Izwe Lesithembiso, ifilimu entsha edlalwa u-Matt Damon, ifilimu ngokwengxenye emayelana ne-fracking, indlela entsha neyinkinga kakhulu yokukhipha igesi yemvelo edwaleni le-shale kude ngaphansi komhlaba. Ifilimu enhle kakhulu, edlala kahle, ikakhulukazi ka-Damon endimeni ehluke kakhulu kune, isibonelo, i-trilogy yakhe ka-Jason Bourne. Esikhundleni sokuba ngumbulali we-CIA wangaphambili ohlose ukubuyisa inkumbulo yakhe kanye neqiniso ngalokho okwenziwa kuye, IZwe Lesithembiso UDamon โungumuntu wezweโ onengxabano, oshaywa unembeza, โumuntu womhlabaโ esebenzisa izifumbathiso nezinsongo, lapho kudingekile, ukuze enze abantu basedolobheni elincane, elisemaphandleni bavume ukuthi idolobha labo lihlakazwe.
Kodwa imuvi ayivezi neze zonke, noma eziningi, zezinkinga eziningi eziza nokuqhekeka, ingasaphathwa eyokwenza lokho ngendlela ecacile nekholisayo. Inkinga eyinhloko eyivezayo iyona mpela yokungcoliswa komhlaba namanzi. Lokhu kwenzeka ngenxa yamakhemikhali anobuthi, ahlanganiswe namanzi nesihlabathi, aphoqeleka phansi ku-shale ngaphansi kwengcindezi enzima ukuze aphule idwala futhi akhulule igesi ngaphakathi kwawo. Enye yaleyo ngxube enobuthi iyabuya, kanye ne-methane, isithako esiyinhloko segesi yemvelo, futhi kunezinombolo ezinkulu zezigameko ezithile zokufa kwezitshalo nezilwane, ukugula kwabantu kanye nobuthi bamanzi kamuva obuwubufakazi obucacile bale nkinga enkulu.
Kodwa kukhona okunye okuningi kwalokho IZwe Lesithembiso ayisho, ingasaphathwa eyokuchaza:
ยท Iqhaza elikhulu nelikhulayo lika-fracking enkingeni yethu yokushisisa komhlaba wonke: i-methane inamandla ngokuphindwe ka-72-105 kunegesi ebamba ukushisa njenge-CO2 eminyakeni yokuqala engama-20 ngemva kokuba ikhishelwe emkhathini, kanye nezifundo kule minyaka emibili edlule, okuhlanganisa ne-EPA, khombisa ukuthi kunokuvuza okuningi kwe-methane phezu komjikelezo wempilo wegesi ephukile, kanye nekhiqizwa ngokujwayelekile, igesi yemvelo, kunalokho okukuvumayo imboni kawoyela/yegesi;
ยท isiminyaminya esingapheli esithwala amanzi, isihlabathi kanye noketshezi oludakayo olungcolisa umoya ozungezile, oludala umonakalo emigwaqeni, ludale ukuminyana kwezimoto nomsindo neminye imithelela emibi;
ยท ukungcoliswa kwemifula eseduze nezindawo eziqhekeka ngokulahla ngamabomu amanzi angcolile โagelezayoโ ngemva kokumbiwa komthombo noma ngokufuduka kwalolo ketshezi ngaphansi komhlaba;
ยท ukudonswa kwenani elikhulu lezinye izikhathi-eziyivelakancane-njengasezindaweni ezomile noma ezithintekile ngokomlando-eduze nomfula namanzi echibi, izigidi eziningi zamalitha emthonjeni ngamunye;
ยท amazinga emisebe aqoshiwe emanzini angcolile izikhathi eziyi-100 noma ngaphezulu izinga lamanzi okuphuza le-EPA;
ยท ukuphazanyiswa kwezinye izimboni noma izinqubo ezinenani lezomnotho nezenhlalo, njengezolimo, ezokuvakasha, ukuzingela nokudoba;
ยท ukuhlukaniswa kwezinkuni namahlathi ngokwakhiwa kwezindawo zemithombo, amapayipi, imigwaqo kanye nezinye izingqalasizinda;
ยท ukwehla kwamanani ezakhiwo zemizi nomhlaba oseduze noma eduze kwemithombo; futhi,
ยท ukuzamazama komhlaba: i-United States Geological Survey ibike ukuthi umjovo ojulile ongaphansi komhlaba wokumba amanzi angcolile yimbangela okungenzeka yokwanda kokuzamazama komhlaba okuphindwe kasithupha eMelika emaphakathi ngo-2011 uma kuqhathaniswa namazinga ekhulu lama-20.
Ngakho-ke uma ufuna ifilimu mayelana nakho konke okubi mayelana ne-fracking, IZwe Lesithembiso akuyona ifilimu okufanele uyibuke.
IZwe Lesithembiso ngezindlela eziningi ifilimu ekhuluma ngamandla ezinkampani, kanye nemibono eyisekelayo, ngokumelene namandla abantu abanolwazi kanye nezindinganiso ezindala kodwa ezisalungile zothando ngomndeni, umhlaba, ikhaya, kanye neqiniso. Inkampani yamandla u-Damon ayisebenzelayo inengeka kakhulu, kuyilapho abantu abayisebenzelayo, njengo-Damon kanye nomlingisi odlalwa u-Frances McDormand, baboniswa njengabantu abayinkimbinkimbi kakhulu, abangabantu, abangabahlanganyeli kancane emibonweni yabo.
Isibonelo esisodwa esincane kodwa esijabulisayo yilapho insizwa ejabule ngokweqile ngengcebo engase icabange ukuthi izoyithola ngokusayina isivumelwano sokuqashisa ifika eDamon ngemoto kanokusho entsha. Ngenxa yesigameko sangaphambili, izethameli zefilimu ziyazi ukuthi imali azoyithola ngegesi engaphansi komhlaba wakhe, uma ikhona, cishe ngeke iyikhokhele le moto. Ngaleso sikhathi uDamon ulwisana nonembeza wakhe, kanti uma ebuka imoto ebizayo kanye nale nsizwa uvele uzwe ukucasuka kwayo, icala layo ngalokho okungenzeka ukuthi ikwenzile.
I-Hal Holbrook iyasebenza njengothisha osekhulile okhaliphile futhi okhulumayo okunguye yedwa isisebenzi sedolobha, ekuqaleni, owazi ezinye zezingozi ze-fracking futhi ozimisele ukusukuma akusho esidlangalaleni. Ngeshwa, lapho enza kanjalo okokuqala, ubuye achaze igesi ngokuthi โihlanzekile,โ okungeyona neze. Nokho, udlala indima ebalulekile emzamweni ophumelelayo wefilimu wokuphikisa ukuphila kwendawo, yomphakathi, yezindinganiso zaphakade ngokumelene nobuqili kanye nesiko lebhizinisi eliqhutshwa ubugovu elingenabo ubunzima bokucekela phansi noma yini ngendlela yayo.
Kuningi ukudla ongacabanga ngakho IZwe Lesithembiso, futhi ngethemba ukuthi abantu abaningi bayayibona.
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U-Ted Glick unguMxhumanisi Womkhankaso Kazwelonke we-Chesapeake Climate Action Network. Imibhalo edlule nolunye ulwazi lungatholakala ku-http://tedglic.com, futhi angalandelwa ku-twitter ku-http://twitter.com/jtglic.