
Thefilmexploresourcurrentecologicalandeconomiccrisisstemmingfromourdependenceoncheapandabundantenergy.<br/> Althoughouractionsforthepast150yearshaveliftedourcivilizationtonewheights,ithascomeatatremendousprice.Wearenowatapointwherehumanity'sdemandsfornaturalresourcesfarexceedtheearth'scapacitytosustainus.Theextractionandtheconsumptionoftheseresourcesinthepasttwocenturieshavechangedourclimateandecosystemssosignificantly,thatanewgeologicalerahadtobecreated.Forsomedecadesnowpeoplehavebeentalkingaboutsavingtheplanet,butwearerealizingthatthisisnotreallytheissue.Thecentralissueiscivilizationitselfandwhetherwecansaveit.Thestressesthatwehaveputontheeartharenotonlythreateningourhabitat,butourwayoflife,ourprosperityandevenourexistenceontheplanet.Ourcurrentparadigmmustchange.Wewillhavetoacceptthenewreality;thehumaneconomyispartofnatureandnottheotherwayaround.Wearefacedwithgreatchallenges,butunliketherestofthelivingworld,wehavetheuniqueabilitytoadaptanddecideourfateandthefateofmostofthebiosphere,forbetterorworse,inordertosurvivethehumanproject.