[Videonews] New Release ENERGY WAR

Leila McCullough (leila@frif.com)
Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:28:27 -0400

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Dear Videonews Subscribers,

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We are happy to announce that a look at the world=E2=80=99s current =
energy situation, ENERGY WAR is now available to VideoNews subscribers.

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ENERGY WAR

A Film by Shuchen Tan, Ijsbrand van Veelen, and Rudi Boon

In a world in which the U.S. and Europe are addicted to oil and gas, and =
those increasingly scarce resources are controlled by authoritarian =
regimes in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Venezuela, Nigeria and Russia, the =
geopolitical ramifications have upset the traditional balance of power =
between nations. ENERGY WAR reveals precisely how the economic =
importance of fossil fuels affects international politics and becomes a =
powerful tool of foreign policy.

The film profiles newly emergent "superpowers" such as Iran, a rogue =
regime that Western democracies must politically tolerate to assure =
access to its oil, and Venezuela, where President Hugo Chavez has =
nationalized the oil industry, which boasts the largest untapped oil =
field in the world. Through interviews with Russian and Georgian =
government officials, ENERGY WAR shows how oil was used as a political =
weapon in the struggle between an economically revitalized Russia and =
its former Soviet Republic.

Thomas Friedman (author of The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding =
Globalization and The World is Flat) analyzes the political concept of =
"petro authoritarianism" and Kenneth Deffeyes (Hubbert's Peak: The =
Impending World Oil Shortage and Beyond Oil) explains the "Peak Oil" =
phenomenon, the point at which the earth's supply of oil begins its =
terminal decline.

ENERGY WAR concludes by investigating the search for alternatives to our =
dependency on oil, featuring interviews with economists, stock market =
traders, and new energy entrepreneurs who discuss the pros and cons of =
such possible substitutes as biofuels, hydropower, nuclear and solar =
energy. As China, Africa, Latin America and even Saudi Arabia are =
preparing for a "green" future, it's clear that a world of new energy =
sources will reshape the global balance of political power.

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Read more here! <http://frif.com/new2007/ener.html>=20

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78 minutes / color / 2007
Sale/DVD: $398
Rental/DVD: $125

- Free preview for purchase consideration is available.

- Purchase price includes Public Performance Rights.
- This film is available to our Canadian customers.

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Dear Videonews =
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We are happy to announce that a look at the =
world=E2=80=99s current energy
situation, ENERGY WAR is now available to VideoNews =
subscribers.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

ENERGY =
WAR<o:p></o:p>

A
Film by Shuchen Tan, =
Ijsbrand van
Veelen, and Rudi Boon<o:p></o:p>

In
a world in which the U.S. and Europe are addicted to oil and gas, and =
those
increasingly scarce resources are controlled by authoritarian regimes in =
Saudi
Arabia, Iran, Venezuela, Nigeria and Russia, the geopolitical =
ramifications
have upset the traditional balance of power between nations. ENERGY WAR =
reveals
precisely how the economic importance of fossil fuels affects =
international
politics and becomes a powerful tool of foreign =
policy.<o:p></o:p>

The
film profiles newly emergent "superpowers" such as =
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democracies
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where President Hugo Chavez has nationalized the oil industry, which =
boasts the
largest untapped oil field in the world. Through interviews with Russian =
and
Georgian government officials, ENERGY WAR shows how oil was used as a =
political
weapon in the struggle between an economically revitalized =
<st1:country-region
w:st=3D"on">Russia</st1:country-region> and its former <st1:place =
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Thomas
Friedman (author of The Lexus and =
the Olive
Tree: Understanding Globalization and The World is Flat) analyzes the political concept of
"petro authoritarianism" and Kenneth Deffeyes (Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil =
Shortage
and Beyond Oil) explains =
the
"Peak Oil" phenomenon, the point at which the earth's supply =
of oil
begins its terminal decline.<o:p></o:p>

ENERGY
WAR concludes by investigating the search for alternatives to our =
dependency on
oil, featuring interviews with economists, stock market traders, and new =
energy
entrepreneurs who discuss the pros and cons of such possible substitutes =
as
biofuels, hydropower, nuclear and solar energy. As <st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on">China</st1:country-region>,
Africa, Latin America and even <st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Saudi
Arabia</st1:place></st1:country-region> are preparing for a =
"green"
future, it's clear that a world of new energy sources will reshape the =
global
balance of political power.<o:p></o:p>

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>

<o:p> </o:p>

78 minutes
/ color / 2007 
Sale/DVD: $398 
Rental/DVD: $125<o:p></o:p>

- Free preview =
for
purchase consideration is available.<o:p></o:p>

- Purchase price =
includes
Public Performance Rights. 
- This film is available to our Canadian =
customers.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Join Our Facebook =
Group<o:p></o:p>

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