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Shattered Sky

Climate Change • 57m

Directed by Steve Dorst & Dan Evans • Documentary • 2012 • 57 minutes

Thirty years ago, scientists reported a hole in the ozone layer 'the size of North America.' The culprits were man-made chemicals called CFCs, which were prevalent in billions of dollars worth of refrigeration, air conditioning and other products that had revolutionized America's way of life.

With doctors forecasting skyrocketing cancer rates if changes weren't made, the stakes were literally 'life as we know it.' Yet companies remained bitterly opposed to changing their products. Politicians were slow to act. Like with today's CO2 emissions, an invisible compound was threatening the Earth's life-support systems, but a solution seemed beyond reach.

Eerily reminiscent of today's energy and climate crisis, Shattered Sky tells the story of how America led the world in solving the biggest environmental crisis ever seen.

Those interviewed include William Becker, Richard Benedick, Eileen Claussen, David Doniger, Daniel Dudek, Kevin Fay, Ross Gelbspan, Jeff Goodell, Hunter Lovins, Mario Molina, Bruce Niles, Michael Oppenheimer, Shari Road, William Reilly, James Rogers, F. Sherwood Rowland, George Shultz, Susan Solomon, Gus Speth, General Gordon Sullivan (Ret'd), Lee Thomas and Robert Watson.

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aerosols, air, air conditioning, bruce niles, bullfrog films, cancer rates, cfcs, climate and weather, climate change, climate crisis, co2 emissions, coal, daniel dudek, david doniger, duke energy, earth science, eileen claussen, energy crisis, environment, environmental history, expository, f. sherwood rowland, general gordon sullivan (ret'd), george shultz, gus speth, history, hunter lovins, james rogers, jeff goodell, kevin fay, lee thomas, mario molina, michael oppenheimer, montreal protocol, ovid, ovid_ca, ozone crisis, ozone hole, ozone layer, physical science, pollution, refridgeration, richard benedick, robert watson, ronald reagan, ross gelbspan, s_0046, s_0096, s_0232, s_0458, science and technology, shari road, shattered sky, susan solomon, title_s, un, william becker, william reilly

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