Greedy lying bastards
By: 1 Earth Productions ; produced and directed by Craig Scott Rosebraugh ; written by Craig Scott Rosebraugh, Patrick Gambuti, Jr. ; produced by Jeremy Chilvers, Patrick Gambuti, Jr., Marianna Yarovskaya
Contributors: Hannah, Daryl; Bartels, Carl; Trenberth, Kevin E.; Mann, Michael E., 1965-; Tans, Pieter P.; Davies, Kert; Hoggan, James, 1946-; Whitman, Christine Todd; Serreze, Mark C.; Adams, Enoch; Pawa, Matthew F.; Monbiot, George, 1963-; Waxman, Henry A.; Ebell, Myron; Piltz, Rick; Plimer, I. R.; Monckton, Christopher, 1952-; Lehr, Jay H., 1936-; Steiner, Achim; Lusama, Tafue; Le Gallic, Gilliane; Hedegaard, Connie; Pan, Ki-mun, 1944-; Disinformation Company; 1 Earth Productions
Publisher: 1 Earth Productions; Disinformation
Published: 2013
Place of publication: [Los Angeles, California]; [New York]
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 89
ISBN-13: 9781939517159
Subjects: Politics and government; Climatic changes; Exxon Mobil Corporation; Koch Industries; Business and politics; Climate change mitigation; Environmental conditions; Citizen participation; Citizens United Foundation; Climatic changes in mass media; Political aspects; Political activity
Description: Includes interviews with scientists, journalists, political figures, lawyers, and community activists on climate change and challenges to its significance, as well as archival footage of political hearings, media coverage, and international meetings on the issue. Footage of climate-related disasters and interviews with people impacted by them include the 2012 Colorado Springs wildfires; drought in Kansas farmland; coastal erosion in Kivalina, Alaska; and flooding on Tuvalu. There are also images of a dust cloud in Phoenix, Arizona; damage from hurricanes Katrina, Irene, and Sandy; and glacial melting in Greenland.

"Investigates the reason behind stalled efforts to tackle climate change despite consensus in the scientific community that it is not only a reality but also a growing problem placing us on the brink of disaster. The film details the people and organizations casting doubt on climate science and claims that greenhouse gases are not affected by human behavior. From the Koch Brothers to ExxonMobil, to oil industry front groups, to prominent politicians and justices ..."--From 1 Earth Productions Web site, 11 September 2013.
Notes: Originally produced as a documentary film in 2012.

Bonus features: Lobbying, Media, Peru, Uganda, IPCC.

Editor, Patrick Gambuti, Jr.; director of photography, Carl Bartels; music, Michael Brook; design director, Nol Honig; executive producer, Daryl Hannah; sound editor, Deborah Wallach.

Narrator, Craig Rosebraugh. Interviewees include: Kevin Trenberth, Michael Mann, Pieter Tans, Kert Davies, James Hoggan, Christine Todd Whitman, Mark Serreze, Enoch Adams, Matt Pawa, George Monbiot, Henry Waxman, Myron Ebell, Rick Piltz, Joel Reynolds, Ian Plimer, Christopher Monckton, Jay Lehr, Achim Steiner, Tafue Lusama, Gillian Le Gallic, Connie Hedegaard, and Ban Ki Moon.

PG-13.

DVD, NTSC, region 0, widescreen (1.78:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 surround or 2.0 stereo.

Closed-captioned.

Winner, Feature documentary, Burbank Film Festival 2012; winner, Ecofilm award, Boston Film Festival 2012; official selection, UNAFF (United Nations Film Festival) 2012, Costa Rica Documentary Film Festival 2012, and Bahamas International Film Festival 2012.
Table of contents: title: Opening; title: Fire and drought; title: Intro to denial; title: Kivalina and Big Tobacco; title: Doubt; title: Wildfire Two and Citizens United; title: Denial Two; title: Tuvalu; title: Copenhagen and Climategate; title: Fighting back; title: What you can do.