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  • GrowthBusters (2011)
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    97 min | Documentary
GrowthBusters (2011)
Not Rated
97 min | Documentary

This film asks the most critical question of our time: How do we become a sustainable civilization? It takes a unique approach among modern environmental documentaries: Rather than dispensing facts about climate change; peak energy, food ...See moreThis film asks the most critical question of our time: How do we become a sustainable civilization? It takes a unique approach among modern environmental documentaries: Rather than dispensing facts about climate change; peak energy, food and water; and biodiversity loss, it examines the cultural barriers that prevent us from acting rationally. It asks why population conversations are so difficult to have, and why a roaring economy is more important to us than a survivable planet. It looks into the psychology of denial and crowd behavior. It explores our obsession with community growth and economic growth. Hooked on Growth holds up a mirror, encouraging us to examine the beliefs and behaviors we must leave behind, and the values we need to embrace, in order that our children can survive and thrive. Written by Dave Gardner See less
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2011 (United States)

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44 cast members
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Saleem Ali
Self (professor of environmental studies) Self (professor of environmental studies)   See fewer
Albert Bartlett
Self (professor emeritus of physics) (as Bartlett) Self (professor emeritus of physics) (as Bartlett)   See fewer
George Carlin
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
John Cruickshank
Self (Sierra Club) Self (Sierra Club)   See fewer
Brian Czech
Self (CASSE) Self (CASSE)   See fewer
Herman Daly
Self (ecological economist) Self (ecological economist)   See fewer
Maxine Dunn
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
Veronica Egan
Self (Great Old Broads for Wilderness) Self (Great Old Broads for Wilderness)   See fewer
Paul Ehrlich
Self (biologist) Self (biologist)   See fewer
Katie Elmore
Self (Population Media Center) Self (Population Media Center)   See fewer
Robert Engelman
Self (Worldwatch Institute) Self (Worldwatch Institute)   See fewer
Eben Fodor
Self (community planning consultant) Self (community planning consultant)   See fewer
Dave Gardner
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
Jack Hart
Self (The Oregonian) Self (The Oregonian)   See fewer
Trathen Heckman
Self (Transition U.S.) Self (Transition U.S.)   See fewer
Tom Horton
Self (environmental journalist) Self (environmental journalist)   See fewer
Lisa Hymas
Self (Grist) Self (Grist)   See fewer
Alexander King
Self (Club of Rome) (archive footage) Self (Club of Rome) (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Knight
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
Richard Lamm
Self (Institute for Public Policy Studies) (as Dick Lamm) Self (Institute for Public Policy Studies) (as Dick Lamm)   See fewer
Christopher Martenson
Self (creator of The Crash Course) (as Chris Martenson) Self (creator of The Crash Course) (as Chris Martenson)   See fewer
Pete McCloskey
Self ( U.S. House of Representatives, 1967-1983 Self ( U.S. House of Representatives, 1967-1983   See fewer
Bill McKibben
Self (350.org) Self (350.org)   See fewer
Dennis Meadows
Self (Club of Rome) Self (Club of Rome)   See fewer
Mike Nickerson
Self (The Sustainability Project) Self (The Sustainability Project)   See fewer
Raj Patel
Self (IFDP) Self (IFDP)   See fewer
Dave Paxson
Self (World Population Balance) Self (World Population Balance)   See fewer
William Rees
Self (population ecologist) Self (population ecologist)   See fewer
Dennis Rooker
Self (board of supervisors member) Self (board of supervisors member)   See fewer
David Room
Self (Transition U.S.) (as Dave Room) Self (Transition U.S.) (as Dave Room)   See fewer
William Ryerson
Self (Population Media Center) Self (Population Media Center)   See fewer
Danny Schechter
Self (media critic) Self (media critic)   See fewer
Juliet Schor
Self (professor of sociology) Self (professor of sociology)   See fewer
Ellen Shell
Self (author of Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture) Self (author of Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture)   See fewer
Dick Smith
Self (author of Dick Smith's Population Crisis) Self (author of Dick Smith's Population Crisis)   See fewer
James Gustave Speth
Self (environmental lawyer) (as Gus Speth) Self (environmental lawyer) (as Gus Speth)   See fewer
J. Adrian Stanley
Self (Colorado Springs Independent) Self (Colorado Springs Independent)   See fewer
Carolyne Stayton
Self (Transition U.S.) Self (Transition U.S.)   See fewer
Sarah Susanka
Self (author of The Not So Big Life) Self (author of The Not So Big Life)   See fewer
Michael Swaim
Self (mayor of Salem, Oregon, 1996-2002) Self (mayor of Salem, Oregon, 1996-2002)   See fewer
Kelvin Thomson
Self (australian house of representatives) Self (australian house of representatives)   See fewer
Peter Victor
Self (professor of environmental studies) Self (professor of environmental studies)   See fewer
Madeline Weld
Self (Population Institute Canada Self (Population Institute Canada   See fewer
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