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Man of the Glaciers: Antarctic Researcher Claude Lorius
Item# 40158
© 2008
55 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-326-5
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-327-2
Much of our understanding of climate change and the precarious state of the Earth's polar ice is due to the work of French glaciologist Claude Lorius. This program documents several of his missions to...
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Allan Wilson: Evolutionary
Item# 39548
© 2008
41 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-332-6
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-333-3
Allan Wilson, a groundbreaking researcher and a lightning rod for controversy, revolutionized science and galvanized the scientific community through his quantitative biochemical approach to the histo...
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Planet Earth: Seven Ways to Help Save the World
Item# 37523
© 2007
42 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-7845-9
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-7846-6
As the world wakes up to the need to protect the environment, ABC News continues to cover the most crucial ecological issues of today-and tomorrow. This unprecedented program, reported from all seven...
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Careers in the Earth Sciences
Item# 36000
© 2007
27 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-5954-0
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-5955-7
Flying into the eye of a storm, camping at the base of an active volcano, traveling backwards in time-students might think these adventures happen only in action movies. This video shows that they als...
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Global Resources: Management and Competition
Item# 34991
© 2007
34 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-4794-3
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-5865-9
What is the relationship between a country's natural assets and its economic power? Does wealth in raw materials alone lead to monetary wealth? What are the dangers of relying on finite supplies? This...
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New to Our Collection! American Geography Close-Ups
Item# 40709
© 2006
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-231-3
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-230-6
Comprising approximately 2 billion acres spread over six time zones, the United States is a living geography laboratory. Introduce students to America's seven geographic regions with this three-part s...
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New to Our Collection! The Pacific Region and the Southwestern Region
Item# 40712
© 2006
60 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-237-5
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-236-8
This program takes a close look at the shorelines, mountains, forests, and deserts of America's Western states, covering the entire coast and the nation's border with Mexico-and the far-flung states o...
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Peak Oil?
Item# 39705
© 2006
46 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-625-9
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-626-6
Peak oil: the point at which oil-producing countries, faced with diminishing crude reserves, can no longer keep pace with growing demand. Has the world already reached it, or is the point of irrevocab...
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Mining
Item# 37670
© 2006
24 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-8889-2
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-8890-8
In this program, three women with rewarding careers in the mining industry describe their work. Robin Betker is a mining technician who lays drill patterns for long hole drillers; Marilene Larocque is...
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If... The Oil Runs Out
Item# 37526
© 2006
44 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-7950-0
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-7967-8
Transporting viewers to the year 2016, this program paints a disturbing picture of an oil-starved America and the socioeconomic upheaval that may accompany the death of the Oil Age. The film follows a...
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