Saturday, November 9, 2013

Some Environmental Documentaries You Must Hear About

By Alyce Powell


There are a lot of documentaries out there that people get to hear about and watch on a daily basis but then there are those that you simply have to see. These environmental documentaries are those that affect parts of the environment that you actually care about. Given the fact that people can only stay healthy when they take good care of the environment, these documentaries ensure that you know where you go wrong so that you make the necessary changes.

The Cove documentary tries to explain how the dolphins are being hunted by the Japanese and how they catch thousands. This is often refereed to the mass action killing of the fish and this film tries to convince people that the dolphins form an important part of the environment therefore should not be hunted in such large numbers. It also goes ahead to educate the public on the risks associated with mercury poisoning of dolphins.

Another documentary that you have to know about is Who Killed the Electric Car. This tried to study the birth band the sudden death of the cars that were to rely on electricity for power. These were seen as a good development since it relied on renewable energy. It also made a positive step towards sustainable development. However this was abandoned and it is not known why that happened.

Water is another resource that is seen as the likely cause of war in the future. Just like people value oil, there shall come a time when water will be treated the same way. In this documentary, water is seen as a bomb that is just waiting to explode. Among the people who will engage in the fight are the big corporations and other big nations.

The production of food is also seen as harmful to the health of people by the Food Inc documentary. It views the productions methods as exploitative both to the people working for the companies and top the animals. The food that is produced by these companies is considered to be cheap but contaminated hence bad for peoples health.

In the mean time, people were once being offered money by natural gas companies so that they could lease the lands that they live in. The main reason for this was so that their lands could be drilled from natural gas. Among the affected areas include Wyoming, Texas and Colorado among many others. This action caused a lot of environmental impacts that impacted on the health of many people. For instance, the water was polluted and as a result people suffered respiratory problems. This is referred to as the Gasland documentary.

It is therefore very important that people take good care of their environment so that they stay safe from any health complications. By doing so they will be taking good care of themselves too.

In general all these environmental documentaries go ahead to explain how the actions of people affect the environment that people stay in. Another thing that you have to note is that not only the environment is affected but the health of people around the areas as well.




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