April 2019: Earth Day
Earth Day, celebrated every year on April 22, urges us to solve climate change, end plastic pollution, protect endangered species, and grapple with the questions of survival on this distressed planet.
New Day has a collection of films that address the nuances of these serious issues. Uranium Drive-in by Suzan Berazafollows a proposed uranium mill in Colorado, and the emotional debate between those desperate for jobs and those concerned about the environmental impacts. Water Warriors by Michael Premo tells the story of a community’s successful fight to protect their water from the oil and natural gas industry.There Once Was an Island: Te Henua e Nnoho by Briar March shows the real effects of rising sea levels on an island called Takuu in Papua New Guinea where the people are being forced to either relocate, or face increasing floods and other impacts of climate change. See these and other films related to Earth Day.