The End of Suburbia (Dual Audio) (NEW RIP)

The End of Suburbia (Dual Audio) (NEW RIP) Note: This is a new DVD Rip. More importantly, unlike the widely distributed version, this avi is deinterlaced. This video is dual-audio: English track, and Director Commentary track. If you are having problem with the audio (e.g. the two tracks are playing simultaneously, then you are having codec conflicts. Use VLC player (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) if you ever have playbavk problems. Blurb: Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population of suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 years, so too the suburban way of life has become embedded in the American consciousness. Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge about the sustainability of this way of life. With brutal honesty and a touch of irony, The End of Suburbia explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply. World Oil Peak and the inevitable decline of fossil fuels are upon us now, some scientists and policy makers argue in this documentary. The consequences of inaction in the face of this global crisis are enormous. What does Oil Peak mean for North America? As energy prices skyrocket in the coming years, how will the populations of suburbia react to the collapse of their dream? Are today's suburbs destined to become the slums of tomorrow? And what can be done NOW, individually and collectively, to avoid The End of Suburbia ? Video Codec: XviD Video Bitrate: 1499 kb/s Video Resolution: 720x384 Framerate: 29.97 Runtime: 01:17:09 (138,716 fr) Audio Tracks: 2 (English & English Commentary) Audio Codec: MPEG-1 Layer 3 Biterate: 160 kb/s each Filesize: 0.98 GB (1,059,321,856 bytes) http://www.endofsuburbia.com http://www.globalpublicmedia.com/