Marijn's Poels Talks About his Unexpected Journey into Climate Change Policies
963 views · Published 30 May 2018 · 6:50 · Indexed 29 October 2026
Channel: Friends of Science · 2018 · Science & Technology
Award-winning, left-wing, Dutch filmmaker Marijn Poels had worked in developing nations for 9 years, making 50 films. He had a bevy of admiring media people promoting his work. When he returned home to Europe to take a break from the conflict and poverty, he found himself confronted with a new crisis - where farmers who once produced rich, local crops of livestock, vegetables, diverse grains, had met with market conditions and regulations that forced them into solar, wind and biogas - 'energy farming.' Poels was shocked to find globalization had now made wealthy Europe food-insecure....and forced many people into heat-or-eat poverty. Many farmers were forced into bankruptcy or suicide. His journey took him from the farm into climate change - and that's when the formerly friendly media abandoned him. He talks about his journey. See his film THE UNCERTAINTY HAS SETTLED for a nominal rental fee on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/theuncertaintyhassettled Marijn self-financed this film. See his other work or send a donation: http://www.marijnpoels.com/contact.html
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