Climate Experts Call For 'Dangerous' Michael Moore Film To Be Taken Down [1]
"A new Michael Moore-produced documentary that takes aim at the supposed hypocrisy of the green movement is “dangerous, misleading and destructive” and should be removed from public viewing, according to an assortment of climate scientists and environmental campaigners.
The film, Planet of the Humans, was released on the eve of Earth Day last week by its producer, Michael Moore, the baseball cap-wearing documentarian known for Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine. Describing itself as a “full-frontal assault on our sacred cows”, the film argues that electric cars and solar energy are unreliable and rely upon fossil fuels to function. It also attacks figures including Al Gore for bolstering corporations that push flawed technologies over real solutions to the climate crisis.
Planet of the Humans has provoked a furious reaction from scientists and campaigners, however, who have called for it be taken down. Films for Action, an online library of videos, temporarily took down the film after describing it as “full of misinformation”, though they later reinstated it, saying they did not want accusations of censorship to give the film “more power and mystique than it deserves”. A free version on YouTube has been viewed more than 3m times."
Oliver Milman reports for the Guardian April 28, 2020. [2]
SEE ALSO:
"Really, Michael Moore?" (Heated) [3]
"Michael Moore Just Declared War on the Climate Movement" (Daily Beast) [5]
"Meet the New Flack for Oil and Gas: Michael Moore" (The Nation) [6]
"Michael Moore Produced A Film About Climate Change That’s A Gift To Big Oil" (Vox) [7]