"As a little kid. I would fantasize a lot about stories. And I would draw my own movies." --- Martin Scorsese 11 year old Scorsese’s childhood “film,” one of the many epics he drew in storyboard form. His only audience was his childhood friend.

The Olive tree of Vouveson on the island of Crete, Greece, is one of the oldest olive trees in the world. Scientists from the University of Crete have estimated it to be 4,000 years old, which means that, when it sprouted, the last mammoths were still walking on Earth, someone

Revealed: the 1,200 big methane leaks from waste dumps trashing the planet theguardian.com/environment/20…

Storytellers of the world let’s #flipthescript Super proud to have done the sustainability action with EVERYBODIES for MORE FLAMES directed by the incredible Jack Cooper Stimpson and exec produced by Climate Spring and Adam McKay’s Yellow Dot Studios climate-spring.org/moreflames

“Phoebe Dynevor and Bella Ramsey star in the new short film “More Flames,” from Adam McKay‘s Yellow Dot Studios and Climate Spring, which marks the launch of the #FlipTheScript campaign aimed at changing the narrative around the climate crisis.” variety.com/2024/film/glob…

“It really feels like I should react rather than being resigned to it. I mean my character can literally see the cliff edge coming.” Watch the short film More Flames ft. Phoebe Dynevor, Amar Chadha-Patel, and Bella Ramsey: climate-spring.org/moreflames #flipthescript

Remember: Whatever oil executives say; Whatever big oil ads say; Whatever goals, or policies, or buzzwords they commit to; It’s 👏 All 👏 Bullshit 👏 theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…

Climate Spring's #FlipTheScript movement aims to empower writers to use their voices, creativity and platforms to craft stories that matter: those about possibility for a better way forward. The power to find a different ending is yours. Find out more: buff.ly/3UqIqYB

As these scientists point out: What we need is systematic change to phase out oil, gas, and coal. So what can we as individuals do? A lot! Here are 7 ways to weaken the power of big oil, and pressure the leaders and institutions who drive change 🧵: theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Sean Baker on the importance of knowing film history: “There’s a certain amount of rules that come with the craft of filmmaking. Filmmakers won’t know whether or not something has been done before, unless they are studying the history of cinema.” trib.al/yAVRoyw

‘I want people to wake up’: Nemonte Nenquimo on growing up in the rainforest and her fight to save it - The Indigenous campaigner won a historic legal victory to protect Waorani land in the Amazon rainforest. Now she has written a groundbreaking memoir theguardian.com/books/article/…

Oceans face ‘triple threat’ of extreme heat, oxygen loss and acidification, new study finds theguardian.com/environment/ar…

🔥🗣️ Today, the Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres called on ad and PR agencies to cut ties with the fossil fuel industry. There is no longer any cover for agencies to say that they are doing the right thing when working with polluters.

‘Godfathers of climate chaos’: UN chief calls for global fossil-fuel advertising ban - António Guterres warns of ‘climate crunch time’ and announces dire new scientific warnings of global heating #climateemergency Story by Oliver Milman 🧵1/5 theguardian.com/environment/ar…

The head of the UN just called for governments to ban fossil-fuel advertising, and for media to cut ties with oil, gas, and coal. Your move President Donald J. Trump FCC The Wall Street Journal The New York Times The Washington Post People ABC News NBC Entertainment CBS Meta Google Netflix Hulu Disney+. theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Melting permafrost has begun to release more carbon than it absorbs. This puts us in a deadly positive feedback loop: more melting means more carbon release means higher temps means more melting. Terrifying. latimes.com/environment/st…