Utah Film Center Salt Lake City, UT
Dr. Bonnie Baxter
Microbiologist at Westminster University; Director of the Great Salt Lake Institute at Westminster University
The White House Effect— How Policy and Science Impact the Health of the Great Salt Lake
Program Description
Dr. Bonnie Baxter created the Great Salt Lake Institute to bring science about the GSL into public and policy discussions. She will talk with audiences about real life examples of how studying and communicating scientific concepts can have real life impacts on the stability of the Great Salt Lake and how this is reflected in film THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT.
Presented At
Utah Film Center Salt Lake City, UT
Film Synopsis
Explores the dramatic origin story of the climate crisis and how a political battle in the George H.W. Bush administration changed the course of history.
THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT tells the epic, urgent story of how we reached this moment in history. Spanning from the Industrial Revolution to the present, the film centers on three pivotal decades — the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s — and the key characters who changed the world through scientific discovery, political intrigue, fossil fuel power, evolving media coverage, and emerging activism. This gripping drama plays out against the backdrop of our embattled and changing planet, providing a singular lens on humanity’s most important story.
Photo credit: Impact Partners