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Bright Green Lies

2021-04-23 · 71 min · ★ 6.4

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Bright Green Lies investigates the change in focus of the mainstream environmental movement, from its original concern with protecting nature, to its current obsession with powering an unsustainable way of life. The film exposes the lies behind the notion that solar, wind, hydro, biomass, or green consumerism will save the planet. Tackling the most pressing issues of our time will require us to look beyond the mainstream technological solutions and ask deeper questions about what needs to change.

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Julia Barnes
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Julia BarnesSelf
Max WilbertSelf
Derrick JensenSelf
Lierre KeithSelf

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