Videos on Science and the Environment

9/11 toxic legacy 2006

Susan Teskey, Meghan Frank, Michael Hanrahan, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , Discovery Times Channel (Firm), and CBC Learning (Firm)

Examines the health dangers resulting from the fallout of September 11. 1 videodisc (ca. 45 min.)

MEDIA 10-1183

 

The age of stupid c2010

Franny Armstrong, Lizzie Gillett, Pete Postlethwaite, Spanner Films Ltd, Passion Pictures (Firm), and Bullfrog Films

Pete Postlethwaite (the only fictional character) stars as an archivist living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, who spends his days looking at old footage of seven people, from the years leading up to 2015 when a cataclysmic climate change took place. As he sifts through the relics of our lost and misguided civilization, the archivist asks why Earth's inhabitants did nothing to reverse the effects of climate change while they still had the chance. 2 videodiscs (89 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2379

 

Baked Alaska 2003

Franny Armstrong, Frank Hutson, Spanner Films Ltd, Journeyman Pictures (Firm), and Bullfrog Films, inc

Documentary about how rising temperatures and the battle over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) are impacting life in Alaska. 1 videodisc (ca. 26 min.)

MEDIA 10-1079

 

Biophilic design the architecture of life c2011

Biophilic design is an innovative way of designing the places where we live, work, and learn. People need nature in a deep and fundamental fashion, but we have often designed our cities and suburbs in ways that both degrade the environment and alienate us from nature. The recent trend in green architecture has decreased the environmental impact of the built environment, but it has accomplished little in the way of reconnecting us to the natural world, the missing piece in the puzzle of sustainable development. The film features buildings that connect people and nature-- hospitals where patients heal faster, schools where children's test scores are higher, offices where workers are more productive, and communities where people know more of their neighbors and families thrive. 1 videodisc (62 min.)

MEDIA 10-4280

 

Black wave the legacy of the Exxon Valdez 2008

Paul Carvalho, Robert Cornellier, Macumba International, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and Bullfrog Films

"In the early hours of March 24th, 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil supertanker runs aground in Alaska. It discharges millions of gallons of crude oil. The incident becomes the biggest environmental catastrophe in North American history...For twenty years, Riki Ott and the fisherman of the little town of Cordova, Alaska have waged the longest legal battle in U.S. history against the world's most powerful oil company -- ExxonMobil. They tell us all about the environmental, social, and economic consequences of the black wave that changed their lives forever." -- Container. 1 videodisc (99 min.)

MEDIA 10-2089

 

Blue vinyl c2002

Judith Helfand, Daniel B Gold, Julia D Parker, Toxic Comedy Pictures, and Bullfrog Films

"With humor, chutzpah, and a piece of vinyl siding in hand, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand and co-director and award-winning cinematographer Daniel B. Gold travel to America's vinyl manufacturing capital and beyond in search of the truth about vinyl"--Container. 1 videodisc (97 min.)

MEDIA 10-2080

 

Borderline cases environmental matters at the United States-Mexico border c1997

Lynn Corcoran and Bullfrog Films, inc

Describes problems caused by factories along the U.S. and Mexico border which did not need to comply with environmental regulations. 1 videocassette (65 min.)

MEDIA 10-3602          2-6477

 

Bullshit c2005

PeA Holmquist, Suzanne Khardalian, Tuomas Kantelinen, Vandana Shiva, HB PeĹ Holmquist Film, and Cinema Guild

A film about globalization, genetic engineering, bio-piracy, food, and water. Environmental activist and nuclear physicist Vandana Shiva is followed for a period of two years, from her organic farm at the foot of the Himalayas, to the World Trade Organization summit in Mexico, to a protest outside the European Patents Office in Munich. In these institutions of power, Shiva does battle with the proponents of globalization, multi-national corporations like Monsanto, an American bio-tech company manufacturing genetically modified foods (whom Shiva holds responsible for a rash of farmers' suicides) and Coca-Cola, accused of depleting and contaminating groundwater in India. From the frontlines of the war over globalization, Bullshit elucidates social and technological questions such as: Can genetically modified foods alleviate world hunger? Is it legal for corporations to patent natural crops? Can indigenous knowledge inform modern genetic engineering? (Container). 1 videodisc (73 min.)

MEDIA 10-1513

 

A burning question 2012

"Paula Kehoe's fascinating and clarifying look at the debate surrounding global warming explores the striking disconnect between the relatively clear-cut concerns of the world's most prominent scientists and the maze of speculation, rhetorical posturing, and outright misinformation that attaches to this issue whenever it's taken up by politicians, PR specialists, and political pundits. Mixing a localized focus on Ireland with insights from scientists and leaders from around the world, the film serves as both a primer on climate science and a penetrating analysis of media framing and the science of perception management"--Container. 1 videodisc (55 min.)

MEDIA 10-4281

 

Burning the future coal in America c2009

Examines the effects of coal mining on the environment in West Virginia and the groundswell of conflict that has arisen between the citizens and the coal industry. 1 videodisc (89 min.)

MEDIA 10-5557

 

Climate refugees the human face of climate change c2010

Michael P Nash, Justin Hogan, L.A. Think Tank (Firm), Climate Refugees, LLC, and Video Project

"[E]xplore[s] the global human impact of climate change and its serious destabilizing effect on international politics. The film turns the distant concept of global warming into a concrete human problem with enormous worldwide consequences...The film features a variety of leading scientists, relief workers, security consultants, and major political figures, including John Kerry and Newt Gingrich. Whether human-caused or a product of nature, the changing climate is already creating humanitarian disasters and will inevitably lead to worldwide political instability." -- Container. 1 videodisc (86 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3429

 

Delta force 2008?

Ken Saro-Wiwa, Ken Wiwa, Kay Bishop, Glenn Ellis, Cathy Tyson, Catma Films (Firm), Channel Four (Great Britain), and Witness Films, Inc

A documentary made before the judicial murder of the Nigerian writer and human rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa in November 1995. Delta Force tells the story of the non-violent efforts of the Ogoni people to halt 30 years of environmental damage, suffering and inequality on the Niger Delta. Delta force opens with the arrest of Saro-Wiwa and the subsequent implementation of "Operation Restore" in Ogoniland--the military campaign of terror waged against the Ogoni people in an attempt to suppress their environmental campaign against oil drilling by Shell International. Also includes interview excerpts with Ken Wiwa, son of Ken Saro-Wiwa. 1 videodisc (50 min.)

MEDIA 10-1982

 

Dirt! the movie c2010

William Bryant Logan, Bill Benenson, Eugene Rosow, Eleonore Dailly, Linda Post, Laurie Benenson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Vandana Shiva, Fritjof Capra, Gary Vaynerchuk, Wangari Maathai, Janine M Benyus, Miguel A Altieri, H. Cannard Robert, Jeremy Narby, Paul Stamets, Andy Lipkis, Pierre Rabhi, Barbara Damrosch, David Orr , Richard Register, Sebastiaao Salgado, Laelia Wanick Salgado, Wes Jackson, Benjamin Shute, Majora Carter, Alice Waters, William F Brinton, Wesley L Kinney, Carlo Petrini, Common Ground Media, New Video Group, and Docurama (Firm)

Featuring live action and animation, this movie examines the history and current state of the living organic matter that we come from and will later return to. 1 videodisc (approx. 80 min.)

MEDIA 10-2015

 

Earth days c2010

Robert Stone, Stewart L Udall, Denis Hayes , Stewart Brand, Rusty Schweickart, Michael Giacchino, Jennifer Scelia, WGBH Educational Foundation, Robert Stone Productions, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), and PBS Distribution (Firm)

Acclaimed director Robert Stone traces the origins of the modern environmental movement through the eyes of nine Americans who propelled the movement from its beginnings in the 1950s to its moment of triumph in 1970 with the original Earth Day, and to its status as a major political force in America. Features the pioneers that started it all, never-before-seen archival footage, and more. 1 videodisc (ca. 102 min.)

MEDIA 10-2109

 

An Ecology of mind 1992

David Maybury-Lewis,  Michael Grant, and Richard Meech

Visit the Gabra of northern Kenya, whose unique relationship to their harsh environment is the key to their survival; the Makuna of Colombia, whose complex myths and rituals reveal for us a sophisticated ecological awareness; and a modern gardener who resists the Western world's control of nature with a new attitude about sowing Earth's garden. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 10-3412      2-1713

 

The end of suburbia oil depletion and the collapse of the American dream 2004

Gregory Greene, Barry Silverthorn, Barrie Zwicker, and Electric Wallpaper Company

Through interviews with scientists and policy makers this documentary explores the premise that American suburbs, built on the easy availability of fossil fuels, may become untenable. 1 videodisc (78 min.)

MEDIA 10-1322

 

Figure in a landscape a conversation with J.B. Jackson c2008

Claire Marino, Janet Mendelsohn, John Brinckerhoff Jackson, Lindsay Crouse, National Endowment for the Arts, Conservation Foundation, Harvard University, Film Study Center, and Direct Cinema Ltd

On side in various locates, J.B. Jackson explains his theories of human interaction with landscape and its result as urban and quasi-urban spaces. 1 videodisc (46 min.)

MEDIA 10-1570

 

The fires of the Amazon 2004?

Adrian Cowell, British Broadcasting Corporation, Nomad Films, Universidade Católica de Goiás, and Bullfrog Films, inc

More than a decade after his series "The Decade of Destruction", Adrian Cowell returns to Amazonia and finds that many friends and collegues of Chico Mendes are in power. There have been some notable gains for the rubber-tappers, including the establishment of the forest preserves, literacy for their children, and higher prices for their certified lumber. But year after year, the deforestation by fire continues. Less than 1/3 of Amazonia is protected in a park or preserve. Roads are being built, and agriculture is moving into southern Amazonia. 1 videodisc (44 min:)

MEDIA 10-1174

 

Gasland 2010

Josh Fox, Molly Gandour, Trish Adlesic, International WOW Company, Gasland Productions, Docurama (Firm), and New Video Group

In 2009, Delaware River Basin native Josh Fox was presented with an interesting proposal: lease his family lands to a natural gas company for a new method of drilling called hydraulic fracturing, and get a check for $100,000. He wouldn't have to do anything but sit back and collect the money. Curious about the process, Fox embarks on an exploration of other areas where natural gas drilling was already in progress, to observe firsthand any potential downsides. In Dimock, Pennsylvania, a town surrounded by fracking activity, he hears stories of wells exploding, black water, flammable drinking water, headaches, pains, long-term sickness. Fox goes on to tour 25 states, cataloging an endless string of frustrated and sick Americans whose land has become toxic and explaining the legislation pushed through by former vice president Dick Cheney, exempting energy companies from key environmental acts--exemptions that make fracking invisible to any regulation or monitoring. Fox becomes an advocate for the cause of the people whose complaints are ignored by the natural gas corporations and the American government. The film documents the pitfalls and perils--borne of avarice of the most bloodless, ruthless kind--of the largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in American history, with the potential to poison millions. 1 videodisc (103 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3201

 

The gender chip project c2005

Helen De Michiel, Media Working Group (Firm), Wexner Center for the Arts, Thirty Leaves Production (Firm), and Women Make Movies (Firm)

In 1998 filmmaker Helen de Michiel got together with several young women majoring in the sciences, engineering, and math at Ohio State University in Columbus.  They agreed to meet regularly over their next three years of college, and create a community to share experiences and struggles as women stepping into traditionally male domains. This documentary reveals how women are finding new ways to honor their own growth, motivations, and experience as they imagine how to make the science and technology workplace a comfortable environment for women to stay in and influence. 1 videodisc (54 min.)

MEDIA 10-1165

 

Homeland four portraits of Native action 2005

Tells the story of four battles in which Native American activists are fighting to preserve their land and culture. Gail Small leads the fight to protect the Cheyenne homeland in Montana from proposed methane gas wells that threaten to pollute the water and make the land unsuitable for farming or ranching. In Alaska, Evon Peter is fighting against efforts to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Mitchell and Rita Capitan have founded an organization of Eastern Navajo people in New Mexico, whose drinking water is threatened by proposed uranium mining. In Maine, Barry Dana is battling state government and the paper companies that have left his people unable to fish or swim in or harvest medicinal plants from the river on which they've depended for 10,000 years. 1 videodisc (88 min.)

MEDIA 10-4572

 

Homo toxicus c2008

Carole Poliquin, Isaac Isitan, Tolga Kutluay, Fernando Laopez Escrivaa, Antoine Bustros, Julie Burroughs, Productions ISCA inc, and Bullfrog Films

"A global experiment is in progress, and we are the guinea pigs. Tons of chemicals are released into the environment every day. The average citizen is not only unaware of this daily exposure, but of the long-term effects these toxic substances can have on living organisms. The majority of the 100,000 industrial compounds developed since World War II that are now in daily use around the world have never been tested for the type of consistent, low-level exposure we experience in our day-to-day lives. These compounds find their way into the body in a variety of ways: in the food we eat and the air we breathe, through contact with the skin, and in many cases passed from mother to infant in the womb. Up to 247 toxic substances have been found in newborns alone. Today we are handing down a toxic load to our children along with our genetic legacy. Carried out with intelligence and humor, Homo Toxicus explores the myriad links between these toxic substances and increasing health problems such as cancer, allergies, hyperactivity, and infertility. Interviews with industry scientists and independent researchers shed light on inconsistent standards used for evaluation and regulation of chemical agents. The findings are disturbing and strongly challenge us to re-evaluate the laws and procedures currently in place to safeguard our health against man-made chemicals and potential environmental pollutants"--Bullfrog Films website. 1 videodisc (88 min.)

MEDIA 10-2081

 

Hot planet, cold comfort 2005

John Angier, Alan Alda, and Chedd-Angier Production Company

Magazine-format television series exploring the frontiers of science. 1 videodisc (30 min.)

MEDIA 10-446

 

If a tree falls a story of the Earth Liberation Front c2011

The story of the rise and fall of the Earth Liberation Front, a radical environmental group that the FBI calls America's 'number one domestic terrorist threat,' told through the transformation and radicalization of one of its members, Daniel McGowan. Weaves a chronicle of McGowan facing life in prison with a dramatic investigation of the events that led to his involvement with the ELF. 1 videodisc (85 min.)

MEDIA 10-4351

 

An inconvenient truth c2006

Albert Gore, Davis Guggenheim, Laurie David, Lawrence Bender, Scott Z Burns, Participant Productions, Carbon Neutral Productions, Paramount Classics (Firm), and Paramount Pictures Corporation

Former Vice President Al Gore explains the facts of global warming, presents arguments that the dangers of global warning have reached the level of crisis, and addresses the efforts of certain interests to discredit the anti-global warming cause. Between lecture segments, Gore discusses his personal commitment to the environment, sharing anecdotes from his experiences. 1 videodisc (96 min.)

MEDIA 10-742

 

Journey to planet Earth mobilizing to save civilization 2010

As fossil fuel prices rise, oil insecurity deepens, and concerns about climate change cast a shadow over the future of coal, a new energy economy is emerging. Wind, solar, and geothermal energy are replacing oil, coal, and natural gas, at a pace and on a scale we could not have imagined even a year ago. For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, we have begun investing in energy sources that can last forever. Plan B: Mobilizing to Save Civilization explores both the nature of this transition to a new energy economy and its effect on our daily lives. 1 videodisc (83 min.)

MEDIA 10-4518

 

Late lessons from early warnings: 1:4: Lead for life c2006

Jakob Gottschau, Brian Patterson, Danmarks radio, Express TV Produktions (Firm), and Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

Human enthusiasm for progress--particularly when shortsighted, misguided, or tainted by self-interest--can ricochet, marring the global environment and the lives of millions. As a gasoline additive, lead suppresses engine knock. Lead is also a well-known poison, and yet during the 1920s it was championed over safer alternatives--and even backed by the U.S. surgeon general. Why? Money, of course, and the tremendous power of oil and automobile companies. This program presents a condensed history of the gasoline additive, tetraethyllead, and its impact on human health and intelligence, most notably as documented in Herbert Needleman's controversial study of schoolchildren. 1 videodisc (30 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2864

 

Leviathan "A thrilling, immersive documentary that takes viewers deep inside the dangerous world of commercial fishing. Set aboard a hulking fishing vessel as it navigates the treacherous waves off the New England coast-the very waters that once inspired Moby Dick, the film captures the harsh, unforgiving world of the fishermen in starkly haunting, yet beautiful detail"--Container. 1 videodisc (87 min.)

MEDIA 10-5339

 

Lost rivers 2012

"Nearly every major city was built near the convergence of many rivers. As cities grew with the Industrial Revolution, these rivers became conduits for disease and pollution. The 19th-century solution was to bury them underground and merge them with the sewer systems. These rivers still run through today's metropolises, but they do so out of sight. [This film] examines hidden waterways in cities around the world and introduces us to people dedicated to exploring and exposing them"--Container. 1 videodisc (72 min.)

MEDIA 10-4890

 

Modern Marvels: Environmental tech c2007

Bruce M Nash, Anthony Lacques, Max Raphael, Actuality Productions, History Channel (Television network), New Video Group, and Arts and Entertainment Network

From the prairies of Saskatchewan to a Manhattan skyscraper, Modern Marvels® explores the 21st Century's cutting-edge "green" technologies in action. Learn how technologies such as carbon sequestration and bioremediation take on our most daunting environmental crises: global warming, deforestation, nuclear waste and resource scarcity.   Then, experience the slimier side of environmental tech as blue-green algae are converted into automotive biofuel and decomposing garbage supplies clean-burning natural gas. Finally, see how trees and other natural environments can be used as engineering materials to control flooding and rejuvenate dying rivers. 1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.)

MEDIA 10-1196

 

Modern Marvels: Environmental tech II c2007

Bruce M Nash, Greg DeHart, Max Raphael, Actuality Productions, History Channel (Television network), New Video Group, and Arts and Entertainment Network

Scientists around the world have created technology in hopes it will quell warming, including Spanish towers that collect energy from the sun's rays, an air-powered car and a giant wind turbine; experts contemplate on iron in the ocean. 1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.)

MEDIA 10-1195

 

Modern marvels: Renewable energy c2006

Anthony Lacques, Max Raphael, Bruce M Nash , Actuality Productions, History Channel (Television network), Arts and Entertainment Network, and New Video Group

This video explores the recent advances and technologies of renewable energy, in particular solar, wind, geothermal, biofuels, and tidal power. 1 videodisc (45 min.)

MEDIA 10-1194

 

The national parks America's best idea: Episode five: Great nature (1933-1945) c2009

Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns, Peter Coyote, Florentine Films, WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), PBS Home Video, PBS Distribution (Firm), and National Parks Film Project, LLC

To battle unemployment during the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt creates the Civilian Conservation Corps, which spawns a "golden age" for the parks through major renovation projects. In a groundbreaking study, a young NPS biologist named George Melendez Wright discovers widespread abuses of animal habitats and pushes the service to reform its wildlife policies. Congress narrowly passes a bill to protect the Everglades in Florida as a national park -- the first time a park has been created solely to preserve an ecosystem, as opposed to scenic beauty. As America becomes entrenched in World War II, Roosevelt is pressured to open the parks to mining, grazing and lumbering. The president is also subjected to a storm of criticism for expanding Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming by accepting a gift of land secretly purchased by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 1 videodisc (ca. 116 min.)

 MEDIA            10-1628                 

 

The national parks America's best idea: Episode four: Going home (1920-1933) c2009

Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns, Peter Coyote, Florentine Films, WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), PBS Home Video, PBS Distribution (Firm), and National Parks Film Project, LLC

At the start of the 1920s, Stephen Mather and Horace Albright push for more park visitation in order to convince Congress to provide funding. They use the automobile to further their cause, and by the mid 1920s, park visits are up to 2 million. The stories of two couples, Margaret and Edward Gehrke, and Glen and Bessie Hyde, and their relationships with the national parks, are featured.  A national campaign is undertaken by Horace Kephart and George Masa to protect the last stands of virgin forest in the Smoky Mountains. With the help of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and newly-elected president, Franklin Roosevelt, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is established. 1 videodisc (ca. 117 min.)

MEDIA 10-1627

 

The national parks America's best idea: Episode one: The scripture of nature (1851-1890) c2009

Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns, Peter Coyote, John Muir, Florentine Films, WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), PBS Home Video, PBS Distribution (Firm), and National Parks Film Project, LLC

In 1851, word spreads across the country of a beautiful area of California' Yosemite Valley, attracting visitors who wish to exploit the land's scenery for commercial gain and those who wish to keep it pristine. Among the latter is a Scottish-born wanderer named John Muir, for whom protecting the land becomes a spiritual calling. In 1864, Congress passes an act that protects Yosemite from commercial development for "public use, resort and recreation" the first time in world history that any government has put forth this idea and hands control of the land to California. Meanwhile, a "wonderland" in the northwest corner of the Wyoming territory attracts visitors to its bizarre landscape of geysers, mud pots and sulfur pits. In 1872, Congress passes an act to protect this land as well. Since it is located in a territory, rather than a state, it becomes America' first national park: Yellowstone. 1 videodisc (139 min.)

MEDIA 10-1624

 

The national parks America's best idea: Episode six: The morning of creation (1946-1980) c2009

Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns, Peter Coyote, Adolph Murie, Jimmy Carter, Florentine Films, WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), PBS Home Video, PBS Distribution (Firm), and National Parks Film Project, LLC

Following World War II, the parks are overwhelmed as visitation reaches 62 million people a year. A new billion-dollar campaign: Mission 66 is created to build facilities and infrastructure that can accommodate the flood of visitors. A biologist named Adolph Murie introduces the revolutionary notion that predatory animals, which are still hunted, deserve the same protection as other wildlife. In Florida, Lancelot Jones, the grandson of a slave, refuses to sell to developers his family's property on a string of unspoiled islands in Biscayne Bay and instead sells it to the federal government to be protected as a national monument. In the late 1970s, President Jimmy Carter creates an uproar in Alaska when he sets aside 56 million acres of land for preservation, the largest expansion of protected land in history. In 1995, wolves are re-established in Yellowstone, making the world's first national park a little more like what it once was. 1 videodisc (ca. 116 min.)

MEDIA 10-1629

 

The national parks America's best idea: Episode three: The empire of grandeur (1915-1919) c2009

Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns, Peter Coyote, Florentine Films, WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), PBS Home Video, PBS Distribution (Firm), and National Parks Film Project, LLC

In the early 20th century, America has a dozen national parks, but they are a haphazard patchwork of special places under the supervision of different federal agencies. The conservation movement, after failing to stop the Hetch Hetchy dam, pushes the government to establish one unified agency to oversee all the parks, leading to the establishment of the National Park Service in 1916. Its first director, Stephen Mather, a wealthy businessman and passionate park advocate who fought vigorously to establish the NPS, launches an energetic campaign to expand the national park system and bring more visitors to the parks. Among his efforts is to protect the Grand Canyon from encroaching commercial interests and establish it as a national park, rather than a national monument. 1 videodisc (136 min.)

MEDIA 10-1626

 

The national parks America's best idea: Episode two: The last refuge (1890-1915) c2009

Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns, Peter Coyote, Florentine Films, WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), PBS Home Video, PBS Distribution (Firm), and National Parks Film Project, LLC

By the end of the 19th century, widespread industrialization has left many Americans worried about whether the country will have any pristine land left. At the same time, poachers in the parks are rampant, and visitors think nothing of littering or carving their names near iconic sites like Old Faithful. Congress has yet to establish clear judicial authority or appropriations for the protection of the parks. This sparks a conservation movement by organizations such as the Sierra Club, led by John Muir; the Audubon Society, led by George Bird Grinnell; and the Boone and Crockett Club, led by Theodore Roosevelt. The movement fails, however, to stop San Francisco from building the Hetch Hetchy dam at Yosemite, flooding Muir's "mountain temple" and leaving him broken-hearted before he dies. 1 videodisc (ca. 155 min.)

MEDIA 10-1625

 

No family history c2008

One hundred and eighty-two thousand women will contract breast cancer this year. Forty-one thousand will die of it; every eleven minutes we will lose another woman to the disease. This documentary film makes these statistics real by following one woman who is diagnosed, treated and recovers from breast cancer. Robin demands to know why she got breast cancer, posing questions about their exposure to environmental toxics. Her intimate story brings the visually hidden experience of breast cancer into light, and motivates us to ask why so much illness and why don't we know how to stop it? 1 videodisc (38 min.)

MEDIA 10-4537

 

Northern light  "The lives of three families change profoundly in the north woods of Michigan, where winters are unforgiving, jobs are hard to come by, and the line between living life and simply surviving is razor-thin ... As snowmobile racers and their families pin their hopes to a 500-mile-long test of endurance, small trimphs and giant sacrifices are made along the way" --Container. 1 videodisc (ca. 105 min.)

MEDIA 10-5626

 

Our daily poison 2011

According to the World Health Organization, the incidence of cancer has doubled over the last thirty years. Over this period, the increase in leukemia and brain tumours in children has been around 2% per year. The WHO has observed a similar trend for neurological diseases (Parkinson's and Alzheimer's) and autoimmune disorders. This documentary launches an in-depth investigation into everyday products and the systems charged with regulating them, examining the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) archives. Seeking answers the filmmaker manages to talk her way into secret meetings, and meets with regulators and respected renegade researchers throughout North American and Europe. The film shows that the main cause of the epidemic is environmental: the result of the 100,000 chemical molecules that have invaded our environment, and primarily our food, since the end of the Second World War. 1 videodisc (112 min.)

MEDIA 10-4161

 

Panihari the water women of India c2006

Abi Devan, Sudhi Rajagopal, Juan Carlos Ortiz, Five Families Productions, and Choices, Inc

Looks at life in the desert communities of Rajasthan in India's Thar Desert. The film centers around the life of Paru, one of the Panihari (women who fetch water) as she struggles against nature and society to attain self-reliance for her family and herself. 1 videodisc (ca. 30 min.)

MEDIA 10-989

 

The politics of trees c2004

Bill D Moyers, Tom Casciato, Howard Weinstein, Joseph Camp, Rebecca Berman, Vincent Scarza, Public Affairs Television (Firm), WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.), and Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

Looks at the continuing debate on how to manage the rapidly disappearing old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest, featuring discussions with environmentalists, politicians and representatives of the timber industry. 1 videodisc (59 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2595

 

Politics, people, and pollution 2006

Bill D Moyers, Joseph Camp, Howard Weinstein, Kathleen Hughes, Public Affairs Television (Firm), WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.), and Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

Moyers queries writers, theologians, philosophers, activists (including Lois Gibbs formerly from Love Canal in Niagara Falls, N.Y.) and ordinary citizens around the country, focusing on the public and private concerns of the American people in an election year. Focuses on environmental hazards, including chemical hazards specifically in "chemical alley" in Louisiana, and the issues of jobs, tax breaks and the environment. 1 videodisc (59 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2590

 

Pollution in China the people protest c2007

Sergi Vicente, Mireia Pigrau, Juan Salvat, Ricard Belis, Muntsa Tarraes, Televisiao de Catalunya, and Filmakers Library, inc

Since the economic reforms of the 1980s, runaway economic growth has turned China into a major creator of pollution. While the Chinese government ineffectually tries to grapple with its growing environmental problems, rising discontent among the masses may ultimately push the  government to act. The film shows the city of Chongqing on the Yangzte River, to be one of the most industrialized and polluted areas in China. Drinking water for the local population is precarious at best. Some 360 million Chinese find themselves in similar circumstances. One entrepreneur lost 450 tons of fish - and his business - as the result of illegal dumping. Six years of legal action against the polluting industry have come to nothing. He complains that during the case, the corrupt authorities made his life hell. Hu Jia, a dissident currently under house arrest, says "Environmental officials are either bribed or have shares in the factories." In Linfen, one of the world's most polluted cities, we see how China's growing dependence on coal to fuel its industries takes its toll. Cities like Linfen are becoming the biggest source of greenhouse gases. Residents in the area are disgusted  and demand solutions but the local authorities do nothing. The Ministry of the Environment has neither the will nor the resources to tackle the polluters. Grassroots campaigners are demanding a real voice in how decisions are made. For those seeking political changes in the world's biggest dictatorship, these protests represent a small ray of light and hope. 1 videodisc (30 min.)

MEDIA 10-1928

 

The return of Navajo Boy 2011

"The Return of Navajo Boy ... reunited a Navajo family and triggered a federal investigation into uranium contamination. It tells the story of Elsie Mae Begay, whose history in pictures reveals an incredible and ongoing struggle for environmental justice. A powerful new epilogue (produced in 2008) shows how the film and Groundswell Educational Films' outreach campaign create news and rally supporters including Congressman Henry Waxman, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform who has mandated a clean-up plan by the five agencies that are responsible for uranium contamination."--Container. 1 videodisc (57 min.)

MEDIA 10-4060

 

A sea change c2009

Niijii Films, Inc and Bullfrog Films

"Documents how the pH balance has changed dramatically since the beginning of the industrial revolution: a 30% increase in acidification ... Experts predict that over the next century, steady increases in carbon dioxide emissions and the continued rise in the acidity of the oceans will cause most of the world's fisheries to experience a total bottom-up collapse--a state that could last for millions of years ..."--Container. 1 videodisc (83 min.)

MEDIA 10-2087

 

Semper fi always faithful 2011

"Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger was a devoted Marine for nearly twenty-five years... As a drill instructor he lived and breathed the 'Corps' and was responsible for indoctrinating thousands of new recruits with its motto Semper Fidelis or 'Always Faithful.' When Jerry's nine-year old daughter Janey died of a rare type of leukemia, his world collapsed. As a grief-stricken father, he struggled for years to make sense of what happened. His search for answers led to a shocking discovery of Marine Corps cover-up of one of the largest water contamination incidents in U.S. history. Semper Fi: Always Faithful follows Jerry's mission to expose the Marine Corps and force them to live up to their motto to the thousands of soldiers and their families exposed to toxic chemicals. His fight reveals a grave injustice at North Carolina's Camp Lejeune and a looming environmental crisis at military sites across the country"--Container. 1 videodisc (76 min.)

MEDIA 10-4279

 

A sense of wonder two interviews with Rachel Carson 2009

Kaiulani Lee, Christopher Monger, Karen Montgomery, Haskell Wexler, Stewart L Udall, Roger Christie, Kaiulani Lee, and Rachel Carson

A documentary style film, which depicts Rachel Carson in the final year of her life. Struggling with cancer and in the wake of the uproar after the publication of her book Silent spring, she recounts with both humor and anger the attacks by the chemical industry, the government, and the press as she focuses her limited energy to get her message to Congress and the American people. 1 videodisc (55 min.)

MEDIA 10-2085

 

Shattered sky the battle for energy, economy, and environment c2012

"Eerily reminiscent of today's energy and climate crisis, 'Shattered Sky' recounts the dramatic story of how America led the world to solve the biggest environmental crisis ever seen.   Thirty years ago, scientists reported a hole in the ozone layer 'the size of North America.'  The culprit was CFCs,  prevalent in billions of dollars worth of refrigeration, air conditioning and other products that had revolutionized the American way of life.  Doctors forecast skyrocketing rates of cancer.  The stakes were 'life as we know it.'   But business remained bitterly opposed and politicians were initially slow to act.  For the first time in film, 'Shattered Sky' goes inside the ozone crisis to explore how America led the world to a solution.  It inspires viewers toward the same can-do spirit on climate change today"--Container. 1 videodisc (57 min.)

MEDIA 10-4348

 

Shored up 2013

"Shored Up is a documentary that asks tough questions about our coastal communities and our relationship to the land. What will a rising sea do to our homes, our businesses, and the survival of our communities? Can we afford to pile enough sand on our shores to keep the ocean at bay? In Long Beach Island, New Jersey and the Outer Banks of North Carolina, surfers, politicians, scientists and residents are racing to answer these questions. Beach engineering has been our only approach so far, but is there something else out there to be explored? Our development of the coastlines put us in a tough predicament, and it's time to start looking for solutions."--Provided by publisher. 1 videodisc (84 min.)

MEDIA 10-4872

 

Shored up 2013

"Shored Up is a documentary that asks tough questions about our coastal communities and our relationship to the land. What will a rising sea do to our homes, our businesses, and the survival of our communities? Can we afford to pile enough sand on our shores to keep the ocean at bay? In Long Beach Island, New Jersey and the Outer Banks of North Carolina, surfers, politicians, scientists and residents are racing to answer these questions. Beach engineering has been our only approach so far, but is there something else out there to be explored? Our development of the coastlines put us in a tough predicament, and it's time to start looking for solutions."--Provided by publisher. 1 videodisc (84 min.)

MEDIA 10-4872

 

The shrimp c2010

Keith Wilson, Walleye Productions, and New Day Films

"The commercial shrimping industry along the coasts of the American South is threatened by pollution, oil spills and consumer demand for less expensive foreign imports. THE SHRIMP is a meditative documentary film that follows the life, death and rebirth of one shrimp from the murky marshes of Savannah, Georgia. Beautifully etched images and a lush audio soundtrack create a rich observational work about coastal foodways, Southern culture, human folly and the interplay of natural and built environments"--Container. 1 videodisc (16 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2596

 

Silent sentinels c1999

Are coral bleaching and global warming connected? An examination of the coral reef organism and how it interacts with its environment, focusing on damaging climatic changes that cause coral bleaching. 1 videodisc (57 min.)

MEDIA 10-4336

 

A snowmobile for George c2008

Todd Darling, Highway De Lux (Firm), and Bullfrog Films

A filmmaker takes a road trip with his used snowmobile engine in tow in order to gain answers and insight into environmental deregulation and the impact it has on people's lives. 1 videodisc (94 min.)

MEDIA 10-1994

 

Sourlands Looks as a number of individuals engaged in sustainable lifestyles in the part of New Jersey known as the Sourlands. 1 videodisc (approximately 78 minutes)

MEDIA 10-5555

 

Split estate c2009

Debra Anderson, Joe Day, Avery Garrett, Jean Wendt, Ali MacGraw, Red Rock Pictures (Firm), and Bullfrog Films

"Imagine discovering that you don't own the mineral rights under your land, and that an energy company plans to drill for natural gas two hundred feet from your front door. Imagine finding that you have little or no recourse to protect your home or land from such development. [The film] maps a tragedy in the making, as citizens in the path of a new drilling boom in the Rocky Mountain West struggle against the erosion of their civil liberties, their communities and their health." -- Container. Focuses on Garfield County, Colorado and the San Juan Basin, according to Planet Green synopsis. 1 videodisc (76 min.)

MEDIA 10-1843

 

Standing on Sacred Ground 2013

"Native Hawaiians and Aboriginal Australians resist threats to their sacred places in a growing international movement to defend human rights and protect the environment. In Australia's Northern Territory, Aboriginal clans maintain Indigenous Protected Areas and resist the destructive effects of a mining boom. In Hawaii, indigenous ecological and spiritual practices are used to restore the sacred island of Kahoolawe after 50 years of military use as a bombing range."-- http://standingonsacredground.org/learn-more/synopses (as viewed on April 25, 2014). 1 videodisc (approximately 57 min.)

MEDIA 10-5007 v. 4

 

Standing on Sacred Ground 2013

"From Ethiopia to Peru, indigenous customs protect biodiversity on sacred lands under pressure from religious conflicts and climate change. In the Gamo Highlands of Ethiopia, scientists confirm the benefits of traditional stewardship even as elders witness the decline of spiritual practices that have long protected trees, meadows and mountains. Tensions with evangelical Christians over a sacred meadow erupt into a riot. In the Peruvian Andes, the Q'eros, on a pilgrimage to a revered glacier, are driven from their ritual site by intolerant Catholics. Q'eros potato farmers face a more ominous foe: global warming is melting glaciers, their water source. Andes farmers, scientists and visiting Ethiopians struggle to adapt indigenous agriculture to the changing climate"-- http://standingonsacredground.org/learn-more/synopses (as viewed on April 11, 2014). 1 videodisc (approximately 57 min.)

MEDIA 10-5007 v. 3

 

Standing on Sacred Ground 2013

"From Papua New Guinea rainforests to Canada's tar sands, Profit and Loss exposes industrial threats to native peoples' health, livelihood and cultural survival. In Papua New Guinea, a Chinese government owned nickel mine has violently relocated villagers to a taboo sacred mountain, built a new pipeline and refinery on contested clan land, and is dumping mining waste into the sea. In Alberta, First Nations people suffer from rare cancers as their traditional hunting grounds are stripmined to unearth the world's third-largest oil reserve. Indigenous people tell their own stories and confront us with the ethical consequences of our culture of consumption"-- http://standingonsacredground.org/learn-more/synopses (as viewed on April 11, 2014). 1 videodisc (approximately 57 min.)

MEDIA 10-5007 v. 2

 

Standing on Sacred Ground 2013

"Around the world, indigenous communities stand in the way of government megaprojects. In the Russian Republic of Altai, traditional native people create their own mountain parks to rein in tourism and resist a gas pipeline that would cut through a World Heritage Site. In northern California, Winnemem Wintu girls grind herbs on a sacred medicine rock, as elders protest U.S. government plans to enlarge one of the West's biggest dams and forever submerge this touchstone of a tribe"-- http://standingonsacredground.org/learn-more/synopses (as viewed on April 11, 2014). 1 videodisc (approximately 57 min.)

MEDIA 10-5007 v. 1

 

The strange disappearance of the bees 2011

Mark Daniels, Christine Le Goff, Natalie Dubois, ARTE France, France télévision, Galafilm Inc, and Icarus Films

Documentary about mass deaths of bees all over the world. Increasingly each spring, beekeepers open their hives to find entire colonies wiped out. Surveys the science through conversations with top researchers such as entomologist May Berenbaum of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and biologist Paul Ehrlich of Stanford's Center for Conservation Biology. Makes a case that the industrial agricultural model is responsible for killing off the pollinators. 1 videodisc (58 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3511

 

Toxic legacies c2001

David T Suzuki, John Ritchie, Sharon McNamara, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , Force Four Entertainment, and Discovery Health Channel

Elizabeth Guillette has studied the differences in the children of the Yaqui Valley of Mexico since 1993. The children of the valley towns are far behind those in the foothills in physical coordination, energy, and learning capabilities. The difference she observed was that pesticides have been used in the valley since the 1950s whereas in the foothills, where there is little agricultural industry, there is practically no pesticide use. The program follows Guillette as she meets with scientists for corroboration and possible solutions. 1 videodisc (46 min.)

MEDIA 10-1876

 

Toxic trespass  2009

Barri Cohen, Dorothy Goldin Rosenberg, Mehernaz Lentin, Anita Lee, National Film Board of Canada, If You Love Our Children Productions, and Women Make Movies (Firm)

"When Canadian filmmaker Barri Cohen discovers that her ten-year-old daughter's blood carries carcinogens like benzene and the long-banned DDT, she travels to toxic hotspots to uncover startling clusters of deadly diseases, as well as evidence that industrialized countries are conducting large-scale toxicological experiments on their children.  In the southern Ontario cities of Windsor and Sarnia, everyone seems to know children who have suffered from respiratory illnesses, leukemia, and brain tumors.  And the Native Canadian reserve of Aamjiwnaang has an astounding birth rate problem that officials can't afford to ignore.  This empowering film is one woman's quest for truth." -- Container. 1 videodisc (52 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3710

 

The wasting of a wetland 1991

Discusses the danger faced by the Everglades, as its existence is being threatened by modern industrial pollution, agriculture and development for a burgeoning human population. 1 videodisc (23 min.)

MEDIA 10-4341

 

Who killed the electric car? c2006

Investigates the development and demise of the fuel-efficient, environment-friendly electric car. Examines the Bush administration's role in the car's being peremptory pulled from production, the influence of the automobile industry and oil interests, and implications for the future of sustainable energy in the United States. 1 videodisc (93 min.)

MEDIA 10-5556

 

Women in the dirt landscape architects shaping our world 2011

Carolann Stoney, Tasha Huo, Andrea Cochran , Isabelle Clara Greene, and Wind Media Productions

Seven award-winning women landscape architects are interviewed and their works discussed. Topics include both natural and planned environments; urban, suburban, and rural design; and, private and public projects. The role of women in the profession, global responsibilities, and social issues are also examined. 1 videodisc (73 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3131

 

The world according to Monsanto c2008

Marie-Monique Robin,  Jeffrey M Smith, Image & Compagnie, Productions Thalie, ARTE France, National Film Board of Canada, and Westdeutscher Rundfunk

DVD: Monsanto Company is the world's leader in agricultural chemicals, seed and genetically modified crops, as well as being one of the most controversial companies in industrial history. This film uses hitherto unpublished documents and testimonies of victims, scientists and politicians to expose Monsanto's lack of care in protecting the environment and the health of those exposed to their products. Shows how the company promoted such products as Roundup (glyphosate), bovine growth hormone, and genetically modified plants. CD: Keynote address by Jeffrey M. Smith. 1 videodisc (109 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2284

 

Woven ways 2009

Linda Helm Krapf and  Gloria La Morte

"Woven ways shares the stories of Navajo weavers, the sheep that sustain their art and culture, and the environmental issues that threaten the living bonds between them. Deadly uranium and dirty coal power pose serious  problems for the Navajo living on the Reservation. "--Producers. 1 videodisc (ca. 49 min.) 

MEDIA 10-2096

 

Years of living dangerously "This documentary event series explores the human impact of climate change. From the damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy to the upheaval caused by drought in the Middle East, this series combines the blockbuster storytelling styles of top Hollywood movie makers with the reporting expertise of Hollywood's brightest stars and today's most respected journalists."--Showtime website. 5 videodiscs (approximately 455 min.)

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9/11 toxic legacy 2006

Susan Teskey, Meghan Frank, Michael Hanrahan, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , Discovery Times Channel (Firm), and CBC Learning (Firm)

Examines the health dangers resulting from the fallout of September 11. 1 videodisc (ca. 45 min.)

MEDIA 10-1183

 

Aftermath the remnants of war 2002

Donovan Webster, Daniel Sekulich, Ed Barreveld, Michael Kot, and Allen J Abel

Based on the book by Donovan Webster this film exposes the environemntal and psychological damage which remains after the fighting stops and the troops leave. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-6148

 

Alaska the last frontier? 1996

Eleanor Morris and Dane Hahn

This program shows the difficulties of balancing the needs of indigenous peoples and the wilderness with economic development and modern life in the state of Alaska. 1 videocassette (27 min.)

MEDIA 2-5756

 

America by design 1987

Episode two focuses on farms, mills, factories, warehouses and office buildings, tracing the changes that have taken place over three hundred years.  The effects on worksite design of water power, steam, electricity, elevators, steel, reinforced concrete, and computers are shown. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-406

 

America's forests a history of resiliency and recovery 1993

Barth Clark, Joe Becker, and Franchelle Dorn

Using film footage and still photographs from the turn-of-the-century, this video graphically depicts the forest, watershed and wildlife conditions that led to our first national conservation movement. Portrays how much our natural world was altered, first by Native Americans and later by pioneers. 1 videocassette (23 min.)

MEDIA 2-2216

 

Anaerobic waste water purification 1994

Eugene Paashuis and André van der Hout

Presents the efforts to clean up soil, air, and water pollution in the Netherlands, by anaerobic waste water purification. 1 videocassette (14 min.)

MEDIA 2-2921

 

Approaches to onsite management community perspectives c2002

Wayne A Boyer, Eleanor Boyer, Harlan Hogan , Wayne Boyer Studio, National Environmental Services Center, National Small Flows Clearinghouse, National Onsite Demonstration Program, United States, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wastewater Management, West Virginia University, and Research Corporation

Documentary introducing the concepts of community onsite/decentralized waste management options. 1 videocassette (17 min.)

MEDIA 2-6951

 

An atmosphere of change 1996

Natatcha Estébanez and Andre Braugher

Profiles of environmental scientists of color Keith Miles, Karen Medville, and Maurio Molina. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-3980

 

Baked Alaska 2003

Franny Armstrong, Frank Hutson, Spanner Films Ltd, Journeyman Pictures (Firm), and Bullfrog Films, inc

Documentary about how rising temperatures and the battle over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) are impacting life in Alaska. 1 videodisc (ca. 26 min.)

MEDIA 10-1079

 

Between midnight and the rooster's crow 2005

Nadja Drost, Rocinante Productions, and First Run/Icarus Films

Documents the environmental and social impact the EnCana corporation has had on the country of Ecuador. Also looks at the relationship between EnCana and the government of Eduador. 1 videocassette (66 min.)

MEDIA 2-7543

 

Borderline cases environmental matters at the United States-Mexico border c1997

Lynn Corcoran and Bullfrog Films, inc

Describes problems caused by factories along the U.S. and Mexico border which did not need to comply with environmental regulations. 1 videocassette (65 min.)

MEDIA 2-6477

 

Bullshit c2005

PeA Holmquist, Suzanne Khardalian, Tuomas Kantelinen, Vandana Shiva, HB PeĹ Holmquist Film, and Cinema Guild

A film about globalization, genetic engineering, bio-piracy, food, and water. Environmental activist and nuclear physicist Vandana Shiva is followed for a period of two years, from her organic farm at the foot of the Himalayas, to the World Trade Organization summit in Mexico, to a protest outside the European Patents Office in Munich. In these institutions of power, Shiva does battle with the proponents of globalization, multi-national corporations like Monsanto, an American bio-tech company manufacturing genetically modified foods (whom Shiva holds responsible for a rash of farmers' suicides) and Coca-Cola, accused of depleting and contaminating groundwater in India. From the frontlines of the war over globalization, Bullshit elucidates social and technological questions such as: Can genetically modified foods alleviate world hunger? Is it legal for corporations to patent natural crops? Can indigenous knowledge inform modern genetic engineering? (Container). 1 videodisc (73 min.)

MEDIA 10-1513

 

Chemical foundations of life 1996

Marian Inova, Robert D Nash, Richard Jansen, Kate Porter Lewis, and Pat Matthews

This lesson will introduce you to the molecules, atoms, and subatomic particles that make up living and non-living matter.  You'll learn about the delicate balance between protons, neutrons, and electons, and why atoms have a tendency to gain or lose these subatomic particles to create electrically charged ions or atomic isotopes. 1 videocassette (27 min.)

MEDIA 2-3311

 

The city Power and the land 1996

Ralph Steiner, Willard Van Dyke, Lewis Mumford, Morris Carnovsky, Joris Ivens, Stephen Vincent Benét, and William P Adams

The city:  Made to be exhibited at the 1939 New York World's Fair.  Deals with four phases of town building: the New England town, the unplanned industrial community, the crowded metropolis and the designed suburban community. Power and the land: Portrays a farm family in Ohio before and after electrification of their farm, contrasting the performance of farm duties with and without electricity. Discusses the economic benefits of electrification and how to form a farmer's electrical cooperative. 1 videocassette (ca. 80 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 1709 2-6110

 

A civil action 1999?

Steven Zaillian, Scott Rudin, Robert Redford, Rachel Pfeffer, Jonathan Harr, John Travolta, Robert Duvall, James Gandolfi, Dan Hedaya, Ivanek Zeljko, John Lithgow, William H Macy, and Kathleen Quinlan

Jan Schlichtmann (Travolta) agrees to represent eight families whose children have died from leukemia after two large corporations, Grace & Co. and Beatrice Foods, leaked toxic chemicals into the water supply of Woburn, Massachusetts. This expensive tort case could mean financial and career ruin for him. 1 videocassette (115 min.)

MEDIA 2-5284

 

Confined space entry 1990

Explains the hazards of confined spaces and demonstrates the precautions you must take when working in or around these spaces. 1 videocassette (21 min.)

MEDIA 2-1368

 

Deadly deception General Electric, nuclear weapons and our environment 1991

Debra Chasnoff and Marilyn Pittman

Shows activists working to inform the public and to stop what they feel are the General Electric Company's dangerous activities at their nuclear weapons facilities. Plant workers claim to have been poisoned by radiation and asbestos and neighboring homes have experienced concerns and birth defects. 1 videocassette (29 min.)

MEDIA 2-1372

 

Deafsmith a nuclear folktale 1990

David Burrell, Donald Hicks, Mildred Hicks, Whitney Kelly, Roger Lindley, and Andrea Swift

Deaf Smith County, TX, residents discuss Department of Energy proposed site characterizations and the community involvement leading to the abandonment of the proposed site. 1 videocassette (44 min.)

MEDIA 2-3138

 

Ecological design inventing the future 1994

Brian Danitz, Phil Cousineau, Tzelovanikov , Patricia Streeten, and Linda Hunt

"Beginning in the 1920's with the work of R. Buckminster Fuller, moving through the 1960's and the Counter Culture and ending on the doorstep of the 21st century, the film follows the evolution of ecological design from the visions of a few independent thinkers to the powerful movement it is becoming."--Container. 1 videocassette (64 min.)

MEDIA 2-3352

 

An Ecology of mind  1992

David Maybury-Lewis, Michael Grant, and Richard Meech

Visit the Gabra of northern Kenya, whose unique relationship to their harsh environment is the key to their survival; the Makuna of Colombia, whose complex myths and rituals reveal for us a sophisticated ecological awareness; and a modern gardener who resists the Western world's control of nature with a new attitude about sowing Earth's garden. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-1713

 

Ecosystems and biosphere exploring biology 1996

Robert D Nash, Kate Porter Lewis, and Pat Matthews

Organisms are dependent upon interactions with the non-living world.  Part one discusses the concept of trophic levels and food webs as a way to study the effects of changes in various habitats.  Part two shows how a forest fire actually helps to recycle the nutrients essential for the survival of the overall ecosystem.  Part three shows how the biomes of the earth are effected by the long-term climatic patterns.  The key lesson is that the biological organisms are usually the smaller players in the larger drama between the land masses and the patterms of weather developing in each biome. 1 videocassette (28 min.)

MEDIA 2-3334

 

Emerging powers: India c1996

John Mernit, Anita Ratnam, Consuelo Mack, New Video Group, Dow Jones & Co, and Wall Street Journal Video (Firm)

Examines India's transformation from socialism to capitalism, from poverty to prosperity. Looks at India's liberalization program, large industrial base, nuclear energy program, and market reforms. 1 videocassette (ca. 50 min.)

MEDIA 2-6768

 

The end of suburbia oil depletion and the collapse of the American dream 2004

Gregory Greene, Barry Silverthorn, Barrie Zwicker, and Electric Wallpaper Company

Through interviews with scientists and policy makers this documentary explores the premise that American suburbs, built on the easy availability of fossil fuels, may become untenable. 1 videodisc (78 min.)

MEDIA 10-1322

 

Endangered planet, 1959 1999

John Forsythe and Max Whitby

Chronicles the rise of the environmental movement which began in the late 1950's when it was first realized that unbridled industrial and economic growth can have a devastating impact on the quality of life on earth. 1 videocassette (60 min)

MEDIA. MEDIA 2-4180a 2-5630

 

Energy in - energy out exploring biology 1996

Kate Porter Lewis and Pat Matthews

The Earth is a giant living cell, extracting energy from the sun to drive photosynthetic reactions, which in turn generate the chemical energy to support life in the form of plants, animals and other organisms.  This video covers photosynethetic reactions, areobic respiration and anaeobic respiration. 1 videocassette (28 min.)

MEDIA 2-3314

 

The Environmental tourist 1992

Megan Eplerwood and George Bell

The history of tourism to the natural parts and the impact of tourism on the ecological well-being of these regions. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-2830

 

Figure in a landscape a conversation with J.B. Jackson c2008

Claire Marino, Janet Mendelsohn, John Brinckerhoff Jackson, Lindsay Crouse, National Endowment for the Arts, Conservation Foundation, Harvard University, Film Study Center, and Direct Cinema Ltd

On side in various locates, J.B. Jackson explains his theories of human interaction with landscape and its result as urban and quasi-urban spaces. 1 videodisc (46 min.)

MEDIA 10-1570

 

The fires of the Amazon 2004?

Adrian Cowell, British Broadcasting Corporation, Nomad Films, Universidade Católica de Goiás, and Bullfrog Films, inc

More than a decade after his series "The Decade of Destruction", Adrian Cowell returns to Amazonia and finds that many friends and collegues of Chico Mendes are in power. There have been some notable gains for the rubber-tappers, including the establishment of the forest preserves, literacy for their children, and higher prices for their certified lumber. But year after year, the deforestation by fire continues. Less than 1/3 of Amazonia is protected in a park or preserve. Roads are being built, and agriculture is moving into southern Amazonia. 1 videodisc (44 min:)

MEDIA 10-1174

 

First do no harm 2000

Will Hommeyer, Larry Lavercombe, Blue Moon Productions, and Western Lake Superior Sanitary District

Medicine has a responsibility to first do no harm, but the polyvinyl chloride used makes dioxin in a medical incinerator.  Medicine is turning to safer plastics that are not PVC. 1 videocassette (20 min.)

MEDIA 2-7749

 

The future of life  2003

Robert DiNozzi and Edward O Wilson

Dr. Wilson talks about the evolution and diversity of life as well as the future of life. 1 videocassette (ca. 47 min.)

MEDIA 2-6214

 

The gender chip project c2005

Helen De Michiel, Media Working Group (Firm), Wexner Center for the Arts, Thirty Leaves Production (Firm), and Women Make Movies (Firm)

In 1998 filmmaker Helen de Michiel got together with several young women majoring in the sciences, engineering, and math at Ohio State University in Columbus.  They agreed to meet regularly over their next three years of college, and create a community to share experiences and struggles as women stepping into traditionally male domains. This documentary reveals how women are finding new ways to honor their own growth, motivations, and experience as they imagine how to make the science and technology workplace a comfortable environment for women to stay in and influence. 1 videodisc (54 min.)

MEDIA 10-1165

 

Getting across passage of aquatic and semi-aquatic organisms at road-stream crossings 2003

United States, Forest Service, and Technology & Development Program (U.S.)

2 videocassettes (22 min., 30 sec.)

MEDIA 2-6352 & 2-6353

 

Global warming [videorecording] : turning up the heat 1996

David T Suzuki and Daniel Zuckerbrot

This program is an update of the 1992 "Nature of Things" production, "A Climate for change."  It questions why nothing has been done about an issue as serious as global warming despite warnings from scientists and environmentalists that it poses a major threat. 1 videocassette (48 min.)

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Great Lakes, bitter legacy 1992

James Earl Jones

The effect of toxic chemicals buried beneath the mud of the Great Lakes is the focus of this program. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-2829

 

Hot planet, cold comfort 2005

John Angier, Alan Alda, and Chedd-Angier Production Company

Magazine-format television series exploring the frontiers of science. 1 videodisc (30 min.)

MEDIA 10-446

 

Hot wiring America's farms 1988

Pamela Hoge

Looks at the future of America's energy-intensive food production system. Also examines the impact of energy-intensive farming, and the possibility of feeding the nation on less fuel. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-2719

 

The human factor exploring biology 1996

Richard Jansen, James L Jackson, Kate Porter Lewis, and Pat Matthews

This video centers on the inescapable fact that life is interdependent, that we all depend on the environment for our most basic needs: air to breathe, water to drink, food to eat, and space in which to live.  Topics covered in this program include: ozone layer reduction, global warming, microbial volatilization, an experimental hydrogen powered car, and the possibility of using fusion reactors. 1 videocassette (28 min.)

MEDIA 2-3335

 

I need the earth and the earth needs me 1990

Colleen Dewhurst

Points out that all living things depend on the earth's air, water, and soil and emphasizes the need to take care of our environment. 1 videocassette (ca. 20 min.)

MEDIA 2-2382

 

An inconvenient truth c2006

Albert Gore, Davis Guggenheim, Laurie David, Lawrence Bender, Scott Z Burns, Participant Productions, Carbon Neutral Productions, Paramount Classics (Firm), and Paramount Pictures Corporation

Former Vice President Al Gore explains the facts of global warming, presents arguments that the dangers of global warning have reached the level of crisis, and addresses the efforts of certain interests to discredit the anti-global warming cause. Between lecture segments, Gore discusses his personal commitment to the environment, sharing anecdotes from his experiences. 1 videodisc (96 min.)

MEDIA 10-742

 

The invisible wall  1993

John Gaffney, Ole Alskov, and Wayne Brittenden

Presents issues of the power in food politics, roles of multi-national corporations, Third World debt, and trade barriers in fueling poverty and environmental destruction in the world's poorest countries. 1 videocassette (ca. 54 min.)

MEDIA 2-5998

 

Mission to planet Earth 1992

Patrick Stewart, Ted Bogosian, and Joe Seamans

On the way to the moon we discovered another world: our own. The photo of Earth from space--perhaps the most important of the 20th century--began the transformation of humankind's understanding of Earth as a living system. Now the technology developed to explore other planets is being used to monitor this living system. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-2167

 

Modern Marvels: Environmental tech c2007

Bruce M Nash, Anthony Lacques, Max Raphael, Actuality Productions, History Channel (Television network), New Video Group, and Arts and Entertainment Network

From the prairies of Saskatchewan to a Manhattan skyscraper, Modern Marvels® explores the 21st Century's cutting-edge "green" technologies in action. Learn how technologies such as carbon sequestration and bioremediation take on our most daunting environmental crises: global warming, deforestation, nuclear waste and resource scarcity.   Then, experience the slimier side of environmental tech as blue-green algae are converted into automotive biofuel and decomposing garbage supplies clean-burning natural gas. Finally, see how trees and other natural environments can be used as engineering materials to control flooding and rejuvenate dying rivers. 1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.)

MEDIA 10-1196

 

Modern Marvels: Environmental tech II c2007

Bruce M Nash, Greg DeHart, Max Raphael, Actuality Productions, History Channel (Television network), New Video Group, and Arts and Entertainment Network

Scientists around the world have created technology in hopes it will quell warming, including Spanish towers that collect energy from the sun's rays, an air-powered car and a giant wind turbine; experts contemplate on iron in the ocean. 1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.)

MEDIA 10-1195

 

Modern marvels: Renewable energy c2006

Anthony Lacques, Max Raphael, Bruce M Nash , Actuality Productions, History Channel (Television network), Arts and Entertainment Network, and New Video Group

This video explores the recent advances and technologies of renewable energy, in particular solar, wind, geothermal, biofuels, and tidal power. 1 videodisc (45 min.)

MEDIA 10-1194

 

Monopoly: who's in control? ; Oligopolies: whatever happened to price competition? ; Pollution: how much is a clean environment worth? ; Labor and management: how dor they come to terms? 1985

David Schoumacher, Richard T Gill, Louis Barbash, Reuben Aaronson, and Patrick Prentice

Lesson 19: Monopoly: who's in control? Defines monopoly and explains that the degree to which a firm controls the market affects prices and economic efficiency. Lesson 20: Oligopolies: whatever happened to price competition? Shows how oligopolies try to avoid price competition. Lesson 21: Pollution: how much is a clean environment worth? Gives a definition of the concept of external diseconomy by illustrating how polluting the environment can adversely affect economic efficiency. Lesson 22: Labor and management: how do they come to terms? Explains how the demand for labor depends on the marginal value product and the real wage rate. 1 videocassette (ca. 118 min.)

MEDIA 2-458

 

Monumental David Brower's fight for wild America c2004

Kelly Duane, Loteria Films, and Bullfrog Films, inc

Tells the story of conservationist David Brower, first executive director of the Sierra Club and founder of Friends of the Earth a