The Boulder International Film Festival attracts some of the top independent film makers in the world. Here is our preview of the films and documentaries about science and the environment screening this year.
Category Archive: Reviews
Rhizome’s Top 20 Countdown of Songs About Science and the Environment FINALE: The Final Five
Rhizome wraps-up its Top 20 Countdown of Songs About Music and the Environment. See the verdict for the final five here.
Cape Spin: An American Power Struggle
About ten years ago, a New England energy company proposed building America’s first — and the world’s largest — offshore windfarm on Horseshoe Shoal, a federal body of water that’s part of the Nantucket Sound off the coast of Cape Cod
“The Big Fix” Turns the Camera on BP’s Dirty Deeds
“The Big Fix” is a cutting indictment of what happens when industry and government are allowed to freely collude, leaving the destroyed lives of ordinary citizens in their wake.
“Surviving Progress” Asks Deep Questions but Fails to Provide Answers
by Brittany McNamara What is progress? This is the question posed to viewers as well as commentators in the film “Surviving Progress,” which screened at the Boulder International Film Festival Friday. The crux of the 86-minute documentary is that humans always view change as improvement but, to the contrary, that is not always the case. …
“Bitter Seeds” Sheds Light on GMO Tragedy in India
Bitter Seeds” explores a hot topic among Boulder residents — genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
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Go With Your Gut: Probiotics Might Not Be the Right Choice for Everyone
6 Mar 2013
In the right circumstances probiotic supplements can benefit the human gut, but are they they right choice for you?
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Betasso Water Treatment Plant Foresees Enough Water this Year, Shortages for 2014
8 Feb 2013
Experts agree that 2012 was one of the hottest and driest years on record, and so far this year there has not been enough precipitation, either fallen or forecasted, to indicate that the situation will improve.
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“Not In My Backyard:” the Ongoing Struggle to Store U.S. Nuclear Waste
5 Feb 2013
The nation's growing problem of how to dispose of nuclear waste from power reactors can’t be solved through science alone, according to the co-authors of a new book on high-level nuclear waste.
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Climate Expert Says if You Deny Climate Change, Better Forget About Gravity, Too
6 Nov 2012
Paleoclimatologist Jim White spends as much time in the lab as in the public eye, and he’s here to set the record straight: really, folks, climate change is not as complicated as it seems.
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Analysis: But Where Has All The Science Gone?
6 Nov 2012
What happens when we stop thinking and trust our guts? Just what one would expect: we are wrong.
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Can a Town Called Commerce City Ever Be Sustainable?
24 Oct 2012
In a city known for heavy industry, environmental issues and problems with suburban sprawl, sustainable practices might be the antithesis of their primary goal for ambitious growth.
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Experts Say to Keep Homes out of Fire-risk Zones, Homeowners Should Pay Wildfire Costs
15 Oct 2012
Experts say that to keep homes out of dangerous fire zones, the high costs of wildfires must shift away from the federal government to local government and homeowners.
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Wild Horses in the West: The Uncertainty of an American Icon
24 Sep 2012
The federal government recognizes and protects wild horses as “living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West.” The reality of managing herds, however, has proved problematic.
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Q&A with David Noone, Up-and-Coming Climate Scientist
12 Sep 2012
Since he started sailing years ago, David Noone had his attention focused on climate. Now, the National Science Foundation is recognizing him as the next big thing in climate science and engineering.
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Branding Nature? Less Federal Funding Makes National Parks Vulnerable to Corporate Influence
21 Mar 2012
Americans have made it clear on many occasions that they don’t want commercialism in their parks. But just how far do the reaches of corporate influence extend?
