Synopsis:
While
the
publication
of
Rachel
Carson's
book
Silent
Spring
in
1962
has
been
cited
by
many
as
the
dawn
of
the
environmental
movement,
the
celebration
of
the
first
Earth
Day
in
1970
demonstrated
to
many
that
the
concern
over
pollution,
overpopulation,
and
the
abuse
of
our
natural
resources
was
no
longer
the
task
of a
handful
of
scientists
but
something
that
had
caught
the
attention
of
people
all
around
the
world.
Filmmaker
Robert
Stone
offers
a
historic
look
at
the
events
leading
up
to
the
initial
Earth
Day
event
(and
what
has
and
hasn't
happened
to
protect
the
planet
since
then)
in
the
documentary
Earth
Days.
Stone
offers
a
thumbnail
history
of
the
early
days
of
the
environmental
movement,
profiles
several
of
the
movers
and
shakers
behind
the
initial
Earth
Day
event
(including
Stuart
Brand,
Rusty
Schweickart,
Stewart
Udall,
and
Paul
Ehrlich),
and
compares
what
politicians
have
promised
to
do
about
the
environment
since
1970
to
what
has
actually
taken
place.
Earth
Days
received
its
world
premiere
at
the
2009
Sundance
Film
Festival.
-
Mark
Deming,
All
Movie
Guide
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