I Year & III Year Lettorato Inglese 2017-2018
(Peterson-More) 
 

EARTH DAY ARTICLES

As you know, this past Sunday was Earth Day. Take some time to think about our wonderful planet and how we all can and should treat it -- and thus also ourselves -- better than we do. Here are some relevant articles & video clips:

"The Most Compelling Photos of Earth" [National Geographic]:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2018/04/most-compelling-photos-of-earth/

"5 Things People Are Doing to Restore the Planet" [National Geographic]:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/05/anthropocene-people-planet-climate-change/

"Goldman environmental prize: top awards dominated by women for first time" [The Guardian]:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/23/unprecedented-win-for-women-in-top-global-environment-awards-goldman-prize

"5 Times People Used Trees to Change the World" [National Geographic]:

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/04/trees-impact-india-london-georgia-erosion-forest-culture/

"How the Environment Has Changed Since the First Earth Day" [National Geographic]:

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/04/earth-day-then-now-history-science-spd/

"48 Environmental Victories Since the First Earth Day" [National Geographic]:

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/04/160422-earth-day-46-facts-environment/

"Can Dirt Save the Earth?" [The New York Times Magazine]:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/18/magazine/dirt-save-earth-carbon-farming-climate-change.html

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VIDEO CLIPS

An Inconvenient Truth (2006 documentary)  – Official Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu6SE5TYrCM

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017 documentary) – Official Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RwQtHXJc9U

Al Gore on An Inconvenient Sequel | Climate change "ends with a victory to humanity"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx2l2du7Tdg


“The case for optimism on climate change” – Al Gore:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVfgkFaswn4

[Why is Al Gore optimistic about climate change? In this spirited talk, Gore asks three powerful questions about the man-made forces threatening to destroy our planet — and the solutions we're designing to combat them. (Featuring Q&A with TED Curator Chris Anderson)]

An Inconvenient Truth Strange Prophecy... (2017-2018 EVENTS)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcIewO97JZM