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Hollywood — How are They Going to Depict Covid – Or Better Yet, Climate?
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How is Hollywood going to tackle Covid — or better yet, Climate?

How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting storylines in TV and movies?While the health crisis has forced studios to pause production, screen writers have used the time to think about crafting engaging stories in the era of COVID-19 and racial injustice protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd. “I believe we'll have a golden era of storytelling,” says Bobette Buster, a professor of the practice of digital storytelling at Northeastern.

How the Pandemic Is Coming to Prime Time (or Not)As series roll out after pandemic delays, they’re trying to predict what audiences want: television that reflects our shared Covid reality? Or that provides a distraction from it?

When Will Hollywood Actually Tackle Climate Change?Movies about climate change remain rare, and never as serious as the problem itself.

Hollywood to the rescue: Can pop culture fight climate change? | DW | 20.10.2017"Cli-fi" movies are turning global warming into apocalyptic drama, but the genre's latest release – Geostorm – has been slammed as insensitive to climate-change victims. Can a good story motivate people to take action?

Planet Placement - Editorial

A Report by the Rocky Mountain Institute, a nonprofit that promotes sustainability, lays out ways renewables can be portrayed onscreen.

Lights, Camera, Action on ClimateDaniel Hinerfeld is partnering with TV and ﬁlm writers, producers, and other Hollywood creatives to address climate change on-screen.

Why does cinema ignore climate change?Apocalyptic films feature disease, war or alien invasions – but there’s one thing they avoid. Nicholas Barber asks why Hollywood is so squeamish about the real environmental crisis.

Why Is Hollywood So Scared of Climate Change? (Published 2019)Environmental concerns have been the driving force of villains in recent superhero and sci-fi movies. But critics say the industry needs to show how society can reform its ways.

We Need More TV Shows and Movies About the Climate CrisisCrime writer Jo Nesbø explains why Hollywood has struggled to make good TV shows and movies about the climate crisis

Snowmen Unite!

600 snowmen surround Utah State Capitol Building, call for climate action

Hundreds of snowmen surround Utah Capitol as protesters urge Romney to take climate actionHundreds of snowmen surrounded the Utah State Capitol on Sunday in a climate protest targeting Sen. Mitt Romney.

Why France’s New Tech ‘Repairability Index’ is a Big Deal

France moves ahead with a "repair index" for electronic productsIn France, a number of electronic products will have to be labeled with information on repairability starting January 2021.

Repair made easier in France thanks to new law

Apple now shows repairability scores for iPhones, MacBooks in FranceNew regulations in the country require companies to tell consumers how repairable their products are.

French repairability index: what to expect in January? - Right to Repair EuropeThe french anti-waste bill for a circular economy includes a mandatory repairability index for several products. But what will change?

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