Friday, November 8, 2013

The Most Popular Environmental Documentaries

By Alyce Powell


There are a lot of documentaries out there that people get to hear about and watch on a daily basis but then there are those that you simply have to see. These environmental documentaries are those that affect parts of the environment that you actually care about. Given the fact that people can only stay healthy when they take good care of the environment, these documentaries ensure that you know where you go wrong so that you make the necessary changes.

One documentary tells on how dolphins are killed in large numbers by the Japanese. It tried to explain that these fish form an important part of the food chain of the sea hence it is very important that they are not eliminated entirely. It also educated the public in the effects of taking the meat of fish that is contaminated with mercury. The major source of the mercury is pollution from the activities of most people. This is known as The Cove Documentary.

Another documentary that focuses on sustainable development is the Who Killed the Electric Car. This focuses on the previous attempts that were made to design cars that would rely on electricity for energy. This was noted to be environmentally friendly hence an option that most people saw as a step towards the right direction. Therefore the birth and the sudden death of this invention came as a surprise that had to be looked into.

In the future water is seen to gain more value that what oil has now. This is then likely to cause a war that will involve big nations and large corporations. It sees water as a grenade that is just waiting to go off in a matter of small time. This is referred to as the Blue Gold: World Water Wars and also sees water being scarce in the future as a result of how people use it irresponsibly right now.

The food that is produced by industries is also viewed as contaminated and the operations run by the companies exploitative. These operations exploit both the animals that offer services and the employees that work in the company. The Food Inc views the cheap food that is produced by these companies to come at a price; affecting the health of the users.

Another documentary known as the Gasland studies the effects that a natural gas company caused on people who lands it drilled. The areas that are affected by this include Utah and Colorado among many other places. Among the effects that were experienced include respiratory infections. Generally, these actions affected the quality of the environment.

It is therefore very important that people take good care of their environment so that they stay safe from any health complications. By doing so they will be taking good care of themselves too.

These environmental documentaries play an important role in delivering information that people can use so that they make the environment that they live in better. It educated people on the dynamics of negative effects on the environment on the well being of people.




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