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NR | 05 June 2009 (USA)
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In 200,000 years of existence, man has upset the balance on which the Earth had lived for 4 billion years. Global warming, resource depletion, species extinction: man has endangered his own home. But it is too late to be pessimistic: humanity has barely ten years left to reverse the trend, become aware of its excessive exploitation of the Earth's riches, and change its consumption pattern.

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Syl

This documentary is about our planet Earth told to us by narrator. Glenn Close in the English language version does an excellent job in reading somewhat poetry with enlightening information about how to handle the Earth, it's resources, and wealth without destroying it. Over the last several years, there have been arguments about the planet's capabilities. Unless we have another planet out in the nearby solar system, it is very likely we will never leave our earthly planet but don't fret. There is plenty to see around the world. The photography or cinematography is as first rate as the National Geographic editions. That's what I think of with this documentary is the beauty captured by the camera overlooking land. There are no interviews or experts talking. Yes, I would highly recommend this viewing for everybody to show the beauty of the earth and to celebrate our time here.

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ipman128

I was expecting an 'inconvienient truth' style shocker here but from the outset the photography of the project really came through. This suddenly made sense once I realised that it had been directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. His book 'The Earth from above' had the same feel and the super slow motion of 'Home' made you feel like the books had suddenly come to life. A real visual treat throughout the documentary and then the hard facts about humanity's impact on the bio-diversity of our planet over a short period of time hit home very well. I was so glad at the end when some solutions came to light about the work people are doing to sustain energy sources and use the land better. I believe a start would be to halt the development of desert areas such as Dubai and begin weaning Americans off Las Vegas in order to save the water table. Again another big point was the amount of water it takes to produce meat. I'm going to look at local option and attempt to eat vegitables where ever possible. A great watch for a Sunday afternoon though.

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Sha Razeek

This one took my breathe away, made me cry even. It was enlightening, spiritual and entertaining, all at the same time. IMHO it trumps the best blockbuster that Hollywood can ever produce. It's main actor, this tiny blue planet we call Mother Earth. It gave me a glimpse of earth like I've never seen before. The imagery is stunning and awe-inspiring. Just when you think they've run out of the best footage, you get to feast your eyes on something better. The soundtrack is amazing too and the narrator Gless Close does an exceptional job. All in all, this gem of a documentary puts a lot of things into perspective. It made a lasting impression on me...and I only wish every single human being on earth can watch it.

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avcde900

The theory of man made global warming is now nothing more than propaganda, an agendabeing supported by political groups. Science does not conclude that humans are the cause of a slight rise in the earth's temperature over the past 30 years. There is no consensus from the scientific community that man is thecause of global warming.doubt or go against the global warming theory is unthinkable. Now many of you may consider yourselves liberal, maybe not on all issues but at least on environmental ones. So as liberals, you are supposed to be open minded. Man-made carbon dioxide is only 0.117 percent of total carbon dioxide in the air and contributes only 0.0047 percent carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. The average person has been misled and is confused about what the current Global Warming debate is about, greenhouse gases. None of which has anything to do with air pollution. People are confusing Smog, Carbon Monoxide (CO) and the pollutants in car exhaust with the life supporting, essential trace gas in our atmosphere, Carbon Dioxide (CO2). Carbon and CO2 (carbon dioxide) are fundamental for all life on Earth. CO2 is a colorless, odorless, non-toxic gas.

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