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DIRT! The Movie

I wrote about The Earth here a while back.  It was really about soil and focused on a fantastic article in “National Geographic Magazine.”  I’ve become more and more interested in “cool farming,” teach this stuff in my climate change classes, and have even had the opportunity to write an article about biochar.

Here is a new movie, website and blog that’s all about dirt – what it means to a healthy ecosphere, how it’s been degraded and lost, and how it’s being saved.  “DIRT! The Movie” is narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis and “…brings to life the environmental, economic, social and political impact that the soil has. It shares the stories of experts from all over the world who study and are able to harness the beauty and power of a respectful and mutually beneficial relationship with soil.”

Looks really great.

 

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Bill Hewitt

Bill Hewitt has been an environmental activist and professional for nearly 25 years. He was deeply involved in the battle to curtail acid rain, and was also a Sierra Club leader in New York City. He spent 11 years in public affairs for the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation, and worked on environmental issues for two NYC mayoral campaigns and a presidential campaign. He is a writer and editor and is the principal of Hewitt Communications. He has an M.S. in international affairs, has taught political science at Pace University, and has graduate and continuing education classes on climate change, sustainability, and energy and the environment at The Center for Global Affairs at NYU. His book, "A Newer World - Politics, Money, Technology, and What’s Really Being Done to Solve the Climate Crisis," will be out from the University Press of New England in December.



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the policy, politics, science and economics of environmental protection, sustainability, energy and climate change

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