A Fierce Green Fire was aired on April 22, 2014 on PBS in honor of Earth Day. The topics discussed were "the conservative movement", pollution and cleanup, green peace, global resources, and climate change. Narrated by famous individuals such as Ashley Judd, Robert Redford, and Meryl Streep, the video discussed global activism from the 1960s to 2009. The fact that the video was based off of a book titled the same by Philip Shabecoff, focusing on stories about how the climate has affected individuals or many people in more than one negative way. The video was extremely centrally focused on the opinions of the entire world, and did not sway to bash or completely support the fact that humans are basically "destroying" their home. The film was very accurate and the facts were well supported, as it was created by talented and unique individuals with lots of knowledge about this topic.
Kitchell, Mark. "Watch Film: A Fierce Green Fire." PBS. PBS, 22 Apr. 2014. Web. 24 Apr. 2014.
Recently, Iceland has been shipping whale meat to Japan, where whaling is illegal, with the help of Norway. A recent ship arrived on May 7th, carrying 2,000 tons of fin whale meat that would be used at restaurants in Japan. Last March was when whaling in the Antarctic Ocean was deemed illegal, yet this has not decreased the number of whales being slaughtered by much as Norway and Iceland's habits have not eased up. This article allows the reader to become educated not only with current happenings but also a brief history- even just going back a year- of whaling in different countries and how the efforts to stop it completely keep being bypassed. Once a country or town rules whaling illegal, another seems to start whaling or sending meat to the place where it is banned.
Graham, Karen. "Japan Finds Way around Ban on Whaling." Japan Finds Way around Ban on Whaling. Digitaljournal.com, 12 May 2014. Web. 12 May 2014.
A recent report discovered that part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is unstoppable as it collapses into the water, enough to raise the water level by 10 to 13 feet over the next few centuries. No one is sure how fast this is going to melt/collapse because you can't really predict this easily, especially since it is going to take many years to complete. The ice has "two feet of sea level rise", resulting in a significant increase in the depth of the oceans. This article, especially from just reading the title, is really a surprise to everyone, but in all reality, it shouldn't really make anyone nervous as it will be many, many years (at least 50) before any change is really noticed [up here in the States] and before scientists need to be very concerned about human life on land. It is a very interesting article, with many valid points, and a lot of educated facts.
Mooney, Chris. "This Is What a Holy Shit Moment for Global Warming Looks Like." Mother Jones. Mother Jones and the Foundation for National Progress, 12 May 2014. Web. 12 May 2014.
I would like to see experts/scientists continue looking into solving environmental issues, especially whaling throughout the world. Individuals shouldn't get away with the innocent slaughtering of creatures.
Assignment:
Part 1: Bibliographic annotation for.
American Masters, A fierce Green fire. Use the internet, and cite the source. Summarize. In a paragraph format. MLA format, but you don't have to reverse indent if you don't like.
Direct link to the video.
Part 2: 2 more sources about some aspect of the Environmental movement that 'speaks to you.' This could be managing fisheries for recreation, saving the whales, etc., clean air, clean water, solar power, nuclear power, clean coal. I don't really care, but don't be contrarian for contrarians sake. Look for something good about the Planet, and dig in.
Cite the sources, summarize, in MLA format.
Write a statement of purpose about what you would like to see done about the issue you have researched, and WHY.
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