Charles Ferguson's new documentary explores global warming causes and solutions
It's been a decade since Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth came out in theaters, and we're still at the beginning stages of addressing human-caused global warming.
Now, a new documentary from Academy Award-winning director Charles Ferguson, who directed The Inside Job and No End In Sight, tackles climate change in a comprehensive way by telling the stories of key players on this issue.
Interviews include scientific luminaries such as Jane Goodall and former Energy Secretary Steven Chu, as well as innovators and policy makers such as SolarCity co-founder Lyndon Rive and California Gov. Jerry Brown.
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Time to Choose seeks to leave audiences knowing how we got here and where we need to go to reduce the worst impacts of global warming.
“We hope that when audiences see this film, they will see the tragedy unfolding, the urgency of stopping it, and all the remarkable and innovative ways we are using to build a sustainable, prosperous future for the Earth," Ferguson said in a statement.
The film premieres nationwide on June 3.
In this exclusive clip provided to Mashable, Ferguson explores the influence of the fossil fuel lobby in casting doubt on the science of human-caused global warming.
The film compares the behavior of some companies, particularly in the coal and oil industries, to that of the tobacco industry that for years sought to downplay scientific evidence tying smoking to increased cancer rates.
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Andrew Freedman is Mashable's Senior Editor for Science and Special Projects. Prior to working at Mashable, Freedman was a Senior Science writer for Climate Central. He has also worked as a reporter for Congressional Quarterly and Greenwire/E&E Daily. His writing has also appeared in the Washington Post, online at The Weather Channel, and washingtonpost.com, where he wrote a weekly climate science column for the "Capital Weather Gang" blog. He has provided commentary on climate science and policy for Sky News, CBC Radio, NPR, Al Jazeera, Sirius XM Radio, PBS NewsHour, and other national and international outlets. He holds a Masters in Climate and Society from Columbia University, and a Masters in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.
