Climate Control 2014

Comfort Zone

Comfort Zone

Dave Danesh, Sean Donnelly, and Kate Kressmann-Kehoe/2013/67 min/ Health & Environment

Comfort Zone brings the global issue of climate change to a local and personal level. It’s the story of what happens when we try to translate this global problem to our individual lives. What is at stake? What can I do about it? What if dealing with this problem asks things of me that I’m not yet ready to give? The climate is already changing. Now what about us?

The Soil Solution

The Soil Solution

Jill Cloutier/ 2013/ 28 min/ Climate Control

A powerful solution to the climate crisis can be found right beneath our feet—in the soil. By harnessing the immense power of photosynthesis, we can convert atmospheric carbon, a problem, into soil carbon, a solution. Emerging science proves that shifting to regenerative forms of agriculture such as agroecology, agroforestry, cover-cropping, holistic grazing and permaculture will allow us to store excess carbon safely in the ground.