Journey to planet Earth. Plan B : mobilizing to save civilization

DVD

Journey to planet Earth. Plan B : mobilizing to save civilization / a Screenscope production in association with South Carolina ETV ; a film by Marilyn & Hal Weiner ; produced by Marilyn Weiner ; written & directed by Hal Weiner.

Weiner, Marilyn. (Producer). Weiner, Hal. (Screenwriter, Director, Cinematographer). Damon, Matt. (Narrator). Brown, Lester R. (Lester Russell), 1934- (Interviewee). McNamee, Jim. (Film editor). Boni, Dennis. (Cinematographer). Ferrucci, Frank. (Composer). Mangum, Christopher, 1968- (Composer). Brown, Lester R. (Lester Russell), 1934- Plan B. (Added Author).

Summary:

As fossil fuel prices rise, oil insecurity deepens, and concerns about climate change cast a shadow over the future of coal, a new energy economy is emerging. Wind, solar, and geothermal energy are replacing oil, coal, and natural gas, at a pace and on a scale we could not have imagined even a year ago. For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, we have begun investing in energy sources that can last forever. Plan B: Mobilizing to Save Civilization explores both the nature of this transition to a new energy economy and its effect on our daily lives.

Record details

ISBN: 9781928964360
ISBN: 1928964362
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: Washington, DC : Screenscope, Inc., [2010]

Content descriptions

General Note:: Based on the book by Lester R. Brown.

Originally broadcast as an episode of Journey to planet Earth on PBS in 2010.

Special features: Educators' guides (DVD-ROM).
Formatted Contents Note:: Introduction -- Distress signals from 35,000 feet -- Who will feed China? -- A road trip -- Ancient civilizations -- Meat ... milk ... and eggs -- Failing states -- The economic truth -- The 29th day -- Plan B -- Poverty ... population ... and the diversity of life -- Reducing CO2 emissions -- The new energy economy -- Can we change fast enough? -- Saving civilization is not a spectator sport -- Final thoughts.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Editor, Jim McNamee ; cinematographers, Zayfer Ayhan, Dennis Boni, Izumi Hiroki, Scott Jewell, Manan Modi, Rhett Turner, Hal Weiner ; original music, Frank Ferrucci, Christopher Mangum.
Participant or Performer Note:: Narrated by Matt Damon ; featuring Lester R. Brown.
System Details Note:: DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen presentation; hi-fi stereo.
Language Note:: Closed captioned.