Wednesday, 24 February 2010

HOME - a wonderfully touching experience



HOME is an ecological documentary by the French Directors Yann Arthus-Bertrand.

This beautifully made movie was shot from a helicopter and was astonishing with the views and realities it provides.
Powerful words and powerful images deliver the truth of today.

Here are some extracts from the movie:

  • It takes:100 l water to produce 1 kg of potatoes; 4000 l for 1 kg rice; 13000 l for 1kg of beef.
  • In Las Vegas 800-1000 l of water are consumed per person per day. In contrast 500 mln people live in deserts and use water sparingly.
  • Nature had carefully packed Carbon underneath the Earth's surface for millions of years. By extracting oil, we are pumping out all the carbon that made our planet a furnace in the past where no life could exist.

Please watch it and spread the word.
Here you can read more about his foundation Good Planet: http://www.goodplanet.org/en/

The most important thing is that solutions exist. If you don't have time for the whole movie, please check the last 10-15 min, which give the hope that we can restore the balance in our HOME.

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