Are you looking to teach your children about the environment? Well, here’s a feature length documentary to help aid you in educating your children (and yourself) about the state of our planet. Topics such as global warming, deforestation, mass species extinction, and the depletion of the oceans’ habitats are addressed in this documentary. With the help of over fifty of the world’s most prominent thinkers and activists, including reformer Mikhail Gorbachev, physicist Stephen Hawking, and Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai, The 11th Hour documents the grave problems facing the planet’s life systems.

The most prominent aspect of this documentary is not how bad things have become and will become, but the hope and solutions offered by scientists and environmental advocates. Learn how we need to redesign our modern living so we can bring about a positive change.

“The 11th Hour” is opening on August 17th in New York and Los Angeles. On the 24th it opens in more cities, and in the following weeks across the country. It would be great if you could go see it and bring a friend. You can go to 11thhouraction.com to sign up.

As for people like me who don’t live in US, we just have to wait for it to reach us. I have been told that overseas showings are scheduled to start in October 2007. Woo hoo! Can’t wait to see this. It sounds like a film with a crucial message that needs to be heeded by all. Plus, I’m sure it will make a great lesson on the environment.