KeepGreenGoing

Ever ponder how everyday choices you make impact our earth? There are magnitudes of choices we make everyday that create a significant difference for our planet. Everything you eat. Everything you drink. Everything you use. Your entire life’s consumption. What does all “that” really look like?

Thanks to the National Geographic Channel, they’re about to show us. Add a new event to your iCal, set a reminder in your BlackBerry, or jot down a note on your computer for April 13 at 9PM ET/PT. National Geographic presents HUMAN FOOTPRINT hosted by Elizabeth Vargas.

According to the Website, Human Footprint does not just show you how many hamburgers you will eat in a lifetime, but traces those hamburgers back to the farm where the cattle were raised. The film then shows the resources it took to raise those cows and bring the meat to market. It literally traces the lifecycle of that one hamburger (plus many other products we eat/use on a daily basis).

Here’s a quick look at some of the facts presented in The Human Footprint:

• In your lifetime, you will take 28,433 showers. That’s a lot of time standing around under water

• Americans will generate 246 million tons of trash this year along

• We will throw away 11 million tons of glass bottles and jars

• We will throw away 36 billion aluminum cans

• The packaging alone of products accounts for 33% of the trash we create.

If you’re a visual person like myself, this documentary will certainly show you the truth behind our daily actions and consumptions. KeepGreenGoing’s hope is that you will take the time to watch, learn and act. After all, documentaries can show us fact after fact… but if we don’t act upon what we’ve learned, we’re not changing a thing. So please, watch this and prepare yourself for the truth of what a real human footprint looks like.

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/human-footprint/

Part I

“Renewal,” a documentary by Marty Ostrow and Terry Kay Rockefeller opened this past weekend at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. This documentary traces the rise in environmental activism among religious communities throughout America. In rural communities, suburbs and cities, people of faith are rolling up their sleeves in practical and far-reaching ways. Offering a profound message of hope, Renewal shows individuals and communities driven by the deepest source of inspiration - their spiritual and religious convictions - being called to re-examine what it means to be human and how we live on this planet. Throughout, Renewal attempts to paint an honest picture of how much work will be needed to stem the tide of environmental devastation. Its compelling characters and stories inspire the vision and commitment that addressing the challenge will require. The 90-minute documentary is designed for theatrical and community screenings, and for broadcast, yet each of Renewal’s eight stories also stands on its own.

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