Most people probably can’t remember “global warming” or whatever you want to call it being a significant issue — let alone a political football — before the last decade or two. But as “The White House Effect” underlines, about 35 years ago it was both prominent in the public eye and not yet politically divisive. There was a moment when early decisive action could have been taken… and that moment passed.
Engrossing as well as damning, this documentary, playing the Telluride Film Festival, is assembled entirely from archival footage by directors Bonnie Cohen, Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk, who wind the clock back primarily to the first Bush presidency: a
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