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Publisher
Throughline Productions
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Follows the journey of Professor Timothy Beatley (University of Virginia School of Architecture) as he explores urban projects around the world representing the new green movement that hopes to move our urban environments beyond sustainability to a regenerative way of living ... also features interviews with Stephen Kellert, Professor of Social Ecology, Yale University and award winning author, Richard Louv."--Container.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Often called the mother of the modern environmental movement, Rachel Carson rocked the world in 1962 with her book Silent Spring, which warned the American public of the impact of pesticides on the environment and unleashed an extraordinary national debate about science and safety. At the center of that firestorm stood Ms. Carson, a strong, intensely private woman who balanced her love of the natural world and passion for writing with personal strife....
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Fisher Stevens and Academy Award®-winning actor, environmental activist, and U.N. Messenger of Peace, Leonardo DiCaprio, Before the Flood presents a riveting account of the dramatic changes ocurring around the world due tp climate change, as well as the actions we as individuals and as a society can take to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on our planet--Container.
Publisher
Screenscope
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Explores the impact of the Deepwater Horizon blowout through the eyes of a cadre of scientists working together to better understand and mitigate the fall-out from the biggest oil spill in U.S. history. Some questions answered include: Why are so many pregnant dolphins losing their young? Why did much of the oyster population in Louisiana disappear? Did Deepwater Horizon oil affect the health of sharks? Did the use of dispersants help mitigate the...
5) Freedom
Publisher
Green Planet Productions
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
In the aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Louisiana native Josh Tickell and his wife Rebecca Tickell take an international journey to investigate alternatives to fossil fuels. Freedom offers an array of green solutions. We learn about advanced biofuels, plug-in hybrids, and other sustainable technologies that could fulfill our transportation needs.
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Publisher
Random House
Language
English
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"Oak Flat tells the story of a race-against-time struggle for a swath of American land, which pits one of the poorest communities in the United States against the federal government and two of the world's largest mining conglomerates. The book follows the fortunes of two families with profound connections to the contested site: the Nosies, an Apache family whose teenage daughter is an activist and leader in the Oak Flat fight, and the Gorhams, a mining...
