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Publisher
Java Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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
Green Planet Films
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Raging mega fires that burn for months. Super eruptions with the potential of a Hiroshima bomb exploding every two or three minutes. Asteroid strikes so violent they wiped out entire species. Devastating tsunamis, tornadoes and earthquakes... This six-part series explores the science behind natural disasters in search of a deeper understanding. Through animated graphics, interviews with scientists and eyewitnesses, and stunning images, it brings these...
44) A Plastic Ocean
Publisher
Brainstorm Media
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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.
45) 2040
Publisher
levelFILM
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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.
46) Spaceship Earth
Publisher
Neon
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A true, stranger–than–fiction, adventure of eight visionaries who in 1991 spent 2 years quarantined inside of a self–engineered biodome called BIOSPHERE 2. The experiment was a phenomenon, chronicling daily existence in the face of life threatening ecological disaster. The bizarre story is both a cautionary tale and a hopeful lesson of how a small group of dreamers could reimagine a new world.
47) Earthquakes
Publisher
Green Planet Films
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
With teams of experts tracking them all over the world, earthquakes are one of the most heavily-monitored natural phenomenons. Despite this, in places such as Haiti, Nepal and Italy, they continue to be devastating and deadly. But what causes this destructive force of nature and can we minimize destruction? This documentary series focuses on the science behind natural catastrophes and helps audiences to understand these spectacular moments of Earth’s...
48) Lightning
Publisher
Green Planet Films
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
With new scientific knowledge, we know how electrical charges inside clouds are created, and new technology can monitor lightning moving through the sky. However, it can hit anything, anywhere, at any time…and it cannot be stopped. Nowhere is unaffected by this devastating and frightening natural.
Publisher
Green Planet Films
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
With the loss of global biodiversity and climate change in mind, the world`s ornithologists are understanding how important birds are for ecosystems and economies. In this documentary, you will discover recent research conclusions with scientists and ornithologists from around the planet. You will share the passion and the love of birders and admire the most elegant and mobile creatures of the natural world. The importance of birds cannot be understated....
Publisher
Video Project
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Once a successful Wall Street banker, John Ubaldo quit his career after the loss of a personal friend in the 9/11 attacks and purchased 185 acres of land in order to pursue a bigger dream. A dream that involves living an uncomplicated, traditional, agrarian life where he raises livestock and crops. But his dreams get complicated when he comes up against Big Ag. In the face of this ever-growing monolith, John soon realizes that his preferred method...
51) Thirst for Power
Publisher
Video Project
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Water is life. It is crucial to survival, a successful civilization, and the ability to make energy in our modern era. These two fundamental components are interconnected in society and when one is in short supply the other will be vulnerable. Adapted from Dr. Michael E. Webber's book of the same name, THIRST FOR POWER explores our dependence on water for energy as well as the huge vulnerabilities in our current systems, exacerbated by climate change....
52) Avalanches
Publisher
Green Planet Films
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Anywhere on the planet where there is snow, no mountain is spared. Depending on the type of snow, the weather and the slope, an avalanche can reach incredible speeds: more than 300km per hour. A small avalanche can exert the same amount of pressure as a cyclone. Researchers and security experts have set up techniques to detect dangerous areas and limit their impact.
Publisher
Fighting Chance Films
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
This insightful documentary explores solutions to the global crises we face today through the inspiring stories of people pioneering change in their own lives and in their communities in order to live in a sustainable and regenerative way.
Publisher
Green Planet Films
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Iceland, Indonesia, South America, the Reunion Island… The threat of volcanic eruptions never ceases to hound those who have chosen to live at the feet of volcanos on continents the world over. This documentary series focuses on the science behind natural catastrophes and helps audiences to understand these spectacular moments of Earth’s anger.
55) Tornadoes
Publisher
Green Planet Films
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The U.S. is affected by 1,200 tornadoes every year and this phenomenon is growing all over the world. With wind speeds inside their vortex reaching up to 500 km per hour and traveling at the speed of a high-speed train, tornadoes are capable of destroying everything in their path. But how do they start? How can we predict them and minimize their destruction? Is global warming responsible for their increasing frequency?
56) The Living Sea
Publisher
MacGillivray Freeman Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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....
57) Mega Fires
Publisher
Green Planet Films
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Devastating forest fires rage across California, and enormous fires reach the doors of major European cities… But these gargantuan fires are often impossible to stop without rainfall. With every new dry season, these fires devour the world’s forests and increasingly threaten human lives and homes. This documentary series focuses on the science behind natural catastrophes and helps audiences to understand these spectacular moments of Earth’s...
58) War on the EPA
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
How Scott Pruitt went from fighting the EPA to running the agency and rolling back years of policy. An investigation into the conservative political forces and causes, like climate change skepticism, that propelled Pruitt’s takeover of the EPA.
Author
Publisher
Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"An historically unprecedented disconnect between humanity and the heavens has opened. Jo Marchant's book can begin to heal it. For at least 20,000 years, we have led not just an earthly existence but a cosmic one. Celestial cycles drove every aspect of our daily lives. Our innate relationship with the stars shaped who we are--our art, religious beliefs, social status, scientific advances, and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we have...
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