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Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"Alaska, "the most anti-statist of the American states," has for decades provided high-profile flashpoints for battles between environmentalists and promoters of economic development. Haycox argues that Alaskans' strong anti-statist sentiments (deep distrust of and anger towards federal regulation and control) have greatly amplified and exacerbated the tensions and critical volleys fired between these long-feuding camps. A case study in federal-state...
184) The unforeseen
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
The American dream of owning a house with a white picket fence goes head to head with environmental sustainability in this urgent, beautifully crafted documentary. When an ambitious real estate developer sets out to transform thousands of acres of pristine hill country around Austin, Texas into a suburban development, threatening a nearby natural spring, the community fights back. In the conflict that ensues, we see a microcosm of the struggle between...
185) Water warriors
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
When an energy company begins searching for natural gas, a multicultural alliance -- including members of the Mi'kmaq Elsipogtog First Nation, Acadians, and English-speaking families--unite to drive out the company in a campaign to protect their water and way of life.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Examines the economies of being environmentally conscious in green building design. The first program, The green apple, uses New York City, particularly One Bryant Park and the Solaire, to demonstrates how the ubiquitous skyscraper can be a model of environmental responsibility. The second episode, Green for all, features architect and activist Sergio Palleroni as he works to provide design solutions to regions suffering from social and humanitarian...
187) Still life
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
After a town is completely destroyed by a flood, the residents must try to rebuild their homes, the town, and their lives.
188) Ganges
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Ganges is a sumptuous series that tells the story of the most extraordingary river in the world. The Ganges runs through the heart of India. For millions of the Hindus it is India's sacred river, but they share its banks with a rich variety of wildlife.
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