Wall-E: A Simplified Guide to Our Looming Hellscape

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In this video, I discuss the 2008 film Wall-E and how its environmental themes touch on the reality of the difficulties we’re facing when it comes to combating climate change.

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0:00 intro
1:23 things aren’t looking great
6:47 the happiest conglomerate on earth
12:00 the lorax & the machine
19:12 wall-e’s axiom
24:15 the myth of personal responsibility

Resources:
Register to vote and participate in every election, including local elections: https://vote.gov/ (link for US viewers)
But also encourage your circle to do the same — be as annoying as you need to be!

Volunteer and/or donate here (& follow them on socials for updates on projects/events):
Citizens’ Climate Lobby
https://citizensclimatelobby.org/join...

Environmental Voter Project
https://www.environmentalvoter.org/ge...

Sunrise Movement
https://www.sunrisemovement.org/take-...

350
https://350.org/get-involved/

Extinction Rebellion (mostly UK-based but becoming more active in the US too)
https://extinctionrebellion.uk/act-no...

Also - becoming more educated on the subject helps convince others of the importance of political participation. Consider reading books on the cause (including the ones linked directly below).

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Sources mentioned:
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming - David Wallace-Wells
  / the-uninhabitable-earth  

This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate - Naomi Klein
  / this-changes-everything  

How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need - Bill Gates
  / how-to-avoid-a-climate-disaster  

The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet - Michael E. Mann
​​  / the-new-climate-war  

2021 IPCC report
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/

2030 Environmental Goals | The Walt Disney Company
https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/app/...

2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Report | The Walt Disney Company
https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/app/...

Greenwash: Disney's green intentions are pure fantasy | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environme...

NFTs Are Hot. So Is Their Effect on the Earth's Climate | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/nfts-hot-...

The climate controversy swirling around NFTs | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/15/22...

Disney's Wall-E NFT Is Exactly What Wall-E Warned Us About | Gizmodo
https://gizmodo.com/disney-s-wall-e-n...

Net Zero Is No Longer Enough – It's Time For Net Negative, Policy Coherence And Robust ESG | Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/feliciaj...

Climate scientists: concept of net zero is a dangerous trap | The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/climate-s...

Why Net Zero Targets May Not Stop Climate Change | Time
https://time.com/6113845/net-zero-cli...

Are “net-zero” climate targets just hot air? | Vox
https://www.vox.com/22737140/un-cop26...

Dr. Seuss and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks you Can Think! - Jacob Held
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

The Disneyfication of Dr. Seuss: Faithful to Profit One Hundred Percent? - Philip Nel
https://www.academia.edu/456808/The_D...

Oil & Gas: Lobbying, 2021 | OpenSecrets
https://www.opensecrets.org/industrie...

Net zero carbon pledges have good intentions. But they are not enough. | Brookings
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/planet...

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