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People & Power - Danger Zone: Ageing Nuclear Reactors
by AlJazeeraEnglish 5,254 views
The US has more than 100 reactors similar to Japan's destroyed Fukushima plant. Some located in earthquake zones or close to major cities are now reaching the end of their working lives. People & Power sent Joe Rubin and Serene Fang to investigate.
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Terra Blight excerpt, SF Green Film Festival
by theifilestv 380 views
The U.S. generates more electronic waste than any other country in the world. More than half of the computers collected for recycling in the U.S. are shipped to developing countries. "Terra Blight" explores America's consumption of computers and the hazardous waste we create in pursuit of the latest technology.
This excerpt examines the effect of this e-waste on developing countries like Ghana.
The documentary is being featured in the San Francisco Green Film Festival, which runs from May 30 to June 5.
For more information on "Terra Blight":
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Voyage of the Mobro 4000 - Retro Report
by TheNewYorkTimes 3,496 views
The first of our new Retro Report series revisits the 1987 voyage of a barge loaded with New York garbage. It became an international fiasco, but foreshadowed the modern recycling movement.
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The Mothers of Ituzaingo
by theifilestv 465 views
When Sofia Gatica's infant daughter died as a result of pesticide poisoning, Gatica vowed to determine the cause. She organized local women into "The Mothers of Ituzaingo," an advocacy group dedicated to stopping the spraying of toxic chemicals on fields across Argentina.
This story is part of "The New Environmentalists," a series funded by the Goldman Environmental Prize that features portraits of grassroots activists from around the world.
Produced and directed by Will Parrinello of the Mill Valley Film Group.
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The New Russia
by theifilestv 1,720 views
In the face of rampant political corruption, Evgenia Chirikova mounts a nation-wide campaign to reroute a highway that would destroy Moscow's Khmiki Forest.
This story is part of "The New Environmentalists," a series funded by the Goldman Environmental Prize that features portraits of grassroots activists from around the world.
Produced and directed by Will Parrinello of the Mill Valley Film Group.
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"Dance of the Honey Bee"
by MoyersandCompany 775 views
Bill presents the short documentary "Dance of the Honey Bee." Narrated by Bill McKibben, the film takes a look at the determined, beautiful, and vital role honey bees play in preserving life, as well as the threats bees face from a rapidly changing landscape.
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The Tainted Forest
by theifilestv 4,415 views
A conflict between residents and timber companies is brewing in Oregon over a little-known practice: the aerial spraying of potentially harmful herbicides.
Reporter - Ingrid Lobet
Producer, Camera, Editor - Serene Fang
Additional Camera - Matthew Sidle
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One woman's fight against the oil giants in Ecuador
by Channel4News 856 views
It is a fight of David and Goliath proportions. A small indigenous community deep in the Ecuadorian rainforest is taking on one of South America's largest oil companies. .
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Who Owns the Fish?
by theifilestv 26,940 views
Any commercial fisherman used to be able to fish in U.S. seas. Not anymore. Today, the right to fish belongs to a number of private individuals who have traded, bought and sold these rights in unregulated markets. This system, called "catch shares," favors large fishing fleets and has cut out thousands of smaller-scale fishermen. How did this happen? Learn more in this short animation from the Center for Investigative Reporting.
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http://cironline.org/reports/system-turns-us-fishing-rights-commodity-squeezes-small-fishermen-4250
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Directed and produced by Ariane Wu
Animated and illustrated by Arthur Jones
Based on reporting by Susanne Rust
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Disposal Dilemma - UK
by Journeyman Pictures 4,389 views
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How to dispose of nuclear waste is an issue that's divided opinion for years. And as the world's most dangerous waste takes thousands of years to become safe, it's a debate that's not going to go away.
"Just look around - what sick person could ever conceive an idea? That is what is so frightening", says anti-nuclear waste dump protestor, Muir Lachlan. In Britain's picturesque Lake District, locals have been fighting against plans for an underground dump, with concerns about it ruining the local landscape and its tourist industry. Meanwhile, Finland is constructing a new underground high-level radioactive waste dump and it's being broadly welcomed by the locals. "We have room for 12,000 tonnes of uranium here", says geologist, Anntii Jousten. Tunnelling nearly half a kilometre below the surface, Onkalo has been constructed to last for 100,000 years. "No major earthquakes have occurred here in over one billion years. In that sense if you talk about 100,000 years, it's not so much", Jousten insists. With 437 nuclear power plants around the world, and with many more on the drawing boards, the critical choices being made by these countries will have a major impact on many future generations to come.
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In Ironic Twist, U.S. Safety Push Creates Toxic Risk
by TheNewYorkTimes 4,635 views
The U.S. government's forced removal of one type of chemical paved the way for something worse: a substance that threatens the health of workers who handle it each day.
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Science for Sale
by PBSNewsHour 28,779 views
In part one of a two-part series, PBS NewsHour Science Correspondent Miles O'Brien travels to Hinkley, CA -- the town whose multi-million dollar settlement for groundwater contamination was featured in the movie "Erin Brockovich." Now, almost 30 years later, O'Brien explores the reasons why the groundwater in Hinkley still has dangerous levels of the chemical chromium and its link to cancer.
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Inside China's most polluted city
by Channel4News 3,692 views
As Beijing residents are told to limit time outside because of pollution, some of the 10 million residents in Shinjiazhuang, China's most polluted city, who are forced to wear masks every day, are starting to fight back. Asia Correspondent John Sparks reports.
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People & Power - Argentina: The Bad Seeds
by AlJazeeraEnglish 7,830 views
The country's soy industry is booming but what is the impact of soy production on Argentinians and the environment?
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Did scientists get it wrong about global warming?
by Channel4News 7,250 views
After such a long spell of cold, wet weather, is it time for the scientists to admit that the drastic temperature rises they predicted have failed to materialise?
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Fukushima, Japan's Nuclear Disaster--Two Years Later
by theifilestv 6,077 views
On March 11th, 2011, a magnitude-9 earthquake triggered a series of tsunami that swallowed Northeast Japan. Within days, the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant had multiple meltdowns, turning villages into ghost towns and putting Japan at a crossroad of energy policy. Producer Emily Taguchi traveled to the town of Minami-Soma to follow the efforts of two Fukushima natives as they break from the past and chart a new course for the devastated region.
Directed, Produced, Shot and Edited by Emily Taguchi
Field Produced by Hiroko Aihara
Supported by a grant from the Social Science Research Council
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Two Ways To Make A Dune
by npr 3,929 views
As communities rebuild their dune systems after Hurricane Sandy, scientists warn that man-made dunes just aren't as sturdy as natural ones.
For the radio story, visit: http://www.npr.org/2013/02/15/170459890/after-sandy-not-all-sand-dunes-are-created-equal
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The Cove: 2009 Oscar Winner, Best Documentary
by theifilestv 4,490 views
This Academy Award winning documentary follows a team of activists, filmmakers and freedivers as they embark on a covert mission to penetrate a remote and hidden cove in Japan to expose a dark secret- the systematic slaughter of thousands of dolphins.
In this excerpt, former dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry has come to Taiji, Japan in search of redemption. In the 1960's, it was O'Barry who captured and trained the 5 dolphins who played the title character in the TV series, "Flipper," setting off the global trade of dolphin capture.
The Cove is directed by Louie Psihoyos and produced by Paula DuPre Pesmen and Fisher Stevens. The film is written by Mark Monroe. The executive producer is Jim Clark and the co-producer is Olivia Ahnemann.
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Supply Chain
by theifilestv 561 views
Ma Jun has created a website that provides air and water pollution data to Chinese citizens, empowering them to hold corporations accountable for their toxic manufacturing practices.
This story is part of "The New Environmentalists," a series funded by the Goldman Environmental Prize that features portraits of grassroots activists from around the world.
Produced and directed by John Antonelli of the Mill Valley Film Group.
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The Arctic Garden
by theifilestv 3,004 views
Caroline Cannon, a leader of the Inupiat indigenous tribe, takes aim at offshore oil drilling that threatens her people and the biodiversity of the Arctic Sea.
This story is part of "The New Environmentalists," a series funded by the Goldman Environmental Prize that features portraits of grassroots activists from around the world.
Produced and directed by Tom Dusenbery for the Mill Valley Film Group.
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A Voice for the Voiceless
by theifilestv 719 views
When a nickel mine threatens the livelihood of the indigenous people on the Philippines' Mindoro Island, Father Edu Gariguez launches a hunger strike.
This story is part of "The New Environmentalists," a series funded by the Goldman Environmental Prize that features portraits of grassroots activists from around the world.
Produced and directed by Tom Dusenbery for the Mill Valley Film Group.
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Home to Turkana
by theifilestv 394 views
Ikal Angelei returns home to Kenya to stop construction on a $60 billion dam that would imperil Lake Turkana and the people whose survival depends on it.
This story is part of "The New Environmentalists," a series funded by the Goldman Environmental Prize that features portraits of grassroots activists from around the world.
Produced and directed by John Antonelli of the Mill Valley Film Group.
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A Poacher's Redemption: One Man Converts to Counter the Ivory Trade
by TheNewYorkTimes 4,317 views
Jeffrey Gettleman, The Times's Nairobi bureau chief, reports on how Kenya's wildlife conservation corps is learning from a reformed poacher how to counter the growing threat to elephants.
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Fault Lines - Fracking in America
by AlJazeeraEnglish 36,010 views
For years now, the United States has tried to lower its dependence on foreign oil for its energy needs. With stability in the Middle East in question, drilling at home has never been more attractive, but it often comes at a cost. Natural gas extraction - fracking - is being touted as the answer. The way fracking is taking place, there are questions being asked about the process and its implications.
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The Hidden Costs of Hamburgers
by theifilestv 181,026 views
Americans love hamburgers -- we eat about three burgers a week. But what are the hidden environmental costs? See sources from the Center for Investigative Reporting. http://cironline.org/reports/hidden-costs-hamburgers-3701
Directed and produced by Carrie Ching, Reported by Sarah Terry-Cobo and Carrie Ching, Illustrated and animated by Arthur Jones.
This animation is part of The Food for 9 Billion series, a yearlong look at the challenge of feeding the world at a time of social and environmental change.
http://cironline.org/projects/food-for-9-billion
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Poisoned Places: Tonawanda, N.Y.
by npr 3,153 views
It's difficult to definitively link any one person's illness to air pollution from a particular plant. But the concerns about the health effects of Tonawanda Coke's toxic pollution rallied a small group of people in Tonawanda — most of them sick — to force complacent regulators to clean up their air. http://www.npr.org/2011/11/10/142189390/tonawanda-provides-l
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Amid fracking boom, unlicensed middlemen often closing the deals - Reuters Investigates
by Reuters TV
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Drilling companies are hiring and dispatching brokers to cut deals with local land owners for their mineral rights. The mission of these so-called "land men": Close the deal quickly. Reuters travelled to Carroll County, Ohio, to find out more about this unregulated aspect of the hydraulic fracturing boom. (Oct. 2, 2012)
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Heat and Harvest
by KQEDscience 1,438 views
A documentary co-produced by KQED and the Center for Investigative Reporting on how climate change is challenging California's multi-billion-dollar agriculture industry.
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The Story of an Egg
by theifilestv 2,243 views
Can deciphering the label on an egg carton help consumers change the food system? David Evans and Alexis Koefoed think so. These poultry farmers explain the real story behind such catchphrases as "cage free", "free range" and "pasture raised" so that consumers can make informed decisions when they go to their local supermarket.
This excerpt is from the film "The Lexicon of Sustainability."
Credits:
Producer/ Director: Douglas Gayeton
Co-Producer: Laura Howard-Gayeton
The Story of an Egg is a Rumplefarm production, funded and presented by ITVS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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People & Power - Danger Zone: Ageing Nuclear Reactors
by AlJazeeraEnglish 5,254 views
The US has more than 100 reactors similar to Japan's destroyed Fukushima plant. Some located in earthquake zones or close to major cities are now reaching the end of their working lives. People & Power sent Joe Rubin and Serene Fang to investigate.
