This time we will talk about a documentary that offers us a different way of understanding climate change, allowing us to look at another side of what is happening in the world today and of what little or nothing is talked about. Kiss The Ground It makes us put our feet on the ground and understand that the solution to most of our problems lies in the way we relate to the ground.
If we think about climate change, surely the first thing we imagine is a smoky factory, a traffic jam or a cattle ranch crammed into small spaces. Indeed, these and many other realities are the main sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but if we wanted to reverse everything that is happening Should we just stop producing these gases?
While reducing emissions is essential, the solution is not so simple. The gases released into the atmosphere can remain there for many years, even hundreds. In order to visualize it, I suggest that we imagine a bucket being filled with water from a tap. The water in the bucket would be the accumulated GHG, which will remain in the bucket regardless of whether we turn off the faucet.
While it’s important to stop the flow of water so the bucket doesn’t fill up, it’s also important to make a hole in the bucket so it can empty. Kiss The Ground it shows us that the earth can be a big hole in the bucket, fighting on our side, absorbing large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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Since our first steps on earth we have depended in one way or another on the soil for resources, allowing us to survive and expand as a species. Our way of relating to the soil has changed over time, becoming increasingly demanding of it and its ability to provide us with resources.
This requirement had as a breaking point the Second World War, with the appearance of industrial insecticides and herbicides and, finally, with genetic engineering at the service of large agricultural corporations, giving rise to herbicide-resistant transgenic plants. This documentary reveals the unsustainability of the current production model and proposes a sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative.
In order to deal with climate change we have to change our way of seeing the earth. Taking care of the soil we take care of ourselves, and that is what this documentary is about. A healthy soil not only generates healthy food but also protects us, and for that it is necessary that it be a living soil, diverse in its microorganisms.
If you still haven’t seen kiss the ground I suggest you do it and tell us what you think! If you have already seen it, I invite you to reflect on how we could improve our relationship with the earth. Do you think that our grain of sand is possible to make this world a sustainable and environmentally friendly place?
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