December 27, 2004: Headlines: COS - Congo Kinshasa: Environment: Film: Documentaries: The Daily Banner: Author Mike Tidwell and filmmaker Mark Cohen wrote, directed and shot the documentary "We Are All Smith Islanders," that demonstrates how global warming could change the Chesapeake Bay region for the worse, using the waning livelihoods of Smith Island watermen as its main example
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December 27, 2004: Headlines: COS - Congo Kinshasa: Environment: Film: Documentaries: The Daily Banner: Author Mike Tidwell and filmmaker Mark Cohen wrote, directed and shot the documentary "We Are All Smith Islanders," that demonstrates how global warming could change the Chesapeake Bay region for the worse, using the waning livelihoods of Smith Island watermen as its main example
Author Mike Tidwell and filmmaker Mark Cohen wrote, directed and shot the documentary "We Are All Smith Islanders," that demonstrates how global warming could change the Chesapeake Bay region for the worse, using the waning livelihoods of Smith Island watermen as its main example
Author Mike Tidwell and filmmaker Mark Cohen wrote, directed and shot the documentary "We Are All Smith Islanders," that demonstrates how global warming could change the Chesapeake Bay region for the worse, using the waning livelihoods of Smith Island watermen as its main example
Island film airs on Shore
SALISBURY - An independent documentary about the dangers of global warming featuring Smith Island is airing on an Eastern Shore TV station after successful screenings throughout the state.
The film, "We Are All Smith Islanders," demonstrates how global warming could change the Chesapeake Bay region for the worse, using the waning livelihoods of Smith Island watermen as its main example. Since last week, it has appeared several times on Wicomico County public access TV station PAC 14, with more airings scheduled in the coming weeks.
Throughout the documentary, filmmakers show how global warming currently is affecting agriculture, wildlife, health and tourism throughout the Chesapeake Bay and how the crisis is expected deepen without immediate action. The film also details clean energy solutions available that may help slow and possibly stop global warming in the region.
Author Mike Tidwell and filmmaker Mark Cohen wrote, directed and shot the documentary for the Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN), a non-profit organization established to fight global warming through the promotion of clean, renewable energy in the Chesapeake region.
Mr. Tidwell is an prize-winning journalist and author of five books on nature and travel. He has contributed frequently to The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, National Geographic Traveler, Reader's Digest and other publications. Mr. Cohen is the award-winning producer of "The Coffee House," an arts and current affairs TV magazine program in the Washington, D.C. area.
According to CCAN, global warming may ultimately damage coastal property, destroy freshwater aquifers and eliminate entire towns and islands. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the altered precipitation patterns associated with climate change could reduce Maryland's major agricultural crops by 24 to 42 percent.
Other negative changes may include a decline in Chesapeake Bay crab and fish harvests, and increases in deaths from urban heat stress and mosquito-borne diseases, according to CCAN.
The Rockefeller Family Fund, Rosenthal Foundation, and Walton Family Foundation provided major funding for the film.
For information on CCAN, visit the organization's Web site at www.chesapeakeclimate.org. For PAC 14's programming schedule and to see when "We Are All Smith Islanders" is set to air, logon to www.pac14.org.
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