful offers pets for pregnancies in push to boost birth rate
Microtrends Squared: The New Small Forces Driving the Big Disruptions | Mark Penn | Talks at Google
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmDk0cgpdBs
Smuckers buys Hostess Twinkies for $5.6 billion:
https://apnews.com/article/hostess-smucker-twinkie-bankruptcy-f37a3ec4028be7eca7cf5e963ce43135
Processed foods and GHGs:
Alexander Rivest
Director / Producer
Alex Rivest is a Massachusetts Institute of Technology-trained PhD Neuroscientist. Having worked alongside Nobel Prize winner Dr. Susumu Tonegawa, his research has been published in two of the most highly renowned scientific journals, Science and Nature Neuroscience. Alex grew up in an environment where curiosity and question-asking were highly valued, and he has dedicated his life to helping teach others about the wonders of the world. As an educator, he received the Angus MacDonald Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching at MIT, and founded the non-profit Blue Kitabu, which built a sustainable primary school in central Ghana. As a science filmmaker, Alex’s videos have accumulated over 70 million views online, and have been featured everywhere, from billboards in Times Square to installations in science museums and even in an opera production of “Das Rheingold.” CANARY is his directorial debut.
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