In the last 2 weeks I have seen 3 great films and helped with a memorable campaign to kick off Climate Week in NYC:

FILMS

No Impact Man: about Colin Beavan and his family who lived with a minimal impact on the environment in their NYC apartment for a year  — local food only, bikes, home-made cleaners, and cloths instead of toilet paper. Very inspiring to see how the family copes with their choices. He also has a book out of the same name.

The End of the Line: Documents the depressing state of our world fisheries, showing the marked decline in fish populations, the overfishing by commercial fishermen, and the appalling waste of bycatch.

The Age of Stupid: had its world premier in NYC the first day of Climate Week (Sept. 21, 2009) and shows a man in the future looking back at our present day through a series of 4 stories, and asking why we didn’t act sooner to prevent the human causes of climate change. Really drives home the urgency of the issue and the stupidity of our current ways.

THE HUMAN HOURGLASS

An amazing organizing effort by Oxfam, NYPIRG, and others, several hundred people gathered in Central Park to form a human hourglass on Sun. Sept. 20th 2009 to show the earth dripping down through the hourglass and forming the words “Tck Tck Tck” to signify that time is running out to act on global warming. Fabulously organized event and very moving to witness. Hope it has the intended effect, to send a message to world leaders who will meet to re-negotiate a greenhouse gas treaty in Copenhagen in December. Best video I can find so far:

http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/national/092109_video_human_hourglass