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4) Bag it
Description
Americans use 60,000 plastic bags every five minutes that we then throw away. But where is 'away?' Where do the bags and other plastics end up, and at what cost to our environment, marine life and human health? Follows 'everyman' Jeb Berrier as he navigates our plastic world. Jeb is not a radical environmentalist, but an average American who decides to take a closer look at our cultural love affair with plastics.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Corporate salesman Steve Butler has been dispatched to the rural town of McKinley with his sales partner to offer much-needed relief to the economically hard-hit residents in exchange for drilling rights to their properties. As they grapple with a surprising array of both open hearts and closed doors, the outsiders soon discover the strength of an American small town at a crossroads.
7) Damnation
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
"This powerful film odyssey across America explores the sea change in national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of our rivers"--Container.
Pub. Date
©2006
Description
Addresses the impacts of the modern ski resort industry on mountain communities and environments. Includes footage and interviews from dozens of ski areas, experts, and concerned community members throughout North America. Reveals disturbing trends of an otherwise glamorous sport and presents examples where efforts are being made to protect and maintain mountain environments and communities.
11) The last descent
Pub. Date
[2009?]
Description
A group of whitewater kayakers travel to Uganda, India, Nepal and California to document the struggle of local communities dealing with large scale hydroelectric projects. Along they way, they paddle some of the best whitewater in the world.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Symphony of the soil is an artistic exploration of the miraculous substance soil. by understanding the elaborate relationships and mutuality between soil, water, the atmosphere, plants and animals, we come to appreciate the complex and dynamic nature of of this precious resource. The film also examines our human relationship with soil, the use and misuse of soil in agriculture, deforestation nd development.
14) Extreme ice
Pub. Date
2009
Description
This videodisc focuses on climate change shown through time-lapse cameras set by internationally acclaimed photojournalist James Balog, who has placed equipment in more than two dozen glacial locations in the northern hemisphere in order to assess the impact of global warming on the cryosphere.
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Few things on Earth are as miraculous and vital as seeds, worshipped and treasured since the dawn of humankind. Seed: The Untold Story follows passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000 year-old food legacy. In the last century, 94 percent of our seed varieties have disappeared. As biotech chemical companies control the majority of our seeds, farmers, scientists, lawyers, and indigenous seed keepers fight a David and Goliath battle to defend the...
18) Sand wars
Pub. Date
c2014
Description
A surprising investigation into one of the most consumed natural resources on the planet. The planet's sand reserves are being threatened. Three-quarters of the world's beaches are in decline as victims of erosion or 'sand mafias.' But what will be the consequences of sand extraction on the environment and life on the planet?
19) Planeat
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
"Where have we gone wrong? Why has the death rate from heart disease and cancer exploded in recent times? Why are the ice caps melting, the oceans dying and the forests being cut down as we produce the food necessary to support our burgeoning populations? Against a backdrop of colorful and delicious food grown by organic farmers and prepared in the kitchens of world-famous chefs, PLANEAT for the first time brings together the ground-breaking studies...
20) A plastic ocean
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
An international team of adventurers, researchers, and Ocean ambassadors go on a mission around the globe to uncover the shocking truth about what is truly lurking beneath the surface our seemingly pristine ocean. The result will astound viewers, just as it did our adventurers, who captured never-before-seen images of marine life, plastic pollution, and its ultimate consequences for human health.
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