A climate script consultancy has introduced a variation on the “Bechdel test,” a measure of women’s interactions in film, for climate change. The two-part test, created by the group Good Energy in ...

Non-profit Good Energy has teamed with Colby College to introduce the Climate Reality Check, which measures the representation of climate change on screen. By Kirsten Chuba Events Editor Good Energy, ...

While Sandra Geiger was at a conference as a doctoral student, the keynote speaker asked the audience a question: What percentage of people do you think are skeptical of climate change? Some said 30%.

Let’s say you’re heading to the movie theater to catch a quirky romantic comedy. Or you’re on Disney+ bingeing the latest Marvel superhero show after work. Or maybe you’re looking for a Netflix ...

Good feminists or adept film buffs may be familiar with the Bechdel Test, a metric for gauging female representation in film. Created by comic author Alison Bechdel in the 1980s, a movie has to meet ...

Does climate change exist? And does a character know it? The Oscar-nominated films Nyad, left, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One and Barbie met the criteria for a new challenge inspired by ...

The Climate Reality Check tested climate change visibility in this year's awards season films, with only Universal's animated movie satisfying the requirements. By Kirsten Chuba Events Editor The ...

“The Wild Robot” is the only one of 30 films nominated for Academy Award honors this year to reflect the ecological crises that are bearing down on the planet. That’s the conclusion of a study by the ...

Though it undoubtedly sends a strong feminist message, no one would describe Barbie as a movie about the impacts of human-caused climate change. Yet the topic sneaks in. "You are killing the planet ...

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