Crude: The Real Price of Oil--anyone seen this?

[snijd]

Just saw the trailer for this film, which was released in New York on Sept. 9. Pretty much aligns with what I've read about the behavior of Big Oil in developing countries around the world--abyssmal. I'd like to take our older kids to see it when it comes to Seattle in October. Here's the schedule.

[TonyPSchaefer]

I haven't seen this one yet. There was a movie that CNN showed in its entirety once about the true cost of our carbon-based economy. I had already seen it once but the second time I saw it was in an airport.

You know how there are some movie that people should be FORCED to watch? Well, in a polite way, I suppose. Well I swear to you that as I looked around the terminal more than half of the travelers were staring at the monitors watching this movie.

[morpheusx]

Thanks, I saved it to my netflix queue since I doubt it will come to my area.
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Crude/70112742

[snijd]

Originally Posted by morpheusx

Thanks, I saved it to my netflix queue since I doubt it will come to my area.
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Well, it'll be in Cleveland's Cinematheque from Dec 3-6. Not too far, perhaps?

[morpheusx]

Cleveland isn't all that far, usually takes roughly 45 minutes to get downtown with moderate traffic, most of the city is such a run down dump I hate going there.

[jayman]

People often wonder why proven oil, gas, and shale reserves are untouched in North America. The real reason has to do with cost, the end cost.

Much like our electronics industry, it was so much more convenient to outsource everything, so we could lead our clean, comfy Western lifestyles, without any thought whatsoever to the consequences

If you want to solve this problem, stop consuming. If you want to pretend the problem can be left with poor people in foreign countries, express fake moral outrage, keep consuming and pretend it will all go away

[TonyPSchaefer]

Originally Posted by jayman

Much like our electronics industry, it was so much more convenient to outsource everything, so we could lead our clean, comfy Western lifestyles, without any thought whatsoever to the consequences

I was talking with my Director at work (boss' boss). I said, "here are three items that I read in three different articles:
- The U.S. outsources more and more production and manufacturing to China every year.
- China has dedicated themselves to build one new coal-fired power plant each week for five years.
- Air pollution in the U.S. is declining in most major cities by measurable amounts."

It's so easy to see that we are outsourcing our work and our pollution. We're not reducing pollution; we're offshoring it.

[DaveinOlyWA]

when i saw the title, i figured i had seen it, but i guess this is a different one. actually have seen a few "scary" docs. watched one concerning the national debt... the numbers on that one was pretty daunting.

but i put this on netflix as well

**edit**

the movie i saw was A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash done in 2006... fairly gloomly. probably worse now

[jayman]

Originally Posted by TonyPSchaefer

It's so easy to see that we are outsourcing our work and our pollution. We're not reducing pollution; we're offshoring it.

Very good Tony, you are 100% correct.

I've often countered with ignorant folks who presume we have "fixed" the environment, that we should immediately require all petroleum and electronics to be sourced right here.

They'd change their tune, pronto

[TonyPSchaefer]

Originally Posted by DaveinOlyWA

the movie i saw was A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash done in 2006... fairly gloomly. probably worse now

I bet that's the movie I saw and again in the airport.