The Age of Stupid (2009)

Published On: May 3, 2013
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Drama-documentary-animation hybrid starring Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, watching archive footage from 2008 and asking why climate change wasn’t stopped before it was too late.

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Chris covers the climate since 2011, and when not posting articles to the site he usually works on our next video production.
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    WordBex
    WordBex
    11 years ago

    The least these oil companies can do is build hospitals, schools and water
    treatment plants in the communities they essentially ruin with their
    operations. It is truly shameful that on top of all the environmental
    damage they do, they just pick up and leave the residents in those
    communities as high and dry as the wells. How do these CEOs sleep at
    night?!

    Mark Campbell
    Mark Campbell
    11 years ago

    Oil companies are not just in bed with the government it is the government.
    I’d say corporations are the government.
    The Age of Stupid, I’d say the age of stupid egos and emotions.

    kikitorock
    kikitorock
    11 years ago

    leer saben no?

    Jefferdaughter
    Jefferdaughter
    11 years ago

    Eco-agriculture uses natural life processes to sustain and restore soils,
    the water cycle, and sequesters huge amounts of carbon- if done properly.
    Grazing/ browsing livestock *properly managed* are one of the best tools
    for sequestering carbon in soils, whilst producing quality protein food for
    people. See Allan Savory, Holistic Management International.

    Jefferdaughter
    Jefferdaughter
    11 years ago

    The inventor of the diesel engine warned about the dangers of air
    pollution, and designed his engine to run on plant oils (oringinally peanut
    oil). Look at the difference between the emissions from running diesel
    engines on plant oils- and petroleum oil. The reason diesel engines are run
    on petroleum? The oil industry was already incredibly powerful before the
    turn of the last century.

    BULLDOCERXXX
    BULLDOCERXXX
    11 years ago

    parece que volvemos a la edad media pero sin una religión que no someta.
    parece que volvemos a la edad media pero con armas de fuego. La religión en
    la edad media, controlaba toda Europa, es la época obscura de la ciencia,
    porque si te atrevías a decir que el planeta era redondo te torturaban,
    ahora todo eso cambió, ahora nos somete la televisión, la hora excesiva en
    las redes sociales , y gente que se cree poeta que ofende a Darío. Por
    favor ayuden a que lean los jóvenes.

    kikitorock
    kikitorock
    11 years ago

    Eson te demuestra y corrobora el grado de inteligencia humano y el porque
    de la situación actual que describe el documental….

    Zahid Khan
    Zahid Khan
    11 years ago

    oil is just a product that we want but has become a need like water

    Martín Kexel
    Martín Kexel
    12 years ago

    No es casualidad, el ser humano se condena.

    BraindeadLemming
    BraindeadLemming
    11 years ago

    this is the kind of shit i talk about in my videos some times

    gabss ramirez
    gabss ramirez
    11 years ago

    No existe en venta en mi país, México.

    Naty Garay
    Naty Garay
    12 years ago

    Muchas gracias, genio

    michael brookfield
    michael brookfield
    11 years ago

    Pretty accurate as to timing – should probably have emphasized more the
    chaos and destruction that must occur as societies and ecosystems collapse.
    Its has happened before naturally – 250 ma ago when 95% of all species on
    Earth became extinct due to runaway warming among other things.

    afrotheone
    afrotheone
    11 years ago

    che, dejen de comentar pelotudeces!

    TokioToy
    TokioToy
    12 years ago

    Joder… y los hay cagados por que nos joda un asteroide tamaño
    continental… sensillamente, si llega el “pedrusco”, no creo que consiga
    algo vivo que matar…!!!

    isa unicornio
    isa unicornio
    12 years ago

    I like if they would have doblado al español, it is amazing, wonderfull.

    Julian David Blanco Moreno
    Julian David Blanco Moreno
    11 years ago

    It is not about hope.. it’s about act!.. hope is not going to solve all
    this mess…

    jffryh
    jffryh
    12 years ago

    beautiful recreation of the big bang and evolution at the opening of the
    movie. please, i need yor help to save the future.

    LeonardoVLC
    LeonardoVLC
    11 years ago

    muy buen doc como trata las distintas vidas que a la vez estan tan unidas

    plo173
    plo173
    11 years ago

    ya vaaa, ya vaaa, lo voy a compartir entonces el vídeo tendrá muchas más
    visitas, puede que DOS más.

    Guillem VergésFerrer
    Guillem VergésFerrer
    11 years ago

    Nothing, there is no future for us.

    Mara Morales
    Mara Morales
    11 years ago

    Excelente película! reflexionemos!

    The huntersjr op
    The huntersjr op
    12 years ago

    Muy mala traducción, en algunas partes. :/ Pero es un excelente documental.
    :)

    Maribel Saavedra
    Maribel Saavedra
    11 years ago

    triste y cruda realidad.

    Chad B
    Chad B
    12 years ago

    fuck..like the world needs more airlines..

    hadriel0
    hadriel0
    11 years ago

    There’s no hope