Global warming prevention is not something to be left to someone else, it is an issue that each and every one of us must know, think about, and act upon. We hope that the contents of the HEP=Hoppy Earth Project have been of some help to you. Preventing global warming also means thinking about energy issues and the global environment. Here we introduce some books and movies that will help you to do this.

●Books
"Global Warming Easily Explained (1), (2), (3)" by Naoki Hosaka, published by Iwasaki Shoten (1) Why Global Warming Occurs? (2) Global Warming Now and in the Future (3) Can Global Warming be Stopped? These three instalments of Global Warming Easily Explained use diagrams and pictures to teach about global warming in a way that even elementary school students can understand.

Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson (1962), published by Mariner Books; Reprint edition (September 1, 1994). This book depicts the effects of chemicals and pesticides on the global environment. A famous book that had already sounded a warning about environmental problems half a century ago.

●Documentaries
An Inconvenient Truth (2006): A documentary about a slide lecture on global warming by Al Gore, who served as U.S. Vice President in the Democratic Party's Clinton administration.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0497116/

Before the Flood (2016) A documentary about climate change, made in collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio, and appearances by President Obama, the Pope, and Elon Musk. https://www.beforetheflood.com/
https://www.beforetheflood.com/

Chasing Coral (2017) A documentary about divers, scientists, and photographers from around the world who are documenting the disappearance of coral reefs. https://www.chasingcoral.com/
https://www.chasingcoral.com/

Chasing Ice (2012) A documentary about the efforts of a nature photographer and his fellow photographers to communicate the effects of climate change. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIZTMVNBjc4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIZTMVNBjc4

Japan and Renewal: Operation Gigawatt of Light and Wind (2017) Environmentalist Tetsuya Iida and nuclear power lawyer Hiroyuki Kawai explore the reality of renewable energy around the world. https://www.energy-democracy.jp/1843
https://www.energy-democracy.jp/1843

Searching for the Safest Place on Earth (2013) How do we dispose of the "nuclear waste" from nuclear power plants? A pro-nuclear scientist and an anti-nuclear filmmaker embark on a journey to confront this question head-on. https://kiroku-bito.com/safestplace/
https://kiroku-bito.com/safestplace/

Inherit the Earth (2015) Young people between the ages of 16 and 23 experience food and life for just one day at a farmhouse in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture. The farmhouse was the home of a son and mother who succeeded their father, who took his own life in the wake of the nuclear accident. https://daichiwo.wordpress.com/予告篇/
https://daichiwo.wordpress.com/予告篇/

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Learn About Global Warming and Talk About It