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Stupid Energy Elements in Idiocracy
I’m not sure why it took me so long to finally watch the movie Idiocracy (2006), but I can see now why it was an instant classic. This movie is rich with energy material, so I can’t tackle all of … Read More
A Divergent View of Our Energy Future
I went with my 14-year old daughter to see Divergent (2014). It turns out she wasn’t the only teenage girl there watching the movie, which attracts a similar demographic as Hunger Games (2012), which the blog earlier noted is a … Read More
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Tagged Chicago, coal, Divergent (2014), dystopian, electric vehicles, futuristic, Hunger Games (2012), Shailene Woodley, water, Wind
Mary Poppins and Air Pollution
Another thought occurred to me about Saving Mr. Banks (2013), which as noted in my previous blog post is a movie about the creative conflict between Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) and P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson) during the production of the … Read More
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Tagged air pollution, coal, Dick Van Dyke, Emma Thompson, environment, horse manure, Mary Poppins, Saving Mr. Banks, Tom Hanks, Walt Disney, wood
Energy and Water Save Mr. Banks
I watched Saving Mr. Banks (2013), the touching movie about the creative conflict between Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) and Mary Poppins author P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson), with my family over the holidays. A few energy and water references merit sharing. … Read More
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Tagged cars, coal, Disney, Electricity, Emma Thompson, oil, Paul Giamatti, Saving Mr. Banks (2013), solar power, Tom Hanks, train, water
ARGO brings Hollywood and Coal Together
ARGO (2012) is nominally about geopolitical entanglement in the Middle East, including several references to oil. However, it also makes an insightful observation about coal. In the 36th minute, Lester Siegel (a famous movie director played by Alan Arkin), makes … Read More
Hunger Games is a Hydroelectric Movie, Too
Following on our Jennifer Lawrence Oscar nominee theme, here’s a follow up to my earlier post regarding The Hunger Games. While The Hunger Games (2012) is primarily a coal movie because of the imagery from district 12 (a coal mining … Read More
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Tagged coal, hydroelectric, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscars, poverty, The Hunger Games, water, wealth
Hunger Games is a Coal Movie
With Jennifer Lawrence’s Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Silver Linings Playbook, it seems like an appropriate time to highlight the energy content of her other big 2012 hit The Hunger Games. It’s a coal movie. … Read More
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Tagged coal, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscars, poverty, The Hunger Games, water, wealth, women
Hydropower Saves The Fugitive
