Pump (film)
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 Film poster | |
| Written by | Johnny O'Hara Josh Tickell |
| Produced by | Rebecca Harrell Tickell Darius Fisher Eyal Aronoff Yossie Hollander |
| Narrated by | Jason Bateman |
| Cinematography | Martin Dicicco |
| Edited by | Edu Sallouti Sean P. Keenan Phil Norden |
| Music by | Richard Gibbs Austin Creek |
Production companies | Fuel Freed Foundation iDeal Partners Film Fund |
| Distributed by | Submarine Deluxe |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
| Box office | $89,787[1] |
Pump is a 2014 documentary film by Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell. The film begins by exploring the history of petroleum-based fuel consumption, the use of the Internal combustion engine and the geopolitics involved with petroleum. It is primarily focuses on the United States but also includes a segment on the automotive industry in China. The film then explores in-depth on the alternative energy options for vehicles that are either readily available for use or can be on a mass scale. This includes ethanol fuel, methanol fuel, Flexible-fuel vehicles in Brazil, flexible-fuel vehicles in the United States, and electric vehicles including Tesla Motors.
Funding for the film came from Patrón tequila founder John Paul DeJoria, Rhino Films executive Stephen Nemeth and the Fuel Freedom Foundation.[2]
Criticism
[edit]Pump has been criticised for promoting fossil fuel production such as fracking and methanol from fossil gas, as well as promoting biofuels,[3] which are controversial due to their competition for agricultural land with food production and high emissions.[4] For instance, one peer-reviewed paper found that maize ethanol is estimated to have a higher emissions impact than gasoline and diesel, once carbon opportunity costs are factored in, and substantially higher emissions than solar-powered electric vehicles.[5] Pump was partly funded by the Fuel Freedom Foundation,[6] whose aim is to reduce American dependence on imported oil through replacing it with US-produced methanol from fossil gas, compressed natural gas (obtained by fracking) and biofuels.[7] These solutions are promoted in Pump, which includes an interview with John Hofmeister, Advisory Board member of the Fuel Freedom Foundation and former President of Shell Oil Co.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pump (2014) - Box Office Mojo". boxofficemojo.com.
- ^ Carpenter, Susan (September 19, 2014). "'Pump' documentary filled with fuel alternatives". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Steiner, Lauren (2014-10-10). "Buyer Beware: Latest Documentary From the Tickells Promotes Natural Gas". Truthout. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ Jeswani, Harish K.; Chilvers, Andrew; Azapagic, Adisa (November 2020). "Environmental sustainability of biofuels: a review". Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 476 (2243). Bibcode:2020RSPSA.47600351J. doi:10.1098/rspa.2020.0351. ISSN 1364-5021. PMC 7735313. PMID 33363439.
- ^ Searchinger, Timothy D.; Wirsenius, Stefan; Beringer, Tim; Dumas, Patrice (Dec 2018). "Assessing the efficiency of changes in land use for mitigating climate change". Nature. 564 (7735): 249–253. Bibcode:2018Natur.564..249S. doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0757-z. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 30542169. S2CID 54478982.
- ^ a b "Pump The Movie". Fuel Freedom Foundation. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "About Us". Fuel Freedom Foundation. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
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