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The Greening of Planet Earth

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'The Greening of Planet Earth' is a half-hour-long documentary advocating climate change denialism. It was produced by the coal industry, which argues that rising levels will be beneficial to agriculture, that the scientific consensus on climate change is wrong, and that policies intending to reduce CO2 levels are therefore misguided. The video argues that rising CO2 levels both directly stimulate plant growth and, as a result of their warming properties, cause winter temperatures to rise, thereby indirectly stimulating plant growth. It was produced in 1991 and released the following year. A sequel, entitled, 'The Greening of Planet Earth Continues', was released in 1998.[http://www.research.greenpeaceusa.org/?a=download&d=2719 Greening Earth Society Press Release] The video was narrated by Sherwood Idso. After the video was made, it was distributed to thousands of journalists by a coal industry group. The video became very popular viewing in the George H. W. Bush White House and elsewhere in Washington, where it was promoted before the 1992 Earth Summit, and, according to some reports, became especially popular with then-chief of staff John H. Sununu.

Funding



Funding for the video was provided by the Western Fuels Association, which paid $250,000 to produce it. It was produced by the Greening Earth Society, which was created by the Western Fuels Association and with which the Association shared a business address.

See also



*CO2 fertilization effect

*Greenwashing

References



Category:1992 films

Category:1992 in the environment

Category:Documentary films about global warming

Category:Environmentally skeptical films

Category:Climate change denial


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