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Three Qs and the Truth: Crude Impact

Published on December 13, 2009

Three Qs and the Truth is a bi-weekly series highlighting the best in social-issue media. Curated by Kasmore Rhedrick, Web Editor.

Crude Impact

Who: Written and Directed by James Jandak Wood

What: Crude Impact is an award-winning documentary film, which explores the interconnection between human domination of the planet, and the discovery and use of oil. The objective of the film is to promote positive, hopeful change in the way we source and use energy - changes that will create a more just and sustainable world.

Where: The DVD is available for purchase on the Crude Impact website. Crude Impact will also be featured on the Sundance Channel over the next several months.

Truth: “With only 4.3 percent of the world population, Americans. We use about one-third of the world’s processed mineral resources, and about one-fourth of the world’s non-renewable energy sources, like oil and coal.” - Smithsonian Institution’s Ocean Planet exhibition

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