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1) Dive!
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 53 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inspired by a curiosity about society's careless habit of sending food straight to landfills, the multi award-winning documentary Dive! follows filmmaker Jeremy Seifert and friends as they dumpster dive in the back alleys and gated garbage receptacles of Los Angeles' supermarkets. In the process, they salvage thousands of dollars worth of good, edible food, resulting in an eye-opening documentary that is equal parts entertainment, guerilla journalism,...
Publisher
Passion River
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An international team of adventurers, researchers, and Ocean ambassadors go on a mission around the globe to uncover the shocking truth about what is truly lurking beneath the surface our seemingly pristine ocean. The result will astound viewers, just as it did our adventurers, who captured never-before-seen images of marine life, plastic pollution, and its ultimate consequences for human health.
Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
275 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"When Will Hunt was sixteen years old, he discovered an abandoned tunnel that ran beneath his house in Providence, Rhode Island. His first tunnel trips inspired a lifelong fascination with exploring underground worlds, from the derelict subway stations and sewers of New York City to sacred caves, catacombs, tombs, bunkers, and ancient underground cities in more than twenty countries around the world. Underground is both a personal exploration of Hunt's...
5) American wasteland: how America throws away nearly half of its food (and what we can do about it)
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
xvi, 360 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
6) The appeal
Author
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
When a judge returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste in a small Mississippi town, the company's billionaire owner seeks to influence the appeal process by using his money to "buy" a seat on the state Supreme Court.
Author
Formats
Description
Join four children in a little boat as they discover the magnitude of The Mess That We Made. With rhythmic language and captivating art, this cumulative tale portrays the terrible impact of trash on the ocean and marine life, inspiring us to make changes to save our seas. Includes a back section with facts about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, ocean pollution, and Calls to Action for kids and grown-ups to share.--
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (154 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Trevor Chaplin and Jill Swinburne have settled into domestic bliss when a barkeep gives Trevor a jazz tape. Only it's not jazz after all, but a top-secret conversation about dumping nuclear waste into the scenic Yorkshire Dales. Soon Trevor and Jill are pursued by those who want the tape back.
10) La apelación
Author
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
471 p. ; 23 cm.
Description
When a judge returns a verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste in Mississippi, the company's billionaire owner seeks to influence the appeal process by using his money to "buy" a seat on the state Supreme Court.
11) Plastic ocean: how a sea captain's chance discovery launched a determined quest to save the oceans
Author
Publisher
Avery
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
x, 358 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
In the summer of 1997, Charles Moore set sail from Honolulu for California after competing in a trans-Pacific race. When he and his crew took a shortcut through the seldom-traversed North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, a vast oceanic "desert" where winds are slack, Moore realized his ship was skimming through a plastic soup. He had stumbled upon the largest garbage dump on the planet, soon to be dubbed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch--where plastic outweighs...
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