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"Planet of the Humans" comes this close to real problem, then goes full ecofascism

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https://earther.gizmodo.com/planet-of-th...1843024329

EXCERPT (Brian Kahn): Michael Moore is a dude known for provocation. Every documentary he drops is designed to paint a world of sharp contrasts with clear bad guys. They’re designed to get a reaction and get people talking, so in some ways, him dropping a documentary he executive produced trashing renewable energy on Earth Day makes total sense.

Planet of the Humans is directed and narrated by Jeff Gibbs ... who has co-produced some of Moore’s films. The documentary [...is...] not just about renewable energy but environmental groups. ... it cast renewables as no better than fossil fuels and environmental groups as sleek corporate outfits in bed with billionaires helping kill the planet.

[...] The movie—which is available for free on YouTube and is currently on the service’s trending list with 1 million views in 24 hours -- is deeply flawed in both its premise, proposed solutions, and who gets to voice them. The movie’s central thesis is that we are on the brink of extinction and have been sold a damaged bill of goods about all forms of renewable energy by environmental groups motivated by profit. Essentially, the argument is we’re all dirty and the stain will never come out no matter how hard we try.

[...] Gibbs is happy to trash the unholy alliance between big green groups and big dollar funders ... And frankly, I’m there with him. [But] Gibbs uses this situation to take the leap to population control as the only solution. Yes, renewables are bad and so are billionaires and the corporate-philanthropic industrial complex so, Gibbs concludes, we should probably get rid of some humans ASAP.

Over the course of the movie, he interviews a cast of mostly white experts who are mostly men to make that case. It’s got a bit more than a whiff of eugenics and ecofascism, which is a completely bonkers takeaway from everything presented. If renewables are so bad, then what does a few million less people on the planet going to do? Oh, and who are we going to knock off or control for? Who decides? How does population control even solve the problem of corporate influence on nonprofits and politics?

[...] I don’t mean to say Gibbs is therefore an ecofascist. But to see an ostensibly serious environmental movie backed by an influential filmmaker peddle these ideas is genuinely disturbing ... What’s most frustrating about Gibbs’ film is he walks right up to some serious issues and ignores clear solutions... (MORE - details)
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