Documentary "HOME" Tells the Story of Life on Earth
My wife and I watched a wonderful documentary called “HOME” last night, in which actress Glenn Close narrates a truly spectacular piece on the history of life on our mother planet. I’ve linked to the YouTube version, but I recommend doing what we did: seeing it on a larger, high-definition screen; the visuals are just as spectacular as the story itself. In essence: the miracle of life occurred here about four billion years ago, Homo sapiens about 200,000 years ago, and agrarian society about 10,000 years ago. Now, beginning only a century or so ago with the discovery and exploitation of fossil fuels, our impact on the environment grows exponentially.
HOME’s producers wrote:
We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, (and to) avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth’s climate.
The stakes are high for our children and us. Everyone should take part in the effort, and HOME has been conceived to take a message of mobilization out to every human being.
I will say a beautiful lady and a beautiful story. Possibly we can get other “Stars” to get people to listen up. People seem to identify with these people so well in the movie, how about in reality?
Thanks ..Greg
This is a great documentary! The story is intriguing and I can’t help believe that it will change the way we think about consumption. We cannot continue to release carbon into the atmosphere at the rate we have for the last 50 years. We are developing new ways of harnessing the sun for our needs. We must stop burning fossil fuels!
If we all planted a ‘Victory Garden’ we could reduce fuel needs for food transport. Learn about ‘passive solar’ heating and cooling. Walk & ride a bike. Reduce the amount of meat in your diet. Tell your elected officials to support renewable, sustainable energy policy. Please, ‘Think Global, Buy Local!’