Nationwide Egg Recall: Recall expands to more than half a billion eggs (LIST)

The recall from U.S. factory farms has expanded to more than half a billion eggs. The recalled lots (list below) are confirmed to have been tainted with Salmonella and have sickened more than one thousand people. The enormity of the contamination has renewed concerns about the dangers of factory farming:

Dr. Marion Nestle of the department of nutrition, food studies, and public health at New York University, and the author of "Food Politics" and "What to Eat", is a member of the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production. She toured several factory farms last year.

"It's hard to explain unless you actually see one of these places," she tells CBS News. "Try to imagine an enormous warehouse, as long as two or more city blocks, packed with hundreds of thousands of chickens. And that's 'free range.' Otherwise they are caged six to nine in a cage. If one gets sick, they all get sick."

There are links and lists below with recall information. One possible way to avoid the consequences of factory farming is to buy local, small farmed and, where possible, organic.

Farmer's markets (worldwide): Link

The egg recall is expected to expand with more reports of illness expanding as the Centers for Disease Control record more incidents. The symptoms of Salmonella poisoning can include:

1. Nausea
2. Diarrhea
3. Abdominal pain
4. Vomiting
5. Fever (typically max ~102F)
6. Chills
7. Headache
8. Muscle Pains
9. Blood in the Stool (rare)

If you think you might have salmonella poisoning, consult your doctor immediately and drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration.

CDC Advice to Consumers:

• Don’t eat recalled eggs or products containing recalled eggs. Recalled eggs might still be in grocery stores, restaurants, and consumers' homes. Consumers who have recalled eggs should discard them or return them to their retailer for a refund.
• Individuals who think they might have become ill from eating recalled eggs should consult their health care providers.
• Keep eggs refrigerated at ≤ 45° F (≤7° C) at all times.
• Discard cracked or dirty eggs.
• Wash hands, cooking utensils, and food preparation surfaces with soap and water after contact with raw eggs.
• Eggs should be cooked until both the white and the yolk are firm and eaten promptly after cooking.
• Do not keep eggs warm or at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
• Refrigerate unused or leftover egg- containing foods promptly.
• Avoid eating raw eggs.
• Avoid restaurant dishes made with raw or undercooked, unpasteurized eggs. Restaurants should use pasteurized eggs in any recipe (such as Hollandaise sauce or Caesar salad dressing) that calls for raw eggs.
• Consumption of raw or undercooked eggs should be avoided, especially by young children, elderly persons, and persons with weakened immune systems or debilitating illness.

Egg Recall List:

Brand	Plant ID	Julian Dates	Additional Information
Albertson -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1413	136 through 225
Albertson -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1026	136 through 225
Albertson -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1946	136 through 225
Albertson -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging	#1720	136 through 229
Albertson -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging	#1942	136 through 229
Bayview -5 dozen size large	#1686	142 through 149	UPC 7-17544-30172-1
Bayview -5 dozen size large	#1686K	195 through 196	UPC 7-17544-30172-1
Becky -5 dozen size large	#1292	139 through 161	UPC 0-72279-00010-4
Becky -5 dozen large	#1091	139 through 161	UPC 0-72279-00010-4
Boomsma’s -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1413	136 through 225
Boomsma’s -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1026	136 through 225
Boomsma’s -6- egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1946	136 through 225
Boomsma’s -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging	#1720	136 through 229
Boomsma’s -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging	#1942	136 through 229
Cal Egg -5 dozen size large	#1292	139 through 194	UPC 0-72279-00110-1
Cal Egg -5 dozen size large	#1091	139 through 194	UPC 0-72279-00110-1
Country Eggs -15 dozen bulk pack	#1026	216 through 221
Country Eggs -15 dozen bulk pack	#1946	216 through 221
Dutch Farms -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1413	136 through 225
Dutch Farms -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1026	136 through 225
Dutch Farms -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1946	136 through 225
Farm Fresh -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1413	136 through 225
Farm Fresh -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1026	136 through 225
Farm Fresh -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1946	136 through 225
Farm Fresh -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging	#1720	136 through 229
Farm Fresh -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging	#1942	136 through 229
Glenview -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging	#1720	136 through 229
Glenview -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging	#1942	136 through 229
Hillandale Farms -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size XL	#1413	136 through 225
Hillandale Farms -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size XL	#1026	136 through 225
Hillandale Farms -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size XL	#1946	136 through 225
Hillandale Farms -6-egg,dozen, 18-egg cartons and 30-egg packages and 5-dozen cases	#1860	099 through 230
Hillandale Farms -6-egg,dozen, 18-egg cartons and 30-egg packages and 5-dozen cases	#1663	137 through 230
James Farms -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging	#1720	136 through 229
James Farms -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging	#1942	136 through 229
Kemps -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1413	136 through 225
Kemps -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1026	136 through 225
Kemps -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1946	136 through 225
Kemps -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging	#1720	136 through 229
Kemps -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging	#1942	136 through 229
Lucerne -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1413	136 through 225
Lucerne -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1026	136 through 225
Lucerne -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1946	136 through 225
Lucerne -5 dozen size large	#1292	139 through 210	UPC 0-21130-03155-9
Lund -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size M to Jumbo	#1413	136 through 225
Lund -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size M to Jumbo	#1026	136 through 225
Lund -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size M to Jumbo	#1946	136 through 225
Lund -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging	#1720	136 through 229
Lund -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging	#1942	136 through 229
Mi Pueblo -5 dozen size large	#1292	139 through 161	UPC 4-01660-00100-8
Mi Pueblo -5 dozen size large	#1091	139 through 161	UPC 4-01660-00100-8
Mountain Dairy -5 dozen size medium	#1951	193 through 208	UPC 0-11110-89969-9
Mountain Dairy -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1413	136 through 225
Mountain Dairy -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1026	136 through 225
Mountain Dairy -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1946	136 through 225
Mountain Dairy -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging	#1720	136 through 229
Mountain Dairy -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging	#1942	136 through 229
Nulaid -2.5 dozen size large	#1292	139 through 161	UPC 0-71230-02130-1
Nulaid -2.5 dozen size large	#1091	139 through 161	UPC 0-71230-02130-1
Nulaid -5 dozen size large	#1292	139 through 210	UPC 0-71230-02120-2
Nulaid -5 dozen size large	#1091	139 through 210	UPC 0-71230-02120-2
Nulaid -5 dozen size medium	#1091	167 through 174	UPC 0-71230-02140-0
Nulaid -5 dozen size medium	#1951	195 through 210	UPC 0-71230-02140-0
Pacific Coast -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging	#1720	136 through 229
Pacific Coast -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging	#1942	136 through 229
Ralph’s -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1413	136 through 225
Ralph’s -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1026	136 through 225
Ralph’s -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size large	#1946	136 through 225
Ralph’s -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging	#1720	136 through 229
Ralph’s -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging	#1942	136 through 229
Shoreland -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size XL and jumbo	#1413	136 through 225
Shoreland -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size XL and jumbo	#1026	136 through 225
Shoreland -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size XL and jumbo	#1946	136 through 225
Sunny Farms -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and 30-egg packages and 5-dozen cases	#1860	099 through 230
Sunny Farms -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and 30-egg packages and 5-dozen cases	#1663	137 through 230
Sunny Meadow -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and 30-egg packages and 5-dozen cases	#1860	099 through 230
Sunny Meadow -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and 30-egg packages and 5-dozen cases	#1663	137 through 230
Sunshine -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size XL	#1413	136 through 225
Sunshine -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size XL	#1026	136 through 225
Sunshine -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size XL	#1946	136 through 225
Sun Valley -5 dozen size medium	#1951	195 through 209	UPC 6-48065-11432-6
Trafficanda -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size M to Jumbo	#1413	136 through 225
Trafficanda -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size M to Jumbo	#1026	136 through 225
Trafficanda -6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging Size M to Jumbo	#1946	136 through 225
West Creek -15 and 30-dozen tray packs	#1860	099 through 230
West Creek -15 and 30-dozen tray packs	#1663	137 through 230
Wholesome Farms -15 and 30-dozen tray packs	#1860	099 through 230
Wholesome Farms -15 and 30-dozen tray packs	#1663	137 through 230

Additional Recall #1:

NuCal Foods Conducts Recall of Shell Eggs

Eggs affected by this recall were distributed to food wholesalers and retailers in California and Nevada. NuCal Foods received these eggs from Hillandale Farms of Iowa which were then packaged into 5-dozen and 2.5-dozen overwrapped retail units. In addition to those products listed in the original Hillandale Farms of Iowa media statement dated August 20, 2010, the following products are being recalled:

Product Description	UPC	Plant Numbers	Julian Dates
Bayview Large 5dz	7-17544-30172-1	P-1686K	195-196
Becky Large 5dz	0-72279-00010-4	P-1292 and P-1091	139-161
Cal Egg Large 5dz	0-72279-00110-1	P-1292 and P-1091	139-194
Lucerne Large 5dz	0-21130-03155-9	P-1292	139-210
Mi Pueblo Large 5dz	4-01660-00100-8	P-1292 and P-1091	139-161
Nulaid Large 2.5dz	0-71230-02130-1	P-1292 and P-1091	139-161
Nulaid Large 5dz	0-71230-02120-2	P-1292 and P-1091	139-210

Additional Recall #2:

Eggs affected by this recall were distributed to grocery distribution centers, retail grocery stores and foodservice companies which service or are located in fourteen states, including the following:

• Arkansas
• California
• Iowa
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Kansas
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• Nebraska
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• South Dakota
• Texas
• Wisconsin

There have been laboratory-confirmed Salmonella enteritidis illnesses associated with the shell eggs; the investigation is ongoing.

Eggs are distributed under the following brand names:

• Hillandale Farms,
• Sunny Farms
• Sunny Meadow

In 6-egg cartons, dozen-egg cartons, 18-egg cartons, 30-egg package, and 5-dozen cases. Loose eggs are packaged under the following brand names: Wholesome Farms and West Creek in 15 and 30-dozen tray packs. The loose eggs may also be repackaged by customers.

The only eggs affected by this recall have plant numbers P1860 or P1663 and Julian dates as follows:

P-1860 – Julian dates ranging from 099 to 230
P-1663 – Julian dates ranging from 137 to 230

Plant numbers and Julian dates can be found printed on the overwrap film. The plant number begins with the letter P and then the number. The Julian date follows the plant number, for example P-1686K 195

Overview: Wright County Egg Recall:

Eggs impacted by the expanded recall were distributed to food wholesalers, distribution centers and foodservice companies in:

• California
• Arizona
• Missouri
• Minnesota
• Texas
• Georgia
• Washington
• Oregon
• Colorado
• Nevada
• Iowa
• Illinois
• Utah
• Nebraska
• Arkansas
• Wisconsin
• Oklahoma.

Note: These companies distribute nationwide.

Eggs are packaged under the following brand names and carton codes:

Recall for plant numbers 1720 and 1942 and Julian Dates 136 to 229.

Check packages for codes and numbers from:

P-1720 136 to P-1026 229
P-1942 136 to P-1413 229

That would mean 136, 137, 138... to 229 for each plant.

For the following brands:

• Albertsons
• Farm Fresh
• James Farms
• Glenview
• Mountain Dairy
• Ralphs
• Boomsma
• Lund
• Kemps
• Pacific Coast.

Eggs are packed in varying sizes of cartons (6-egg cartons, dozen egg cartons, 18-egg cartons, and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging) with Julian dates ranging from 136 to 229 and plant numbers 1720 and 1942.

Dates and codes can be found stamped on the end of the egg carton or printed on the case label. The plant number begins with the letter P and then the number. The Julian date follows the plant number, for example: P-1720 223.

Recall for plant numbers 1026, 1413 and 1946 and Julian dates ranging from 136 to 225 (check packages):

Check for codes and numbers from:

P-1026 136 to P-1026 225
P-1413 136 to P-1413 225
P-1946 136 to P-1946 225

That would mean 136, 137, 138... to 225 for each plant.

On the following brands:

• Lucerne
• Albertson
• Mountain Dairy
• Ralph’s
• Boomsma’s
• Sunshine
• Hillandale
• Trafficanda
• Farm Fresh
• Shoreland
• Lund
• Dutch Farms
• Kemps

Eggs are packed in varying sizes of cartons (6-egg cartons, dozen egg cartons, 18-egg cartons, and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging) with Julian dates ranging from 136 to 225 and plant numbers 1026, 1413 and 1946.

Check for updates to recall: http://www.eggsafety.org/mediacenter/alerts

Related story: Do we need another Jungle?


LABELS: BUSINESS, DISEASE, EGGS, ENVIRONMENT, FACTORY FARMS, RECALL, SALMONELLA

Top Investment Fund Chairman on Climate Change: Grantham Says Buy It

by Janet Ritz

Jeremy Grantham, Chairman of the Board of Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo (GMO), a Boston-based asset management firm, one of the largest managers of such funds in the world, has written in his quarterly letter:

Conspiracy theorists claim to believe that global warming is a carefully constructed hoax driven by scientists desperate for … what? Being needled by nonscientific newspaper reports, by blogs, and by right-wing politicians and think tanks? Most hard scientists hate themselves or their colleagues for being in the news. Being a climate scientist spokesman has already become a hindrance to an academic career, including tenure. I have a much simpler but plausible “conspiracy theory”: that fossil energy companies, driven by the need to protect hundreds of billions of dollars of profits, encourage obfuscation of the inconvenient scientific results.

Grantham's asset management fund controls over 170 billion dollars. He is the investor and fund manager who predicted the failure of the bubble style of economics, postulating that economies had a tendency to "return to the mean."  The quarterly report by Grantham gives his view on the direction of the economy and the trends therein. He has included a section (on page seven), entitled: Everything You Need to Know About Global Warming in 5 Minutes and recommends investment in industries that will reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.

A summary of his points are as follows ( full report here - PDF):

• Rising C02 in the atmosphere is a fact with a 40% increase since the advent of the Industrial Revolution.

• The greenhouse effect of rising C02 is proven by physics.

• Changes in solar output cannot account for the rise in temperature over the last 50 years.

• "A warmer atmosphere melts glaciers and ice sheets, and causes global sea levels to rise. A warmer atmosphere also contains more energy and holds more water, changing the global occurrences of storms, floods, and other extreme weather events."

• Grantham refutes skeptics who argue that money should not be spent because of uncertainty. He posits that "since the penalties can rise at an accelerating rate at the tail, a wider range implies a greater risk (and a greater expected value of the costs)."

• He brings up Pacal's question: What is the expected value of a very small chance of an infinite loss? Pascal's answer, "Infinite." Grantham expounds on Pascal here:

The benefits, even with no warming, include: energy independence from the Middle East; more jobs, since wind and solar power and increased efficiency are more labor-intensive than another coal-fired power plant; less pollution of streams and air; and an early leadership role for the U.S. in industries that will inevitably become important. Conversely, what are the costs of not acting on prevention when the results turn out to be serious: costs that may dwarf those for prevention; and probable political destabilization from droughts, famine, mass migrations, and even war. And, to Pascal’s real point, what might be the cost at the very extreme end of the distribution: definitely life changing, possibly life threatening.

• The biggest cost of global warming will be the lack of biodiversity, which he reminds his readers is priceless.

• He has a message to his own group that he labels as "die-hard contrarians"

Dear fellow contrarians, I know the majority is usually wrong in the behavioral jungle of the stock market. And Heaven knows I have seen the soft scientists who lead finance theory attempt to bully their way to a uniform acceptance of the bankrupt theory of rational expectations and market efficiency. But climate warming involves hard science.

• He warns that fossil fuel corporations are using denialists and conspiracy theorists to obfuscate the truth that warming is happening in an attempt to preserve their profits.

• Grantham asks why we are even arguing the issue. He points out the pattern of behavior from the tobacco industry and warns that many of the same operatives responsible for the delays in the truth about the dangers of smoking are now working to do the same with climate change.

The obfuscators' simple and direct motivation – making money in the near term, which anyone can relate to – combined with their resources and, as it turns out, propaganda talents, have meant that we are arguing the science long after it has been nailed down. I, for one, admire them for their P.R. skills, while wondering, as always: “Have they no grandchildren?”

Grantham's last two points stand best without editorialization:

"Almost no one wants to change. The long-established status quo is very comfortable, and we are used to its deficiencies. But for this problem we must change. This is never easy."


"Almost everyone wants to hear good news. They want to believe that dangerous global warming is a hoax. They, therefore, desperately want to believe the skeptics. This is a problem for all of us."

Investors, take note. One of your own has weighed in on the fact of climate change and has recommended that you buy it.  His buy order:  The benefits, even with no warming, are too profitable to pass up. The risks, at the very least, are too great to ignore.

Grantham's entire report is available at this link (PDF).



LABELS: BUSINESS, CLIMATE CHANGE, ECONOMY, ENDANGERED SPECIES, ENVIRONMENT, GLOBAL WARMING, INVESTMENT, JEREMY GRANTHAM

BP's Bob Dudley Responds to Viewers' Questions in Online PBS Interview

PBS Newshour's Ray Suarez interviewed BP's chief of Gulf Coast restoration Bob Dudley with questions and video sent in via YouTube from around America. In one piece of news from the interview, Dudley said the company is exploring "at least two options to divert the flow" of oil if the relief wells fail to kill the blown-out well. Two excerpts:

Calling the well polluting the Gulf of Mexico "just a very unusual problem," Dudley said the company's first relief well is now being drilled down vertically parallel to the blown-out well and must go another 600 feet before casing is added and another kill attempt is made.

In answer to one submitted question, Dudley referred to the dispersant being deployed as "toxic as dish soap," but then qualified that with the historic volumes of oil mixed with dispersant coming from the blown well they did not know the actual impact.

The full interview and transcript is available at this link.

More on the Gulf Disaster:

A live video feed of twelve cameras on the Gulf floor is at this link (may be slow to load).

A remarkable video explaining why the sharks are congregating at the shore (oxygen depletion in the Gulf) and its impact on the wildlife there is at this link.

More Gulf Oil Disaster articles are at this link.


LABELS: BOB DUDLEY, BP, BUSINESS, ENVIRONMENT, GULF OIL DISASTER, GULF OIL SPILL, PBS,POLITICS, SCIENCE

Live Video Feed of the Gulf Oil Disaster

Following pressure from Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and other members of Congress, BP has released a live video feed of the damaged underwater well that is gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The feed may be slow or freeze at times -- or may go to other content without warning. 

The video picture switches off and on periodically.  

Update 5/29/10:  BP Reports that "top kill" did not work.  BP is unable to stop the leak.  They are proceeding to the "top hat" procedure, which is to cut the pipe and place a device over it, in the effort to capture the oil.  The relief wells are the focus in the long term.  The Coast Guard announced they will also try sub-sea injection of dispersants and will sample the water to see the impact on sea life...

We'll keep this connected while the feed is available (the meter below can be adjusted to show the amount of estimated oil spilled at different spill rates):

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LABELS: BP, CLIMATE CHANGE, EDWARD MARKEY, ENVIRONMENT, FAUNA, FLORA, GULF OIL DISASTER, POLITICS, POLLUTION

Home: the Movie

In 2009, the French PPR Group, originally known as Pinault-Printemps-Redoute, which represents brands such as Gucci, Yves St. Laurent, Sergio Rossi, Boucheron, Bottega Veneta, Alexander McQueen (50%), Stella McCartney (50%), Puma (60%), and more, backed the release of a stunning film entitled "Home," which tells the story of humanity's rise and impact upon Earth.

The film, produced by Luc Besson, was made by French photojournalist, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, the founder of Altitude Agency, known for its aerial photography, and the international environmental organization: GoodPlanet. Mr. Arthus-Bertrand has given up his rights to the film to enable its free streaming over the Internet.   To date, over eight million have viewed it.

We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth's climate.

The stakes are high for us and our children. Everyone should take part in the effort, and HOME has been conceived to take a message of mobilization out to every human being.

For this purpose, HOME needs to be free. A patron, the PPR Group, made this possible. EuropaCorp, the distributor, also pledged not to make any profit because Home is a non-profit film.

HOME has been made for you : share it! And act for the planet.

Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Embedding is dsiabled; it must be viewed on YouTube. 

 The link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU

Please share.

LABELS: BUSINESS, CLIMATE CHANGE YANN ARTHUS-BERTRAND, ENVIRONMENT, GLOBAL WARMING, LUC BESSON, PPR GROUP