DVD available on www.greenplanetfilms .org. Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. The film explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply.
DVD available on www.greenplanetfilms .org. Northern California Recycling Association's (NCRA) first video release is Point of Return, an engaging and informative video about the choices our communities are making about recycling. From concrete gathered from demolished buildings, to mattresses.
Using archival footage, still photographs, and interviews, KLUNKERZ tells the story of the earliest days of mountainbiking, from those who were there. Some of the biggest names in the industry, as well as some more obscure characters, recount the people and events that gave birth to the modern mountain bike.
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Superfish" in NATURE's exclusive podcast. Rick Rosenthal, the biologist and award-winning filmmaker featured in "Superfish," discusses the challenges of finding elusive billfish and capturing these awe-inspiring underwater creatures on film.
This doc tells the true story of the high profile controversy involving poor farmers and their supporters, including celebrity tree sitters, the developer and the city over the largest urban farm in the US. It includes a rare interview with the developer and highlights the farmers determined efforts to stay connected to the land after eviction and bulldozing. (
Examines the explosive forces that have set in motion a groundswell of conflict between the coal industry and residents of West Virginia. Confronted by an emerging coal-based US energy policy, local activists watch the nation praise coal without regard to the devastation caused by its extraction.
One of the greatest landscape painters of all time, Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 -- 1851) rendered the subtle effects of light and atmosphere in revolutionary ways.
Two communities affected by one new global market -- the 'trade' in carbon dioxide. In Scotland, a town has been polluted by oil and chemical companies since the 1940s. In Brazil, local people's water and land is being swallowed up by destructive monoculture eucalyptus tree plantations. Both communities now share a new threat.
Renowned artist William Wegman brings his dogs (Fay Ray and offspring Batty, Chundo and Crooky) together on DVD to teach children the alphabet in a fun, imaginative way.
Gimme Green is a humorous look at the American obsession with the residential lawn and the effects it has on our environment, our wallets, and our outlook on life. Lawns are undeniably an American symbol. But what do they really symbolize? Pride and prosperity? Or waste and conformity?
DVD available on www.greenplanetfilms .org. An educational video on the principles of sustainability and their application within a variety of industries. The DVD includes interviews and facility tours, featuring case studies of eight successful, socially responsible companies of various sizes and four nationally recognized non-profit organizations that support sustainability.
DVD available on www.greenplanetfilms .org. A half-hour program that delivers eco-living basics to your door. Using humor and down-to-earth examples, GOINGGREEN tours the original Eco-Home with a group of middle-school kids, who discover some simple, inexpensive ways to become more earth-friendly at home. Narrated by Tony Shalhoub.
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