Videos on Science and the Environment

Addicted to plastic c2008

Ian Connacher, Cryptic Moth Productions, and Bullfrog Films

Documentary encompasses three years of filming in 12 countries on five continents as it details plastic's path over the last 100 years and the effects it has had on the environment.  Discusses solutions to issues such as recycling, toxicity, and biodegradability as well as marine debris. 1 videodisc (85 min.)

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Agent Orange a personal requiem c2007

First Run/Icarus Films

In 2003, Greg Davis died from liver cancer, believed to be the result of his exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. Made by Davis' widow, this film chronicles the history of this lethally toxic herbicide, tracing its effects not only on her husand and other U.S. servicemen but also on the environment and continuing generations of Vietnamese. 1 videodisc (71 min.) :

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Ancient futures learning from Ladakh  2006?

John Page, Steven Gorelick, Army Armstrong , Helena Norberg-Hodge, and International Society for Ecology and Culture

After centuries of living in harmony with the environment, recent trends in development and modernization threaten to disrupt traditions of ecological balance and social harmony in the western Himalayas. Examines the root causes of environmental, social, and psychological problems, and provides guidelines for the future. 1 videodisc (60 min.) :

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Back in business? 2007?

Emily Marlow, Television Trust for the Environment, and Bullfrog Films

Explores the possibility of the tourism industry jump starting a Sierra Leone economy that is still feeling the effects of an eleven-year civil war. 1 videodisc (27 min.)

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Bhopali 2011

Van Maximilian Carlson, Kirk Palayan, Oddbox (Firm), and Cinema Guild

"On December 2, 1984, forty tons of poisonous gas leaked from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, killing over 20,000 people. Almost 30 years later, hundreds of thousands of survivors continue to suffer from chronic diseases and disabilities. Bhopali is an invaluable examination of the world's worst environmental disaster. During the Green Revolution, Union Carbide (now owned by DOW Chemical) decided to locate a pesticide manufacturing plant in the city of Bhopal. The film explains how the plant, experimenting with methyl isocyanate and unreliable technology near a densely-populated area, resulted in this immense industrial disaster. The residents of Bhopal, also known as the Lake City, rely heavily on the use of ground water which is now contaminated with toxic chemicals and heavy metals. With no access to clean water and no support from the government, the prospect for the future appears to be bleak, but Bhopal survivors and activists are determined to hold DOW Chemical accountable and are mounting a legal case to seek justice. This eye-opening, emotional film incorporates harrowing interviews with residents, experts, activists, and local politicians, demonstrating the long term damage to the community as well as the successes of non-profits such as Chingari Trust. Bhopali shows that the only long-term solution for Bhopal is cleanup and containment paid for by the corporation responsible for the disaster, and that setting such a precedent is a crucial step in preventing similar disasters from happening around the globe"--cont. 1 videodisc (80 min.) :

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

Lynn Corcoran and Bullfrog Films

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

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Cane toads an unnatural history 2001

Mark Lewis, Film Australia (Organization), and First-Run Features (Firm)

Documents the history of the Cane toad in Australia. The cane toad - Bufo marinus - was imported to Australia in 1935 in an attempt to rid the country of the greyback beetle, which was devouring the sugarcane crop. Problem was, the beetle could fly, and the cane toad couldn't. What the cane toad was unusually proficient at, however, was making more cane toads. A humorous look at a serious problem. 1 videodisc (45 min.) :

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Cash flow fever 2007?

James Heer, Television Trust for the Environment, and Bullfrog Films

Travels to the United States and El Salvador to examine the social and economic impact that economic migrants, people who swap countries to find better wages, are having worldwide. 1 videodisc (23 min.)

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Chasing ice 2013

In the spring of 2005, acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog headed to the Arctic on a tricky assignment for National Geographic: to capture images to help tell the story of the Earth's changing climate. Chasing Ice; is the story of one man's mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of our changing planet. Within months of that first trip to Iceland, the photographer conceived the boldest expedition of his life: The Extreme Ice Survey. 1 videodisc (75 min.)

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The cove 2009

Fisher Stevens, Paula DuPrae Pesmen, and Louie Psihoyos

"In a sleepy lagoon off the coast of Japan is a highly guarded secret. During the night, Taiji fishermen engage in an unseen hunt for thousands of dolphins. Their work is so horrifying, a few desperate men will stop at nothing to keep it hidden from the outside world. When a team of elite activists, filmmakers, and free-divers embark on a secret mission to penetrate the cover, the shocking discoveries they find there are just the tip of the iceberg"--Amazon product description. 1 videodisc (ca. 96 min.)

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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.)

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The donor circus 2007?

Ben Summers, Television Trust for the Environment, and Bullfrog Films

Looks at the economic situation in Zambia and how foreign aid is being utilized by the Zambian government and non-governmental organizations. 1 videodisc (26 min.)

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Empty oceans, empty nets c2002

" ... explores the immense changes threatening marine fisheries worldwide. Entire populations of fish are becoming commercially extinct, yet consumer's demand for fish is on the rise ... [The film] examines the full extent of the global fisheries crisis and the forces that continue to push many marine fish stocks toward commercial extinction. It also documents some of the most promising and innovative work being done to restore fisheries and protect essential fish habitat"--Container. 1 videodisc (55 min.)

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The end of the line c2009

Rupert Murray, Ted Danson, Charles Clover, Claire Ferguson, Claire Lewis, George Duffield, Arcane Pictures (Firm), Calm Productions (Firm), Dartmouth Films (Firm), Fish Film Company, and Bullfrog Films

"[This] first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing on our oceans ... examines the imminent extinction of bluefin tuna, brought on by increasing western demand for sushi; the impact on marine life resulting in huge overpopulation of jellyfish; and the profound implications of a future world with no fish that would bring certain mass starvation. Filmed over two years, The end of the line follows the investigative reporter Charles Clover as he confronts politicians and celebrity restaurateurs, who exhibit little regard for the damage they are doing to the oceans. ... Filmed across the world--from the Straits of Gibraltar to the coasts of Senegal and Alaska to the Tokyo fish market--featuring top scientists, indigenous fishermen and fisheries enforcement officials, The end of the line is a wake-up call to the world."--Film's website. 1 DVD (ca. 82 min.)

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End of the rainbow 2007

Robert Nugent, Rachel Sanderson, Jean-Pierre Gibrat, Mitzi Goldman, Michel Zwecker, Looking Glass Pictures, Trans Europe Film, Australian Film Finance Corporation, ARTE France, Independent Television Service, SBS Independent, and California Newsreel (Firm)

"Examines the cultural, economic and environmental impact of a transnational gold mining operation on a remote farming community in northeastern Guinea. Our two guides, the village chief and the head engineer of the mine, illustrate in telling detail the contrasting lifestyles and worldviews of global corporations and local, pre-industrial societies. Always in the background is the military regime of president Lansana Contae, in power since 1984, which granted the concession to the company. The film asks: who benefits when foreign extractive industries are invited to develop a country's natural resources?"--Container. 1 videodisc (138 min.)

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Fish meat c2012

With the growing demand for seafood, seas are running out of fish. Environmental preservation through aquaculture (fish farming) is discussed in this film, using the fish farms in Turkey as case studies. 1 videodisc (ca. 29 min.)

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For richer, for poorer 2007?

Bruno Sorrentino, Luciana Burlamaqui, Lucy Briers, Television Trust for the Environment, and Bullfrog Films

Examines the gulf between Brazil's rich and poor by traveling to favela Coliseu in Săo Paulo and assessing what progress has been made in eradicating poverty in the two and a half years under President Lula da Silva. 1 videodisc (25 min.)

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Garbage dreams raised in the trash trade c2009

Mai Iskander, Kate Hirson, MotiveArt (Firm), Chicken & Egg Pictures (Firm), and Cinema Guild

"Follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world's largest garbage village, on the outskirts of Cairo. It is the home to 60,000 Zaballeen, Arabic for "garbage people."  Far ahead of any modern "Green" initiatives, the Zaballeen survive by recycling 80 percent of the garbage they collect. When their community is suddenly faced with the globalization of its trade, each of the teenage boys is forced to make choices that will impact his future and the survival of his community"-- www.garbagedreams.com. 1 videodisc (79 min.) :

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A global warning? c2008

Alex Hearle, Demitri Goritsas, History Channel (Television network), New Video Group, and Pioneer Productions

"The History Channel answers the question: After 650 million years of climate change, is global warming simply a naturally occuring phenomenom, or the result of human activity?"--Container. 1 videodisc (ca. 94 min.)

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The great health service swindle 2007?

Kim Hopkins, Television Trust for the Environment, and Bullfrog Films

Explores why Ghanaian nurses have been leaving their country to work abroad, and what this "brain drain" means for the Ghanaian health care system. 1 videodisc (26 min.)

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Grizzly man c2005

Werner Herzog, Erik Nelson, Jewel Palovak, Dave Harding, Timothy Treadwell, Richard Thompson, Real Big Production, Lion's Gate Films, Discovery Docs (Firm), and Lions Gate Home Entertainment

An exploration of "the life and death of amateur grizzly bear expert and wildlife preservationist Timothy Treadwell, who lived unarmed among grizzlies for 13 summers"--Container.  Features Treadwell's video footage. 1 videodisc (104 min.)

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Growing cities a film about urban farming in America "From rooftop farmers to backyard beekeepers, Americans are growing food like never before. Growing Cities goes coast to coast to tell the inspiring stories of these intrepid urban farmers, activists, and everyday city-dwellers who are challenging the way this country feeds itself.  From those growing in backyards to make ends meet to educators teaching kids to eat healthier, viewers find that urban farming is about much more than simply good food"--Container. 1 videodisc (93 min.)

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La ji wei cheng Wang Jiuliang zhi guan cha = Beijing besieged by waste : the observations from Wang Jiuliang c2011

While China's rise, and its immense challenges, commands world attention, less light has been shed upon the colossal problem of waste generated by a burgeoning population, expanding industry, and rapacious urban growth. Photographer Wang Jiuliang turns his lens upon the grim spectacle of garbage, excrement, refuse, and wreckage heaped upon the landscape that surrounds China's mega-metropolis, Beijing. Between 2008 and 2010, he travelled 15,000 kilometers around Beijing, visited and investigated nearly 500 landfills and shot more than 10,000 photos and 60 hours of video. 1 videodisc (75 min.)

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Journey to planet Earth: Future conditional c2009

Marilyn Weiner, Hal Weiner, Matt Damon, Ralph Quattrucci, Dennis Boni, Erich Roland, Christopher Mangum, Screenscope, inc, and South Carolina Educational Television Network

Explores the connections between environmental change and the future health of the planet. Investigates the effects of toxic pollution in the Arctic, Mexico, Uzbekistan, and in California. 1 videodisc (57 min.) :

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Journey to planet Earth: Hot zones c2009

Marilyn Weiner, Hal Weiner, Matt Damon, Robert Zakin, Dennis Boni, Frank Ferrucci, Screenscope, inc, and South Carolina Educational Television Network

Explores the connections between environmental change and the state of human health. Investigates the situations in Kenya, Peru, Bangladesh, and the United States. 1 videodisc (57 min.) :

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Journey to planet Earth: Land of plenty, land of want c2009

Marilyn Weiner, Hal Weiner, Kelly McGillis, Ralph Quattrucci, Dennis Boni, Frank Ferrucci, Screenscope, inc, and South Carolina Educational Television Network

Looks at the state of agriculture in four countries (Zimbabwe, France, China, and the United States) and how practices impact the environment. 1 videodisc (56 min.) :

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Journey to planet Earth: On the brink c2009

Marilyn Weiner, Hal Weiner, Matt Damon, Robert Zakin, Dennis Boni, Frank Ferrucci, Screenscope, inc, and South Carolina Educational Television Network

Explores how changes in the environment can lead to terrorism and other threats to national security. Conditions in Bangladesh, South Africa, Peru, Haiti and the Mexican/U.S. border are used as case studies. 1 videodisc (57 min.) :

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Journey to planet Earth: Rivers of destiny c2009

Marilyn Weiner, Hal Weiner, Kelly McGillis, Bob Curtis-Johnson, Dennis Boni, Frank Ferrucci, Screenscope, inc, and South Carolina Educational Television Network

Investigates the Mississippi, Amazon,  Jordan, and Mekong River systems and how the environmental problems in each area impact the people living along the rivers. 1 videodisc (57 min.) :

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Journey to planet Earth: Seas of grass  c2009

Marilyn Weiner, Hal Weiner, Matt Damon, Robert Zakin, Dennis Boni, Frank Ferrucci, Screenscope, inc, and South Carolina Educational Television Network

Examines the impact environmental and social changes have had on the world's grasslands. Regions explored are Inner Mongolia, Kenya, South Africa, Argentina, and the American West. 1 videodisc (57 min.) :

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Journey to planet Earth: The state of the ocean's animals c2009

Marilyn Weiner, Hal Weiner, Matt Damon, Dennis Boni, Bill Mills, Jim McNamee, Frank Ferrucci, Christopher Mangum, Screenscope, inc, and South Carolina Educational Television Network

"Investigates why so many of our ocean's animals are disappearing.  Case studies focus on global issues including climate change, sea-level rise, over-fishing and habitat destruction" -- Container. 1 videodisc (57 min.) :

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Journey to planet Earth: The state of the planet c2009, 2005

Marilyn Weiner, Hal Weiner, Matt Damon, Marc Masters, Dennis Boni, Frank Ferrucci, Screenscope, inc, and South Carolina Educational Television Network

Investigates some of the most critical environmental and earth science questions of the 21st century.  Issues covered include growing populations, water and food supply, and global warming.  Shows why these issues should be taken seriously before it is too late. 1 videodisc (57 min.) :

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Journey to planet Earth: The state of the planet's oceans c2009

Marilyn Weiner, Hal Weiner, Matt Damon, Dennis Boni, Bill Mills, Frank Ferrucci, Jim McNamee, Screenscope, inc, and South Carolina Educational Television Network

"Investigates the health and sustainability of the world's oceans, with a special emphasis on climate change and issues affecting marine reserves, fisheries and coastal ecosystems" -- Container. 1 videodisc (57 min.) :

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Journey to planet Earth: The state of the planet's wildlife c2009

Marilyn Weiner, Hal Weiner, Matt Damon, Dennis Boni, Bill Mills, Virginia Quesada, Frank Ferrucci, Screenscope, inc, and South Carolina Educational Television Network

"An investigation of what scientists call 'the sixth great extinction' of the world's animals.  Ultimately, the program is about why we should care that nearly half the world's wildlife may face extinction over the next fifty years" -- Container. 1 videodisc (57 min.) :

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Journey to planet Earth: The urban explosion c2009

Marilyn Weiner, Hal Weiner, Kelly McGillis, Ralph Quattrucci, Judith Herbert, Dennis Boni, Frank Ferrucci, Screenscope, inc, and South Carolina Educational Television Network

Investigates four mega-cities (Mexico City, Istanbul, Shanghai, and New York City) and if urban populations can be maintained without destroying the environment. 1 videodisc (57 min.) :

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Kill or cure? 2007?

Reena Mohan, Television Trust for the Environment, and Bullfrog Films

Travels to India, whose pharmaceutical industry has been a leader in producing low cost drugs for the developing world for over a decade. Investigates how new patent law in India may negatively impact India's pharmaceutical industry and ultimately world health. 1 videodisc (26 min.)

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Killing poverty 2007?

Television Trust for the Environment and Bullfrog Films

Examines the economic conditions in Kenya under President Kibaki, who promised to end the corruption endemic from the previous regime. 1 videodisc (27 min.)

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Living with the Nariva Swamp participatory research in Kernahan and Cascadoux 2002

"This video was prepared as an educational and informational tool... It came out of an inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research project The Nariva Swamp: a Gendered Case Study... which took place over a two-three year period. The video traces the progress of the research study. It highlights the methodologies used and the relationship with the community who act as its custodians."--Container. 1 videodisc (23 min.)

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The long march  c2001

This film tells the story of Chengdu. In 256 BC, the Dujiangyan Irrigation System was built, channeling the Min River through Chengdu in what is still seen as a triumph of hydraulic engineering. The irrigation system was neglected and abused during the industrial development of the 1970's, resulting in massive pollution and floods. Today, Chengdu's government has succeeded in reversing the damage, turning an urban nightmare into a model of modern-day planning. 1 videodisc (27 min.)

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Milking the rhino c2008

David E Simpson, Kartemquin Films, and Bullfrog Films

Chronicles the forgotten element of most nature documentaries of Africa--the villagers who live there and must deal with the dangers and costs associated with living with the wildlife. 1 videodisc (83 min.)

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National Geographic's Strange days on planet Earth 2005

John Rubin, David Elisco, Edward Norton, Sea Studios Foundation, Vulcan Productions, National Geographic Television & Film, and Warner Home Video (Firm)

Around the globe, scientists are racing to solve a series of mysteries. They suspect we have entered a time of global change swifter than any human being has ever witnessed. Where are we headed? Can we alter this course of events? 2 videodiscs (240 min.)

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The new recruits c2010

Seth Kramer, Daniel A Miller, Jeremy S Newberger, Rainn Wilson, Ironbound Films, and PBS Distribution (Firm)

Profiles aspiring social entrepreneurs who journey to the world's most volatile and impoverished regions to effect change through business acumen. 1 videodisc (56 min.) :

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Population Dynamics c1999

Linda Sabo, Lisa Faas, Dan Sourbeer, Palomar College, Educational Television, and Insight Media (Firm)

Discusses how all ecological problems relate to population growth, the universal characteristics and why we have concerns about the growth of our human population. 1 videodisc (29 min.)

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Powaqqatsi c2012

Reggio turns his sights on third-world nations in the Southern hemisphere. Forgoing the sped-up aesthetic of the first film, Powaqqatsi employs a meditative slow motion in order to reveal the beauty of the traditional ways of life in those parts of the planet, and to show how cultures there are being eroded as their environments are taken over by industry. 1 videodisc (99 min.)

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Rising waters global warming and the fate of the Pacific Islands c2000

"Through personal stories of Pacific Islanders in Kiribati, the Samoas, the atolls of Micronesia including the Marshall Islands, and Hawaii, as well as researchers in the continental United States ... puts a human face on the international climate change debate ... While the policy makers and scientists argue about when and how much to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next twenty years, many Pacific Islanders are wondering if they will have a future"--Container. 1 videodisc (57 min.)

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The shaman's apprentice c2001

"Deep in the rain forests of Suriname, among remote tribes of Amerindians and 18th century African villages founded by escaped slaves, Dr. Mark Plotkin is racing against time to protect our future. New and fabulously effective medicines may be found in the Amazon's plant life, but the forest is disappearing. Even worse, the tribal shamans--healers and encyclopedias of rain forest botany--are the Amazon's most endangered species. The shaman's apprentice is the story of one scientist's quest to help Amazonians document and preserve their treasure house of life and culture"--Container. 1 videodisc (54 min.)

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Sun come up 2010

Jennifer Redfearn, Tim Metzger, Big Red Barn Films, Chicken & Egg Pictures (Firm), and New Day Films

Documentary film following the relocation of some of the Carteret Islanders, a peaceful community living on a remote island chain in the South Pacific Ocean, and now, some of the world's first environmental refugees. When rising seas threaten their survival, the islanders face a painful decision: they must leave their beloved land in search of a new place to call home. The film follows a group of young Carteret Islanders as they search for land in Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea 50 miles across the open ocean. The move will not be easy as Bougainville is recovering from a 10-year civil war. 1 videodisc (39 min.) :

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Taking root the vision of Wangari Maathai c2008

Lisa Merton, Alan Dater, Jim Klein, Mary Lampson, Tom Haneke, Samite, Independent Television Service, and Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

Taking Root tells the dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai, whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy--a movement for which this charismatic woman became an iconic inspiration. 1 videodisc (223 min.)

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The trash trade selling garbage to China 2004?

Takehiro Asai, Shuji Yamamoto, Nihon H?os?o Ky?okai, and Filmakers Library, inc

This documentary examines the activities of those involved in shipping Japanese scrap to China, where valuable metal and plastic are extracted and made into new products that  businesses sell to Japanese customers. However, this robs Japan's own recycling industry of raw materials, and has caused many pollution and legislative issues. Related to this trade are items, such as computers, being smuggled to the black recycling market in China, which ultimately contributes to pollution. 1 videodisc (49 min.)

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The warriors of Qiugang 2010

Thomas Lennon, Ruby Yang, Brian Keane, and Cinema Guild

Villagers in a remote district of central China take on a chemical company that is poisoning their water and air. For five years they fight to transform their environment and as they do, they find themselves transformed as well. 1 videodisc (39 min.) :

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Wild versus wall 2010

"This video covers the ecological effects of enforcement and infrastructure in the four states that share boundaries with Mexico. Steev Hise traveled to Texas and California during the spring to interview land managers, scientists, and activists who are working to limit the ecological impacts of border wall construction. He also gathered footage from a diverse array of sources, including some of the Border Patrol?s own employment videos, which show agents blazing along on off-road vehicles. Numerous photographers contributed images of the rich ecosystems and species that are impacted by border infrastructure projects and local biologists lent their eyes and ears to the factual background of the habitats at stake."-Sierra Club, Arizona chapter's website. 1 videodisc (19 min.)

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You can't get there from here ephemeral films, 1946-1960 c1987

Shows the dark side of America's postwar prosperity in films that promote a cornucopia of consumer goods, provide behavior checks for confused children, and shamelessly relegate women to the role of happy house wife. These films were produced to fulfill a specific commercial or educational purpose. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

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The 11th hour 2008

Nadia Conners, Leila Conners Petersen, Chuck Castleberry, Brian Gerber, Leonardo DiCaprio, Warner Independent Pictures, Appian Way (Firm), Tree Media Group, and Warner Home Video (Firm)

Explores the indelible footprint that humans have left on this planet, and the catastrophic effects of environmental neglect and abuse, and calls for restorative action through a reshaping of human activity. 1 videodisc (92 min.)

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Acid assault 2001

David Chamberlain, Vlad Goetzelman, and Susan Grew Ellis

Beginning with a chemical overview of acids and bases, the program explains the formation and chemical properties of acid rain and its devastating effects on marine and terrestrial biota. 1 videocassette (20 min.)

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The air we breathe c1996

Jim Hamm, Catherine Meade, Jim Hamm Productions, National Film Board of Canada, Pacific Regional Production Centre, and Bullfrog Films, inc

Examines how certain political choices and socio-cultural forces have led to the growing crisis of air pollution and explores what steps certain Canadian and American cities are taking to reduce air pollution. Also examines the environmental consequences of urban sprawl and the damaging effects of commuter culture on the air and our overall quality of life. 1 videocassette (49 min.)

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Amor, mujeres y flores Love, women and flowers 1988

Jorge Silva, Marta Rodríguez, Fundacion Cine Documental Investigation Social, and Women Make Movies (Firm)

Describes the health hazards from pesticides in the flower industry in Colombia. 1 videocassette (60in.)

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Aqua preta Black water 1990

Allen Moore, Maria Bethânia, Charlotte Cerf, and Ilke Tanya Payan

This video explores the ill effects of encroaching industry on the residents of Sao Braz, a fishing village in Bahia, Brazil. 1 videocassette (28 min)

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Aquatic plant identification 1992

Victor Ramey and Kenneth A Langeland

An identification instruction program featuring 40 aquatic wetland grasses, sedges and rushes in Florida. 2 videocassettes (110 min.)

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Are you swimming in a sewer? 1986

Noel Buckner, Rob Whittlesey, and Don Wescott

Focuses on concerns about public health and ecological damage resulting from the ocean dumping of waste. Describes the problems related to this pollution in various cities and suggests alternative solutions. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

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Back in business? 2007?

Emily Marlow, Television Trust for the Environment, and Bullfrog Films

Explores the possibility of the tourism industry jump starting a Sierra Leone economy that is still feeling the effects of an eleven-year civil war. 1 videodisc (27 min.)

MEDIA 10-1314

 

Banking on disaster 1989

Adrian Cowell, Vanderlei de Castro, Renato Ferreira, José A Lutzenberger, and Chico Mendes

A three part documentary filmed over a ten year period exposes the detrimental effects of deforestation interlinked with roadbuilding and colonization in Rondônia, Brazil, which were largely funded by the World Bank and other agencies. 1 videocassette (78 min.)

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The Battle of Vieques 1986

Zydnia Nazario, Harry Del Valle, and Linda Segura

Offers an in-depth examination of the U.S. Navy's controversial control and use of Vieques, a satellite island and municipality of Puerto Rico and home to 8,000 people, as a military training, exercise and deployment base. Uses interviews with residents and leaders, scenes of military maneuvers, Naval bombings and protest demonstrations to explore what the Naval presence has meant for Vieques and its people. Dramatically documents the Navy's gradual expropriation of 75% of the island's land, the ravaging of its economy, the virtual destruction of the island's ecology and its fishing industry by warship movement and practice bombing, and the displacement of more than half the island's population. 1 videocassette (ca. 41 min.)

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Bill Moyers reports Earth on edge 2001

Bill D Moyers, Pamela Hogan, and Felice Firestone

"Moyers and his award winning team of producers explore the impact that human activities have had on the planet while posing an urgent question: What is happening to Earth's capacity to support nature and civilization?"--Container. 1 videocassette (ca. 120 min.)

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Bound by the wind 1993

David L Brown, Stephen Host, Susan Clark, and Eric Ladenburg

Features the victims of radioactive pollution including the "downwinders" or those who live near nuclear test sites around the world. 1 videocassette (59 min.)

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Cash flow fever 2007?

James Heer, Television Trust for the Environment, and Bullfrog Films

Travels to the United States and El Salvador to examine the social and economic impact that economic migrants, people who swap countries to find better wages, are having worldwide. 1 videodisc (23 min.)

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Changing climates 2002

Kenneth Pugh

The science: Charts the history of the science of climate change. The impact: Earth Report visits Alaska, Montana, New York, and Florida to examine the impact of climate change onthe world's biggest economy. The politics: Politicians struggle to find agreement on whether the earth is warming and a global consensus for action. The future: A look into the future to assess the alternatives. 4 videocassettes (27 min. each) ;

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The Chinampas 1990

Anne Prutzman and Arthur Blach

Describes the Chinampa, a traditional Mexican agricultural system, and traces its long history.  Shows modern day threats to this system and discusses measures to save the Chinampa. 1 videocassette (31 min.)

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The comfort blanket 2001

David Chamberlain, Vlad Goetzelman, and Suzanne Grew Ellis

Concentrates on how the atmosphere, composed of air and water vapor, protects life by acting as a planetary thermostat. 1 videocassette (20 min.)

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Community-based environmental management information system CEMIS : improving living environments/initiatives by communities 1996

Ursula Löw, Jennifer Okungu, Sri Purwaningsih, Eleanor Cody, Sharad Shankardass, Paul Sullivan, and André Dzikus

Community-based environmental management information system: With 12 million inhabitants, Jakarta is one of the largest cities in the world.  The population explosion is immense, with 350,000 newcomers yearly.  CEMIS was started in 1994 to enable communities to improve their environmental infrastructure using information created by the community itself. Step by step: La is an indigenous coastal community in Accra, the capital of Ghana.  Families in the community traditionally lived off the sea.  The community is facing drastic changes as more and more people are crowded into a limited area.  Local residents founded La Mansaamo Kpee, a community-based organization and were chosen to do a pilot project for CEMIS. Cities in common: With more than half of the world's population living in cities, it's important to understand consumption patterns.  This program examines the impact of urban sprawl on water, transport, energy, and waste, and offers solutions. Malindi : Mji safi: Malindi is a thriving center of African/Arab/Swahili culture in Kenya famous for a relaxed pace, friendly people, monumental Muslim architecture, and delicious food.  Tourism is now the main source of income for the majority of people in Malindi.  Pollution has impacted on the beaches and water supply, and waste disposal is a problem.  Government officials and residents joined forces in a workshop iniated by GreenTowns, a joint project between the Kenyan and Dutch governments.  The objective is to increase awareness of the environment and to enhance community participation. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

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The crabs, the birds, the bay 1997

Mitchell D Smith, David G Githens, and Tom Moran

The interrelationship between horseshoe crabs and migratory shore birds in Delaware Bay is explored.  The birds' migration is carefully synchronized with the nesting crabs so that the ecological balance of the Bay is maintained. 1 videocassette (19 mins.)

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Deep crisis c2003

David Huntley, John Angier, Alan Alda, Chedd-Angier Production Company, Connecticut Public Television, and PBS Home Video

Examines steps being taken to mitigate the impact of dams upon declining salmon populations and to document the migratory patterns of Atlantic bluefin tuna. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.)

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The disenchanted forest 2001

Sarita Siegel, Taggart Siegel, and Brooke Shields

Endangered orphan orangutans are rehabilitated and returned to their rainforest home, where they can participate in orangutan culture, a rich and complex society of elders and peers. 1 videocassette (52 min.)

MEDIA 2-6204

 

Dodging doomsday 1992

Claire Walmsley and Bettina Lerner

This program asks whether the time will come when the density of world population becomes so great that humans can no longer survive as a species.  Representing two sides of the debate are environmentalist Lester Brown and economist Julian Simon. 1 videocassette (50 min.)

MEDIA 2-3665

 

The donor circus 2007?

Ben Summers, Television Trust for the Environment, and Bullfrog Films

Looks at the economic situation in Zambia and how foreign aid is being utilized by the Zambian government and non-governmental organizations. 1 videodisc (26 min.)

MEDIA 10-1310

 

Earth a special case 2001

David Chamberlain, Vlad Goetzelman, and Suzanne Grew Ellis

Examines the origins of our solar system and explains that the Earth's elements enable it to sustain life in diverse environments. 1 videocassette (20 min.)

MEDIA 2-5887

 

End of the rainbow 2007

Robert Nugent, Rachel Sanderson, Jean-Pierre Gibrat, Mitzi Goldman, Michel Zwecker, Looking Glass Pictures, Trans Europe Film, Australian Film Finance Corporation, ARTE France, Independent Television Service, SBS Independent, and California Newsreel (Firm)

"Examines the cultural, economic and environmental impact of a transnational gold mining operation on a remote farming community in northeastern Guinea. Our two guides, the village chief and the head engineer of the mine, illustrate in telling detail the contrasting lifestyles and worldviews of global corporations and local, pre-industrial societies. Always in the background is the military regime of president Lansana Contae, in power since 1984, which granted the concession to the company. The film asks: who benefits when foreign extractive industries are invited to develop a country's natural resources?"--Container. 1 videodisc (138 min.)

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Endangered biodiversity and economic development c2002

Arthur Raphael Miller, National Association of Home Builders (U.S.), Fred Friendly Seminars (Firm), Sunburst Creative Group, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Focuses on choices that must be made between development and maintainence of biodiversity. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-6319

 

Fishing in the sea of greed 1998

Anand Patwardhan and  First Run/Icarus Films

Documents the response of traditional fishing communities and rice farmers to the threat of displacement by overfishing and pollution resulting from industrial fishing practices such as use of gigantic factory ships. 1 videocassette (45 min.)

MEDIA 2-7540

 

Florida's aquatic plant story 1990

Victor Ramey, Karen Brown, Julie Finfrock, and Kenneth A Langeland

An introduction to the benefits of native aquatic plants and the problems caused by exotic aquatic weeds. A review of the methods used by aquatic plant managers to maintain Florida's lakes and rivers. 1 videocassette (24 min.)

MEDIA 2-3458

 

For richer, for poorer 2007?

Bruno Sorrentino, Luciana Burlamaqui, Lucy Briers, Television Trust for the Environment, and Bullfrog Films

Examines the gulf between Brazil's rich and poor by traveling to favela Coliseu in Săo Paulo and assessing what progress has been made in eradicating poverty in the two and a half years under President Lula da Silva. 1 videodisc (25 min.)

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The Forest through the trees battle for the redwoods 1990

Frank Green and Sydney Pollack

Can the timber companies do whatever they want with the redwood trees on their land?  This engaging documentary, two years in the making, takes a compelling look at the highly charged issues behind the headlines.  From extraordinary wildlife footage to scenes of logging "up close and personal," this is the definitive film about California's forests--and all the people whose lives are affected by them. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-1402

 

Fury for the sound the women at Clayoquot 1997

Shelley Wine and Hilary Mackey

Reveals the important role of women in establishing grassroots social movements like the one to protest clearcut logging in Clayoquot Sound on Canada's West Coast. Depicts women of all ages fighting to protect the Sound, one of the largest remaining tracts of untouched Canadian rain forest. 1 videocassette (52 min.)

MEDIA 2-5081

 

Genetic time bomb 1994

John De Graaf, Vivia Boe, and Alan D Austin

Explores the loss of genetic diversity in food crops as farmers around the world grow hybrids instead of local varieties.  Looks at efforts to collect, save, grow, and distribute rare and threatened seeds. 1 videocassette (50 min.)

MEDIA 2-2722

 

Germany reunites 1990

Steven Kostant, John F Ross, Robert Siegel , and Penelope Lane Czarra

A look at the changes in East Germany following the revolution in the Fall of 1989 as it begins to face the cultural, environmental, economic, and political challenges of freedom and reunification.  Includes documentaries on life under dictatorship, the East German secret police, and the pollution problems found in an industrial town. 1 videocassette (51 min.)

MEDIA 2-2799

 

Global warming the signs and the science 2005

David Kennard, Michael Taylor, Alanis Morissette, South Carolina Educational Television Network, Stonehaven Productions, and PBS Home Video

"Human activities are provoking an unprecedented era of atmospheric warming and climatic change. We're seeing more drought, more wildfires, more flooding, bigger storms and more variable weather. Tropical diseases are moving north, childhood respiratory illness is skyrocketing, and in the last three decades over 30 diseases new to science have emerged.... As we start to face our vulnerability to a changing climate, people across the USA and around the world have decided to do something. They are determined to be part of the solution to this issue and have launched all kinds of initiatives aimed at reducing the impact of climate change"--Container. 1 videodisc (60 min.)

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A global warning? c2008

Alex Hearle, Demitri Goritsas, History Channel (Television network), New Video Group, and Pioneer Productions

"The History Channel answers the question: After 650 million years of climate change, is global warming simply a naturally occuring phenomenom, or the result of human activity?"--Container. 1 videodisc (ca. 94 min.)

MEDIA 10-1193

 

The great health service swindle 2007?

Kim Hopkins, Television Trust for the Environment, and Bullfrog Films

Explores why Ghanaian nurses have been leaving their country to work abroad, and what this "brain drain" means for the Ghanaian health care system. 1 videodisc (26 min.)

MEDIA 10-1309

 

Green plans documentary 1995

John De Graaf and Jack Hamann

A look at the comprehensive national environmental policies, or green plans, that the Netherlands and New Zealand have developed. 1 videocassette (56 min.)

MEDIA 2-2721

 

Grizzly man c2005

Werner Herzog, Erik Nelson, Jewel Palovak, Dave Harding, Timothy Treadwell, Richard Thompson, Real Big Production, Lion's Gate Films, Discovery Docs (Firm), and Lions Gate Home Entertainment

An exploration of "the life and death of amateur grizzly bear expert and wildlife preservationist Timothy Treadwell, who lived unarmed among grizzlies for 13 summers"--Container.  Features Treadwell's video footage. 1 videodisc (104 min.)

MEDIA 10-1700

 

Ground zero plus fifty the aftermath of fifty nuclear years /cproduced by Japan Broadcasting Corp. ; directors, Shuntaro Sugiura, Satoshi Atsumi, Nobuhisa Yamashita, Hiroshi Ashidate ; producers, Toshiyuki Tsutsumi, Yosuyuki Kusagawa ; English script, Robert Fripp 1996

Shuntaro Sugiura, Satoshi Atsumi, Nobuhisa Yamashita, Toshiyuki Tsutsumi, Yousuyuki Kusagawa, Robert Fripp, and Fred Napoli

Documentary reflecting nuclear energy and how it has affected humans and the environment. 1 videocassette (52 min.)

MEDIA 2-3431

 

Human tide 1991

Italo Costa and Mike Poole

"This Nature of things documentary is a sobering look at the explosive growth of world population that threatens to deplete the resources of our planet. Today the population is 5.5 billion, double that of the 1950's. Demographers fear that long before it doubles again, our vital ecosystems will collapse."--Container. 1 videocassette (35 min.)

MEDIA 2-2976

 

Hydrogen hopes 2005

Graham Chedd, Alan Alda, Chedd-Angier Production Company, Connecticut Public Television, and PBS Home Video

We've all heard of hydrogen as the fuel of the future, but what will it take to get there from here? How can we create hydrogen from renewable sources like the sun - and how do we store it safely once we've got it? 1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.)

MEDIA 2-6973

 

Impacts beneficial uses of biosolids 1991

Harry Killian and Paul Lohbauer

A discussion of the beneficial uses of biosolids, a primarily organic waste material which is separated from wastewater after treatment at a reclamation facility, in applications such as fertilizer and fuel. 1 videocassette

MEDIA 2-2440

 

An Invisible enemy 1991

Peter Carr and John Huntley

The radioactive fallout from the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl theatens the economic and cultural survival of the reindeer-breeding Sami of Scandinavia. Radiation has contaminated reindeer meat and made it unfit for sale. 1 videocassette (52 min.)

MEDIA 2-5388

 

Istokpoga lake of legends 1989

Victor Ramey, Philip Chiocchio, and Julie K Finfrock

The story of how citizens, lawmakers and government agencies are working together to solve major aquatic plant problems and restore to health Florida's fifth largest lake, Istokpoga.  1 videocassette (39 min.)

MEDIA 2-3463

 

Kill or cure? 2007?

Reena Mohan, Television Trust for the Environment, and Bullfrog Films

Travels to India, whose pharmaceutical industry has been a leader in producing low cost drugs for the developing world for over a decade. Investigates how new patent law in India may negatively impact India's pharmaceutical industry and ultimately world health. 1 videodisc (26 min.)

MEDIA 10-1311

 

Killing poverty 2007?

Television Trust for the Environment and Bullfrog Films

Examines the economic conditions in Kenya under President Kibaki, who promised to end the corruption endemic from the previous regime. 1 videodisc (27 min.)

MEDIA 10-1308

 

Litigating disaster c2004

Ilan Ziv, Luc Martin Gousset, Amos Cohen, Joshua Kaliner, Sveriges television, Pont du Jour, Tamouz Media, ARTE France, and First Run/Icarus Films

On December 3, 1984, Bhopal, India suffered a massive chemical disaster when vast amounts of toxic gas leaked from the Union Carbide pesticide factory, killing thousands of people and poisoning hundreds of thousands of others.  This film presents the evidence assembled against Union Carbide, including documents and interviews with former Union Carbide employees. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-6904

 

The living soil 2001

David Chamberlain, Vlad Goetzelman, and Suzanne Grew Ellis

Shows how nutrients are endlessly replenished in healthy soil through the interaction of plant roots, nitrogen-fixing bacteria, fungi, and other life forms to create humus. 1 videocassette (20 min.)

MEDIA 2-5895

 

The long march 2001

John D Liu and Rachel Atkins

This program tells the story of Chengdu: In 256 B.C., the Dujiangyan Irrigation System was built, channeling the Min River through Chengdu in what is still seen as a triumph of hydraulic engineering. The irrigation system was neglected and abused during the industrial development of the 1970's, resulting in massive pollution and floods. Today, Chengdu's government has succeeded in reversing the damage, turning an urban nightmare into a model of modern-day planning. 1 videocassette (27 min.)

MEDIA 2-5905

 

Lords of the air ; The Rise of mammals 1981

David Attenborough, Richard Brock, and John Sparks

In program 17, naturalist David Attenborough describes the evolution of bird feathers as well as territorial behavior, courtship display, navigation, and migration of birds. At the end of the program he speculates on the extinction of the dinosaurs and why birds failed to inherit the earth.  In program 18, Attenborough offers a detailed study of the many marsupial species, paying special attention to the primitive marsupials found in Australia. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-1934

 

Manufactured landscapes c2007

Jennifer Baichwal, Nick De Pencier, Daniel Iron, Edward Burtynsky, Mercury Films Inc, Foundry Films, National Film Board of Canada, TVOntario, and Zeitgeist Films

Edward Burtynsky has gained international recognition for his photographs of what he calls manufactured landscapes.  He argues that we have reached past the point now where we are at the mercy of the environment--our planet now lives and dies at our mercy.  This is not meant to be a frightening concept, though many of the images are sobering, in this chilling but ultimately beautiful documentary on what industrialization is doing to man and the world as we know it. Or used to know it.  Manufactured Landscapes tells the story of these images, and how Burtynsky came to be so fascinated with the concept of human design.  It follows a recent photo shoot in China, photographing the effects of that country's massive industrial revolution, showing us a glimpse of what it's like behind the scenes for a famous photographer in action. 1 videodisc (90 min.)

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Mediterranean, cradle or coffin? 1986

Jacques Yves Cousteau, Barbara Jampel, and Theodore Strauss

A few decades ago, Jacques Cousteau found the waters of Veyron near Marseilles teeming with marine life.  When he returned years later, he discovered the same sea floor to be a desert virtually deviod of fish.  Appalled at the ravaging destruction of pollution--"Like an underwater desert storm"--Cousteau and his crew search for scientific weapons strong enough to combat the horrors of urban wastes pouring into the Mediterranean Sea. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-1588

 

National Geographic's Strange days on planet Earth 2005

John Rubin, David Elisco, Edward Norton, Sea Studios Foundation, Vulcan Productions, National Geographic Television & Film, and Warner Home Video (Firm)

Performer Note: Hosted by Edward Norton
Contents: Volume 1. Episode 1. Invaders ;Episode 2. The one degree factor -- Volume 2. Episode 3. Predators  ; Episode 4. Troubled watersAround the globe, scientists are racing to solve a series of mysteries. They suspect we have entered a time of global change swifter than any human being has ever witnessed. Where are we headed? Can we alter this course of events? 2 videodiscs (240 min.)

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Nature's way how wastewater treatment works for you 1988

It is important to restore water before turning it back to nature.  Wastewater treatment plants act as big water cleaning machines.  Overview of wastewater treatment. 1 videocassette (10 min.)

MEDIA 2-2366

 

Nordic sagas 2000

Alan Alda, David Huntley, Graham Chedd, Chedd-Angier Production Company, Connecticut Public Television, and PBS Home Video

Explores several aspects of current and ancient Norway, Iceland and Sweden. Includes the excavation and reconstruction of Viking ships, volcanic activity and life in Iceland, a segment on digital photography in Sweden and the effects of the Chernobyl disaster on reindeer in Sweden. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 2-6976

 

The oxygen partnership 2001

David Chamberlain, Vlad Goetzelman, and Suzanne Grew Ellis

Investigates the relationship between the evolution of life on Earth and the appearance of oxygen in the atmosphere, the development of the ozone layer, and the implications of shifts in the balance of atmospheric components. 1 videocassette (20 min.)

MEDIA 2-5889

 

Ozone 2001

David Chamberlain, Vlad Goetzelman, and Suzanne Grew Ellis

Explains the protective attributes of the ozone layer as well as the chemistry of destruction of the layer caused by CFC's in the atmosphere. 1 videocassette (20 min.)

MEDIA 2-5892

 

Pathway to fishing  1993?

Dan Sura and M Simpson

A video accompaniment to the Pathway to fishing program, an hour-long instructional program designed to introduce people to fishing, fish biol ogy, and equatic ecology.  The video, intended for those who wish to become program instructors, contains a promotional segment, instructions for the setup and operation of a typical Pathway program, and sample presentations for the first three lessons. 1 videocassette (22 min)

MEDIA 2-2435

 

Paul Ehrlich and the population bomb 1996

Paul R Ehrlich, David T Suzuki, Sam Hurst, and Herb Ferrette

Based on Erlich's best-selling book, The Population bomb, the program features compelling archival footage from around the world, as well as interviews with Ehrlich, his colleagues, and his critics. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-3074

 

Planet earth 1996, 1986

Richard Kiley and Gregory Andorfer

1. The Living machine -- 2. The blue planet -- 3. The climate puzzle -- 4. Tales from other worlds -- 5. Gifts from the earth -- 6. The solar sea -- 7. Fate of the earthScientiand climate, and examine the earth's relationship to the sun and other planets.sts explain current theories about the formation of the earth's continents, oceans. 7 videocassettes (58 min. each)

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The pleasure planet 2001

David Chamberlain, Vlad Goetzelman, and Suzanne Grew Ellis

This program targets overpopulation and exploitation of natural resources as the primary causes of the world's environmental problems and offers approaches to coping with them. 1 videocassette (20 min.)

MEDIA 2-5896

 

Population Dynamics c1999

Linda Sabo, Lisa Faas, Dan Sourbeer, Palomar College, Educational Television, and Insight Media (Firm)

Discusses how all ecological problems relate to population growth, the universal characteristics and why we have concerns about the growth of our human population. 1 videodisc (29 min.)

MEDIA 10-1456

 

Real life statistics probability and the environment 1996

Michael Peet and A. D Lunn

"This program shows statistical methods applied to environmental and historical issues.  Statistical models are used to explore the impact of sewage disposal on the health swimmers at Bondi Beach, Australia."--Container. 1 videocassette (26 min.)

MEDIA 2-3006

 

Return to glory Michelangelo revealed : the restorations in the Sistine Chapel 1986

Akira Aoki and Edwin Newman

In 1980, work began on the restoration of Michelangelo's frescoes in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel.  Candle soot, incense smoke, pollution, and previous restoration attempts had dulled the frescoes.  Shows the steps involved in analyzing and removing dirt to reveal the magnificent colors of the original art. 1 videocassette (52 min.)

MEDIA 2-2098

 

Rising waters global warming and the fate of the Pacific Islands 2000

Andrea Torrice

Through interviews and personal stories of Pacific Islanders living in Kiribati, the Samoas, the atolls of Micronesia, including the Marshall Islands and Hawaii, this program illustrates how the Pacific Islands are the first to feel the effects of rising sea levels caused by global warming. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-5926

 

Sharing carbon 2001

David Chamberlain and Vlad Goetzelman

Shows how movement of carbon and other elements througout the global biosphere supports life. 1 videocassette (20 min.)

MEDIA 2-5888

 

Ships of shame 1999?

Poul-Erik Heilbuth, Hans Bülow, and Dorthe Vest Andersen

The focus of this video is on India, where thousands of workers are risking their lives breaking up the ships the West has discarded. 1 videocassette (54 min.)

MEDIA 2-6021

 

Since the company came c2000

Russell Hawkins, SBS Independent, New South Wales Film and Television Office, First Run/Icarus Films, and West Glen Communications

Documentary on the dispute among Solomon Island tribe members concerning a logging operation. 1 videocassette (53 min.)

MEDIA 2-6747

 

Tchuma tchato 1997

João Ribeiro, Licínio Azevedo, and Sam Phiri

On the South bank of the Zambezi river, where the borders of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Zambia meet, the first Mozambican experience in community management of natural resources has transformed furtive native hunters into game wardens. 1 videocassette (56 min.)

MEDIA 2-3954

 

Tong tana : en resa till Borneos inres A journey to the heart of Borneo 1990

Jan Röed

A film about deforestation and the Penans of Borneo and their advocate, Bruno Manser. 1 videocassette (84 min.)

MEDIA 2-1281

 

Unraveling the tragedy at Bhopal c1989

Union Carbide Corporation and Gittelman Film Associates

This video presents an accounting of the investigation of the nature and cause of the 1984 Bhopal tragedy.  It details the events encountered by the investigating teams, up to the discovery and confirmation that the tragedy was caused by human sabotage. 1 videocassette (17 min.)

MEDIA 2-6357

 

Voice of the Amazon 1989

Miranda Smith, Chico Mendes, and Linda Hunt

Through interviews and documentary footage, examines the grass-roots environmental movement in Brazil. Looks at the work of Chico Mendes, a rubbertapper and environmentalist who was assassinated in 1988 for his role in trying to protect the rainforest from over-exploitation. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-2426

 

The Wasting of a wetland 1991

Daniel Elias

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

MEDIA 2-1872