The editor of the Guardian has thrown out a challenge and acknowledged failing to have his newspaper give a greater prominence to climate change. He has taken the first steps to remedy that......
"Alongside an announcement by The Guardian's editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger on Friday in which he said climate change stands out as perhaps the single most important issue now facing humanity—one he says his outlet could have done a more aggressive job of covering in recent years—the newspaper has kicked off a new series of special coverage on global warming by publishing an excerpt from author and activist Naomi Klein's latest book, This Changes Everything, alongside a sneak-peek of the documentary film by the same name directed by Klein's husband, Avi Lewis.
According to sentiments shared by Rusbridger and expressed in both the film and the book, Klein and Lewis argue climate change, if properly understood, "could become a galvanising force for humanity" if a more appropriate response can overcome the pervasive denial, fear, and helplessness associated with the issue.
Watch the ten-minute excerpt from Lewis' film—the final version remains in-progress—which explores the destructive path on which modern civilization's treads while also connecting the dots between the various movements which constitute humanity's best hope for continued survival and future prosperity"
Go here to view the video clip referred to above.
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