The B&U Uber-tipster Tripp pointed us int eh direction of Disney’s newest docu-venture, a film banner that will cover only documentaries about nature.

Yes, high guys who watch Planet Earth, this is good news.

From the press release:

Among the first films to be released domestically under the new label will be Earth, from award-winning British producer/director Alastair Fothergill, whose credits include the landmark Planet Earth series for the BBC and The Discovery Channel and The Blue Planet. Earth, which is produced by BBC Worldwide and Greenlight Media and co-directed by Mark Linfield, will take us on a tour of our home planet as we’ve never seen it before. It will be narrated by renowned actor James Earl Jones and will premiere theatrically on Earth Day, April 22, 2009. The film will also be released under the Disneynature banner in Latin America.

“We love balancing heritage and innovation and Disneynature is a perfect example of this. We are placing the legacy of Disney’s ‘True-Life Adventures’ in the hands of great modern filmmakers using dazzling technology,” said Robert A. Iger, president and CEO, The Walt Disney Company. “Disneynature is a concept we look forward to building across the company and across the globe for years to come. And, we hope these films will contribute to a greater understanding and appreciation of the beauty and fragility of our natural world.”

There is a possibility this is all just a bunch of Earth Day sunshine blown up your ass, but there is the slim possibility that we could see some very well done, and dare we say life-changing docs from this banner.

“Life-changing, Dave? Really?”

Hey, we’re living in a global climate crisis during Green Week, barring a zombie apocalypse, nature docs are important, or so says our staff that liked An Inconvenient Truth.