Dirty movies: why Hollywood is a polluter
In the UK The Guardian is reporting Dirty movies: why Hollywood is a polluter.
Special effects explosions and idling vehicles are among the reasons for Hollywood’s newly-discovered role as an air polluter, a university study published today said.
University of California research revealed the film and TV industry makes a larger contribution to air pollution in the Los Angeles region than almost all the five other sectors studied.
The industry creates more pollution than either aerospace manufacturing or hotels, the study found, with only petroleum manufacturing giving off more emissions.
One of the outcomes of the Sheffield International Documentary Festival, the world’s first CO2 free documentary festival (see emissions audit), held a few weeks ago, was the seeding of a Green Code for film makers. This is being formalised now at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam next week. We’ll report on the specifics of the Green Code as they are finalised and look forward to taking an active role in supporting and promoting it. It’s time for film makers to clean up their act and Carbon Planet is here to help. — DS
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