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Michael Moore Presents: Planet of the Humans | A Film by Jeff Gibbs | Full Documentary

Michael Moore · 16.3M views · 2020-04-21 · 1:39:57

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Planet of the Humans, a full documentary by Jeff Gibbs presented by Michael Moore, arguing that the green movement has been co-opted by corporate and wealthy interests and that techno-fixes are not enough.

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HN uses it as a contrarian critique of renewables and green tech, often recommended with caveats about bias and flawed conclusions.

Recommended by 7 HN people across 7 months · HN mentions 2020–2024

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hjek · 2020-10 · Strong recommendation

> Are there serious research about how much this "green" tech is actually greener or not? The Michael Moore produced documentary Planet of the Humans[0] tries to answer that question. Strongly recommended. [0]: [VIDEO]

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largolagrande · 2020-09 · Strong recommendation

> A lot of cheap solar energy, from the best location. I recommend that you watch the "Planet of the Humans" documentary to understand why there is no cheap solar energy, no so-called "green" energies: [VIDEO] So there will never be any "green" planes, no matter if they use hydrogen or kerosen. Since the minimum required amount of energy to fly from point A to point B with N passengers will always be the same.

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largolagrande · 2020-09 · Strong recommendation

I recommend that you watch the "Planet of The Humans" documentary to understand why there is no cheap or green energy: [VIDEO]

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