http://www.solarila.com Synergy: working together to rethink life Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:35:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This has to be one of funnier documentaries I've seen.  These guys basically impersonate various companies (DOW, Exxon, Halliburton) and agencies (WTO, HUD) as a means to draw attention to the abusive manner in which these groups behave. Here is how they describe what they do: Impersonating big-time criminals in order ... http://www.solarila.com/2009/08/the-yes-men/ Major General Smedley Butler During his 34 years of Marine Corps service, Butler was awarded numerous medals for heroism including the Marine Corps Brevet Medal (the highest Marine medal at its time for officers), and subsequently the Medal of Honor twice. Check out Butler's assessment of the military industrial complex below. ... http://www.solarila.com/2009/08/war-is-a-racket/ A 90 minute documentary on the planet’s dwindling oil resources. The producers of this film are trying to express their opinion that the world is running out of cheap, easily accessible oil, and present some of the possible consequences of this increasing scarcity. The documentary examines our dependence on oil, ... http://www.solarila.com/2009/07/a-crude-awakening-the-oil-crash/ Water, me thinks, is probably the biggest issue of all.  I've been looking at food for a while and as I start digging deeper into water issues, I'm amazed at just how bad things have gotten.  We're in bad shape in regards to food.  Our problems are far worse with ... http://www.solarila.com/2009/07/blue-gold-world-water-wars/ From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of ... http://www.solarila.com/2009/07/the-story-of-stuff/ Here we go.  This is a controversial issue but I thought I'd take a closer look at abortion. How does the money work in the abortion industry?  Who benefits?  What are the consequences?  I was rather surprised to find that in addition to abortion being highly lucrative, a whole baby ... http://www.solarila.com/2009/07/unintended-consequences-abortion/ This documentary called "The World According to Monsanto" by French journalist and film maker Marie-Monique Robin is very very disturbing. The gigantic bio-tech corporation Monsanto is threatening to destroy the agricultural biodiversity which has served mankind for thousands of years. This documentary goes through issue after issue demonstrating the dangerous products ... http://www.solarila.com/2009/07/monsanto-have-you-always-been-this-evil/ I saw The International this week and enjoyed it.  Its nice to see some light being shed on the dirty world of banking and international finance.  The premise of the movie is an Interpol agent trying to bring down an International bank involved in weapons sales to a 3rd world ... http://www.solarila.com/2009/07/the-international-bankers-gone-bad/ This Charlie Rose interview of Sir James Goldsmith from 1994 hits on a number of very important concepts that I think mostly go unrecognized even though much of what he predicts has come to pass.  I'll include some of the quotes that stood out to me but I highly recommend ... http://www.solarila.com/2009/06/sir-james-goldsmith-on-the-consequences-of-globalization/ This lecture by Jeffrey Smith, author of Seeds of Deception, summarizes the contents of his book, which explains the health dangers of genetically modified foods and the industry cover-up. Jeffrey provides a list of foods/ingredients to avoid at his website www.seedsofdeception.com. Here is a quick summary of the lecture: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4UmYU7cCkE[/youtube] And here is the ... http://www.solarila.com/2009/06/jeffery-smith-the-dangers-of-genetically-modified-food/