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Publisher
Java Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (51 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Over the last 50 years, our use of phosphate based fertilizers has quadrupled. These are essential to modern agriculture, used especially for growing potatoes. Most fertilizers come from Morocco, where the pollution from phosphate mines is poisoning local drinking supplies, causing birth defects in animals and health problems in children. But also present in most phosphate-based fertilizer is cadmium, a toxic heavy metal linked to kidney and bone...
22) Beyond Pollution
Publisher
Sideways Film
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (93 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
A thought provoking, in-depth look at the causes and effects of the most devastating man made environmental disaster America has ever experienced. BEYOND POLLUTION is a firsthand investigation into BP’s disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Traveling thousands of miles across the Gulf coast interviewing environmental experts, government officials, fisherman & distributors, scientists, drilling engineers, and key BP contractors, the film reveals,...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (69 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Cats might be cute, but they are also an invasive species. RUNNING WILD: THE CATS OF CORNWALL reveals the staggering impact of outdoor cats on the environment through the work of ecologists and cat rescuers in a small, depressed town.
Publisher
Java Films
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (52 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
We all know that flying is bad for the climate. Before Corona, according to the Flightracker website, there were almost 200,000 flights every day. Every second, an aircraft took off or landed somewhere in the world. Corona has changed all that. Never before has the entire aviation industry come to a such a standstill. It’s predicted that the industry will not recover until 2022 or 2023. But does that mean that by 2022 we will again be emitting the...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (55 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
The Amazon amasses one-fifth of Earth’s freshwater as it flows east from the Andes to the Atlantic. Boiling streams, crystal clear lagoons, pink river dolphins and a strange new reef are some of its many secret and extreme worlds.
26) Rivers of Life
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (164 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Using new technology and exclusive stories, RIVERS OF LIFE reveals a wider and fresh perspective on the extraordinary landscapes, surprising wildlife, and extraordinary people of the Nile, the Mississippi, and the Amazon.
27) 2040
Publisher
levelFILM
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (92 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Practical solutions to environmental concerns are addressed with the hope that the filmmaker's daughter, 21 years old in the year 2040, will face a hopeful future.
28) Elephant Path
Publisher
New Day Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (52 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
An indelible tale of friendship and commitment set against the luminous beauty of the Central African Rainforest. Together, elephant behavioral biologist, Andrea Turkalo, and indigenous tracker, Sessely Bernard, will be tested by the realities of war and the limits of hope for the majestic animals they have committed their lives to study and protect.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (55 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
From the frozen north—where coyotes learn to fish in icy water—down through the nation’s agricultural heart and to the mysterious, steamy southern swamps where alligators still rule, the many faces of the Mississippi unite a nation.
30) A Plastic Ocean
Publisher
Brainstorm Media
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (100 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
An epic global adventure following a filmmaker and a world record free-diver as they travel the earth discovering the shocking impact plastic is having on our oceans and the marine animals that live there.
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (40 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
An extraordinary journey to the top of the world, the documentary adventure "TO THE ARCTIC" reveals a compelling tale of survival. Narrated by Oscar® winner Meryl Streep, the film takes audiences into the lives of a mother polar bear and her twin seven-month-old cubs as never before captured on film, as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home. Captivating and intimate IMAX® footage brings moviegoers up-close and personal with...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (55 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
The Nile is the world’s longest river. From elephants and leopards to extreme kayakers and ancient wonders, its great length provides a lifeline for Africa’s wildest beasts and for some of the world’s most incredible cultures.
33) Climate Warriors
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (86 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
CLIMATE WARRIORS presents people who show resistance against the devastating effects of climate change. They show that we need a fast transition in order to save the environment and keep the human rights in balance in favor of peace.
34) The Living Sea
Publisher
MacGillivray Freeman Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (40 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
THE LIVING SEA celebrates the beauty and power of the ocean as it explores our relationship with this complex and fragile environment. Using beautiful images of unspoiled healthy waters, THE LIVING SEA offers hope for recovery engendered by productive scientific efforts. Oceanographers studying humpback whales, jellyfish, and deep-sea life show us that the more we understand the ocean and its inhabitants, the more we will know how to protect them....
35) The 11th Hour
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (93 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Academy Award winner Leonardo DiCaprio presents more than 50 of the leading scientists, thinkers and leaders of our time—from all over the earth—to discuss the state of the world, of humanity and what we all can do to make a difference in THE 11TH HOUR. Climate change and the collapse of life-sustaining ecosystems are the challenges of our time. As part of a years-long global movement, Leonardo DiCaprio brings a film, a website and a world-wide...
36) Last Man Fishing
Publisher
Passion River Productions
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (65 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
LAST MAN FISHING is a cinematic look at the vastly changing seafood system through the lens of small-scale fishermen across the United States. Narrated by best-selling author Mark Bittman, the film explores the dichotomy between the industrial model and sustainable fishing methods that focus on conservation and quality.
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Publisher
Grupo Editorial Tomo
Pub. Date
c2016.
Physical Desc
96 p. : colored illustrations ; 27 cm.
Description
Únete a nosotros en un viaje alrededor de nuestro mundo maravilloso... Todo lo que existe en la Tierra está relacionado de fascinantes maneras, ¡todos necesitamos unos de otros! Ven con nosotros y explora los océanos, los desiertos y las capas de hielo del mundo; nuestras ciudades, granjas y bosques; nuestros animales, plantas y vida silvestre; así como nuestros climas. Aprende como el Medio Ambiente nos ayuda y como nosotros podemos ayudar para...
Publisher
Icarus Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (90 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Master director Patricio Guzman travels 10,000 feet above sea level to the driest place on earth, the Atacama Desert, where atop the mountains astronomers from all over the world gather to observe the stars. The sky is so translucent that it allows them to see right to the boundaries of the universe. The Atacama is also a place where the harsh heat of the sun keeps human remains intact: those of Pre-Columbian mummies; 19th century explorers and miners;...
39) Fast Fashion
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (54 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Description
The planet is being overwhelmed with clothes. Close to 56 million tons of clothes are sold every year. In Europe, the amount purchased has almost doubled since the year 2000. Thanks to fast disposable fashion, you can constantly renew your wardrobe. But producing clothes at such a low price has a very high environmental cost. This film explores the bad practices of the textile industry, the most polluting industry in the world after oil.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (55 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Our awareness of Nature is growing. As we discover its role in our modern world and realize its true value, action is being taken to protect and restore it. This story is told by contributors who reveal the awakening of a new era.
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