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Bill Moyers Journal: On the Ground in Pakistan / Developing Ecological Intelligence
Item# 40507
© 2009
57 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-935-9
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-936-6
In this edition of the Journal, Bill Moyers is joined by historian Juan Cole and GlobalPost journalist Shahan Mufti to examine how America's increasingly strained relationship with Pakistan will impac...
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Portrait of a Coast: 21st Century-The Survival of America's Shores
Item# 40575
© 2008
25 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-108-8
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61616-248-1
Over two decades ago, the original version of this program depicted the effects of wind, waves, and tides on the coastline of southeastern Massachusetts. Revised and updated for the 21st century, this...
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Allergy Planet
Item# 40404
© 2008
49 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-041-8
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-040-1
All around the world, allergies are on the upsurge. Why? In search of an answer, this program travels the globe to examine the complex web of causes of what is amounting to an outright allergy pandemi...
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Transforming Food: A Global Look at Genetic Modification
Item# 40188
© 2008
52 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-512-2
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-513-9
While the debate over genetically modified foods is far from settled, a growing number of food producers are taking a GM-friendly approach. This program presents arguments in favor of GM technology an...
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Invasive Species: Surprising Findings
Item# 40071
© 2008
23 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-225-1
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-226-8
When a species stakes a claim in new surroundings, it often spells bad news for the native flora and fauna. This program presents invasive species case studies and highlights methods for ousting such...
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Clean, Green, and Unseen: Nanotechnology and the Environment-A Fred Friendly Seminar
Item# 39765
© 2008
58 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-696-9
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60467-697-6
The town of Sunnyville is thrilled with the jobs and development promised by a new factory, which will make efficient, inexpensive solar cells. However, nanomaterials used in the manufacturing process...
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The Green Fuel Gamble: Better or Worse than Oil?
Item# 39731
© 2008
30 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-680-8
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-681-5
Will biofuels reduce greenhouse gas emissions or actually increase them? Does the biofuel industry threaten the world's rainforests? Is corn, palm, rapeseed, or sugar cane the best plant source? What...
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Earth Under Stress Poster Set
Item# 37217
© 2008
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Doomsayers have been predicting the end of the world since civilization began. Are their predictions finally starting to come true? This powerful eight-poster set illustrates the unraveling of the bio...
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New to Our Collection! Climate Change: Hot Times in the City
Item# 40924
© 2007
44 Min.
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What are the health implications of global warming in urban areas? This program examines the medical repercussions of environmental change and crisis in Canada. Environmental and disaster relief exper...
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Developments in the Food Industry: Science, Technology, and the Environment
Item# 40245
© 2007
29 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-696-9
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-697-6
Although genetic modification of plants and animals has been going on since the dawn of agriculture, technological changes of unprecedented scope have taken place in the food industry within the past...
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