Today I hit
what I consider to be a goldmine. I went
to my Netflix queue to find a documentary dealing with energy usage. I needed help with figuring out just how much
I was consuming, and how I could work toward changing this.

This was not
a documentary that I would call exciting, by any means, but all thirty minutes
of the film were jam packed with important information. Wackernagel’s intent is not so much to fire
up our emotions as it is to educate us. The documentary felt very much like a
college lecture given by an engaging professor.
I would have
liked to have been given more ways to reduce my own ecological footprint, but I
suppose that only so much information can be given in a single thirty minute
film. A second part dealing with individual
footprint reduction would definitely help increase my level of environmental
responsibility, and would therefore be a very welcome sequel. One can dream, right?
In
conclusion, Mathis Wackernagel’s documentary, The Ecological Footprint, is a must-see for anyone who wants to
learn the basics about humanity’s effect on the biosphere without getting
burdened with all of the emotional pull that most other documentaries indulge
in.
*Note: Images in this post have been borrowed from the Global Footprint Network, a site definitely worth visiting.
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