![]() ![]() One striking scene shows Crystal Lameman being told that she doesn’t have the proper permit to even set foot on her traditional lands that have been affected by an oil spill. She meets with the Beaver Lake Cree, who are fed up with the government’s inaction to ensure that the safety of their land is not jeopardized. Klein interviews many people who have been affected by climate change and spends a large portion of the film in Alberta’s tar sands region. ![]() But there is another way to view the Earth: as a living system that we need to work with instead of against. What if the real problem when it comes to climate change isn’t our human nature, but the stories we’ve been telling ourselves? Naomi Klein raises this intriguing question in this new documentary based on her book of the same name.Īccording to her, the story of the Earth as a machine for humans to tame and control - the story of capitalism - is one of the most damaging factors when it comes to climate change because industrial society has taught us that this is the best way to view the planet. ![]()
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