Switch

Review Switch is refreshingly free of hot air. It's almost shocking in the way it sidesteps the kind of issue advocacy made commonplace by filmmakers Michael Moore, Davis Guggenheim and the like. Lynch's film tries (and largely succeeds) in taking a scrupulously neutral tack between extremes... --The Washington Post Sidestepping the usual eco-docu strategy, Switch takes a far less hysterical route. Lynch's method gives a rational evaluation of where the world is heading. It's considerably more honest, and manages to be quite effective. Tech credits are tops, particularly the seamless editing and the often beautiful photography... --Variety Tinker takes us along for this beautifully shot ride, excellent in its details, and mixes a kind of gee-whiz wonderment at the way energy is produced with pithy, on-the-mark observations about the realities of those sources. He foresees the increasing use of renewables, natural gas and nuclear power in the U.S. But he also offers a sobering forecast of why we're unlikely to shake coal and oil for a long time... --Austin American-Statesman Sidestepping the usual eco-docu strategy, Switch takes a far less hysterical route. Lynch's method gives a rational evaluation of where the world is heading. It's considerably more honest, and manages to be quite effective. Tech credits are tops, particularly the seamless editing and the often beautiful photography... --Variety Tinker takes us along for this beautifully shot ride, excellent in its details, and mixes a kind of gee-whiz wonderment at the way energy is produced with pithy, on-the-mark observations about the realities of those sources. He foresees the increasing use of renewables, natural gas and nuclear power in the U.S. But he also offers a sobering forecast of why we're unlikely to shake coal and oil for a long time... --Austin American-Statesman About the Actor For 12 years, Dr. Scott Tinker has been the Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology, where he leads 200 scientists and staff. He is also a Professor at UT s Jackson School of Geology, the State Geologist of Texas, and a renowned energy expert, having given more than 500 lectures internationally to government, industry and academia. While at the Bureau, he founded the Advanced Energy Consortium and helped initiate the Gulf Coast Carbon Center and Center for Energy Economics. Dr. Tinker serves on several private, public, academic, and government energy boards and advisory councils. Before the Bureau, he was a research geologist for Marathon Oil. He received his PhD from the University of Colorado. About the Director Harry Lynch is an award-winning documentary director, writer, producer and sometime cinematographer, specializing in complicated, long-timeframe projects. His work has been seen by millions of viewers, in IMAX and commercial theaters, on cable, international satellite and broadcast, online and on video. 'Switch' is his 6th film and 2nd web project in the past 17 years. He is the co-founder of Trinity Films and the founder of Arcos Films.
ASIN: B00BI6A56E
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