Global warming, they say, allows a longer growing season and better crops. The Project, not surprisingly, is funded by industry. The film goes on to show areas of the world that have suffered defoliation, floods and other natural disasters due to changes in climate. Eastern Germany has Europe's biggest concentration of uranium mines outlined by slag heaps which loom over the local towns. In northern Czechoslovakia vast open coal mines stretch as far as the eye can see.
Power stations emit thick sulphurous smoke, defoliating the forests.
The toll on the health of people in the neighboring towns is staggering. One in ten children is born with a birth defect. Although people are now able to express their opposition to dangerous practices, there are no easy solutions to meeting energy needs while safeguarding the environment. As we watch David Suzuki go about his daily life, fluffing his pillow, taking a shower, having breakfast, we see that trillions of bacteria, yeasts, fungi and mites flourish on every inch of his skin. For the most part, these beings are benign.