June 18th is International Stop the Tar Sands Day
PETROPOLIS: AERIAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE ALBERTA TAR SANDS is now online!
Throughout the world, people will be taking action against one of the most destructive and largest industrial projects on the earth - the Alberta Tar Sands.
In support of this occasion, Icarus Films has partnered with online cinema MUBI to make our documentary about this issue available.Labels: alberta tar sands, canada, ecology, energy, environment, green living, greenpeace, oil
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Oil Platform Explosion in the Gulf of Mexico
As another oil related issue hits the Gulf of Mexico, we are once again made aware of the dangers and consequences of this industry on the environment.
Our new acquisition, PETROPOLIS, through aerial perspectives of the Alberta Tar Sands offers an unparalleled view of the world's largest industrial, capital and energy project. Canada's tar sands are an oil reserve the size of England. Extracting the crude oil called bitumen from underneath unspoiled wilderness requires a massive industrialized effort with far-reaching impacts on the land, air, water, and climate.
This title will be available as part of our new Fall slate.Labels: alberta tar sands, canada, greenpeace, gulf of mexico, oil, petropolis
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Concerns Over Global Energy Production Levels
As worldwide demand for oil increses and prices continue to increase accordingly, energy resources are increasingly being used for political leveraging. As reported in the Washington Post on Wednesday, November 14, as governments gain increasing revenues from oil drilling, they also gain increasing bargaining power with the private companies who drill for the oil. This often forces production at below capacity as the private companies simply cannot afford to pay the prices asked by the governments with control of oil producing countries. Because of the decreased production, it appears that within a few years, as energy demand from developing countries increases, the supply will no longer be able to meet demand or the high prices will have to dampen the demand.
ENERGY WAR is a global investigation into the geopolitical dynamics of the world's oil supply. It explores how the governments which control most of the oil are wielding their power on the world stage. Labels: international relations, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, oil
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