Chasing Ice Summary

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The documentaries on a variety of topics addressing the environment’s health were enlightening while simultaneously heart-wrenching. Repeatedly viewing the massive destructive tendencies that now are prevalent in Western and most developed nations makes one wonder how we have let things get this far. The documentaries on the oil industries fracking policies that disregard the impact not only on the environment but the irrefutable costs to human health display the corruption and immoral nature of corporate greed. Whereas, the increase in cases of antibiotic-resistant diseases, highlight the need for increased public health communications to educate the public on personal practices alongside increased regulations and precautionary methods to …show more content…

Here is tangible evidence of the impact that humans are impacting the earth’s ability to sustain life in a safe and healthy manner. People have seen the polar icecap melts with polar bears starving for food because of the changing landscape. They lament that this is just a terrible outcome; however, they make no personal behavioral changes. Chasing Ice is personally significant to this author because of a past career in the fuel industry a remaining skeptic to the dramatic relaying of human behavioral impacts worldwide. It is the opinion of this author that most documentaries do not present a balanced view of reality. This film through its beautiful and haunting footage provides the irrefutable truth that humans are negatively impacting the environment. Throughout this course, the biggest lesson learned has been to not take anything at face value or listen to opposing side of the often biased and sensationalized media but to do the research and learn the facts regarding environmental health. Individuals can become better educated to change not only their personal behaviors and to advocate for larger change. Chasing Ice was a call-to-action, motivating and reinforcing the decisions this author has taken in recent years to move into the public health field to make a greater impact on people’s and the environment’s health. Based on this film and the overall course material, the author’s personal changes will continue to be making substantial efforts towards a lowered household carbon footprint and to share the knowledge of how we must all be more diligent in making sustainable changes that impact our

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