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- EAST AND WEST - 3 short films: 1. WINNEMEM WAR DANCE- a proposal to raise the height of Shasta Dam near Redding CA, threatens to flood Winnemem Wintu sacred sites on the McCloud River. The Winnemem respond with a four-day war dance to unite the people spiritually in their struggle for sovereignty and religious freedom, and their efforts to protect the water, salmon and ceremonial sites. Features Julia Butterfly Hill. Film by Christopher McLeod. 2. DAMMING THE ANGRY RIVER- Chinese environmentalists fight the seemingly inevitable fate of the beautiful Nu River in China. Film by Xiaoli Zhou. 3. BUILDING ONE HOUSE- Redfeather Development Group helps Native American tribal members build each other's straw bale homes on their reservations: one small grassroots organization making a big difference. Narrated by Robert Redford, music by Pearl Jam. Directed by Christine Edwards.
- This film demonstrates how to rehabilitate large-scale damaged ecosystems, to fundamentally improve the lives of people who have been trapped in poverty for generations and to sequester carbon naturally.
- The Story of Stuff is a fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.
- This engaging and ultimately uplifting look at the global bee crisis weaves a heartfelt story of the struggles of beekeepers, scientists and philosophers from around the world including Michael Pollan, Gunther Hauk and Vandana Shiva. They take us on a journey through the catastrophic disappearance of bees and the mysterious world of the beehive. Adapted for Public Television from the feature film, QUEEN OF THE SUN: What Are the Bees Telling Us? this is a profound, alternative look at the global bee crisis from award-winning filmmaker Taggart Siegel, director of REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN.
- What do an expert on Mississippi delta restoration, an urban park caretaker, and a congressional act have in common? They all offer a glimpse into the diverse and ever-changing landscape of our cities and countryside, and help us understand why we should work to protect America. Films featured in this episode: "Protecting New Orleans" "Richard Davis: Caretaker at the Park" "Wild Horse Spirit"
- As more children are growing up in an urban environment, there is less connection to our natural world. Outdoor learning centers such as IslandWood on Bainbridge Island, WA provide exceptional learning experiences and to inspire lifelong environmental and community stewardship.
- Big Apples, Big Ideas - two short films: Broken Limbs: The future looks grim in "The Apple Capital of the World" in Washington state. Apple growers by the thousands are going out of business. What went wrong in this natural Garden of Eden? But there's also an entirely new breed of farmer, practitioners of a sustainable agriculture. These new American farmers define a path of renewal that could hold the answer for farmers across America. Worms in the Big Apple: All over New York City, tiny creatures are transforming residents' garbage into soil. Reveals the fascinating, fun, and sometimes stinky culture of urban composting.
- Why are 25 million coffee farmers impoverished while we spend more and more for our coffee? What is the difference between Free Trade and Fair Trade? We hear from experts, students, coffee lovers, and from the coffee farmers themselves, and learn how their lives and ours are inextricably joined.
- Known as the "Thoreau of the American West," Edward Abbey, author and essayist is noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies. Biography of Edward Abbey as remembered by his family and friends.
- Traveling in veggie oil-powered caravan, 25 earth educators teach students about sustainable ecology through a day-long program that includes West African agricultural drumming and earth-conscious hip-hop, planting over 1000 fruit trees at urban schools.
- Another gloom and doom film? No! Quite the contrary, this film revels in innovation, invention and creativity. An inspiring road map of successful ways to achieve sustainability through reinventing old business methods and finding new paths to healthy communities, protecting natural resources and attaining a more profitable bottom line.
- Oceans of Conservation- Three Short Films: Titans of the Coral Sea: In the brilliant turquoise waters of Papua New Guinea, the Titan people have fished the same coral reefs for over 40,000 years. The emergence of the global marketplace is creating new economic pressures on both the people and the reefs. Now, for the first time ever, they are running out of fish. This film is about stewardship, and the hope of a community taking charge of their future. Whale Sharks of Holbox: The islanders of Holbox, Mexico, facing a dwindling supply of fish, have successfully converted their economy to eco-tourism. In doing so, they have helped protect the world's largest fish, the whale shark. Inter tidal Heroes: Marine reserves are home to a variety of seaweed, crabs, sponges, sea stars, mollusks, and starfish, all living together along the crashing surf and rocky tide pools. These sanctuaries rely on the efforts of a handful of dedicated rangers, volunteers and naturalists for survival. Meet the natural heroes, and the tide pool residents, of a marine reserve in Northern CA.
- Power Shift explores the abundant possibilities of clean, renewable energy. This inspiring program travels the world to discover how energy touches our daily lives. Power Shift offers specific action steps that viewers can take to create a sustainable future.
- Covers the high profile controversy over the South Central Farm in Los Angeles, the largest urban garden in the country. The story includes the benefits of urban farms, celebrity tree sitters, citizen supporters, dramatic evictions of farmers, rarely told developer's defense and updates on farmers efforts to continue to sustain themselves, physically and spiritually. Celebrity activists include Daryl Hannah, Joan Baez, Julia Butterfly Hill, Martin Sheen, Willie Nelson.
- Diane Wilson - mother of five, fourth generation fisher-woman, and self-proclaimed "unreasonable woman" uses hunger strikes and civil disobedience to battle the giants of the petro-chemical industry in the most toxic place in America. Surviving imprisonment, surveillance and harassment, Diane believes that putting your life at risk is where change happens.
- Traveling Our Natural World - two short films: Conversing with Aotearoa (New Zealand): In an age of technological integration and urban life, New Zealanders (and all urbanites) turn to the wilderness to fathom their deep, personal connection with the land, in beautiful animation. Handle with Care: Eco-tourism is a growing trend. In Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula, people, industry and nature are working towards a common environmental goal. What does it take to save paradise so the human and wildlife residents can live in harmony?
- From grade schoolers to commercial fishermen, people from all walks of life are taking environmental stewardship seriously. Whether they're fighting to get lead out of a school's drinking water or working to convert an abandoned farm into a thriving wetland, these water heroes are doing amazing things to protect our most essential resource.
- Sometimes a bird's-eye view makes all the difference. Combining a love of flight with a passion for wild places, a growing number of pilots fly volunteer missions over vibrant and threatened lands. Flying Cessnas over the vibrant and threatened landscapes of Central America, this film celebrates the belief that we can all make a difference.
- Earth + Air + Fire + Water = Life. In a time when people are thirsty for honesty, inspiration, meaning, and global change, renowned scientist and visionary Dr. David Suzuki, delivers the most important message of his career: what it means to be fully human in our interconnected universe.
- More than 20 years after Union Carbide's industrial disaster in Bhopal (India), people still have to fight for the cleaning of contaminated zones, the supply of drinkable water, and medical research. Justice for Bhopal is a glimpse into the courage and tenacity of exceptional citizens of the world.
- Brazilian children plan an environmental project of cleaning up their community and creating a school and community garden. They celebrate life and their success with a grand carnival dance.
- A group of eccentric Berkeley neighbors led by an energetic octogenarian reclaim a vacant wasteland and find they have a lot in common.
- From educating neighbors on how to keep our lakes and rivers clean and safe, to trying to control the flow of water into Louisiana's bayou. Citizens all over the country are joining scientists and government to come up with innovative solutions to protect and manage one of our most precious resources.
- Yale students work together with many different urban New Haven neighborhoods to create green spaces, urban rehabilitation, safety and pride.
- Young activists around the world are uniting to protect their ecological inheritance. Hosted by R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe.
- Two groups, working in very different areas across the globe, have the same goal: to protect and rescue animals. Learn more about these animals, what makes them unique, intriguing and extraordinary animals, and why they need rescuing!
- Scientists predict the giant Pacific leatherback sea turtle, which has survived unchanged for over 100 million years, could vanish in the next 5 to 30 years if threats from wasteful industrial fishing are not curtailed.
- People of Amazonian Ecuador have saved 82 square miles of rainforest by building an eco-tourism lodge. Reacting to the rampant deforestation in the region, these people realized the innate value of their intact lands and the importance of preserving their traditions and way of life.
- "NATURAL BALANCE"-3 short films. SWEET SOIL-Four family farms and a natural foods store show why fresh, local food is important. WISHING THE SALMON HOME-A young naturalist educates himself and others about salmon. ROCK ON-What's environmental art? Meet a balance artist who uses our natural surroundings to create art.
- Florida's population is growing by nearly three residents every five minutes - the equivalent of a new city each year. Consequently, eighty thousand acres of rural lands are lost yearly, at great cost to Florida's sensitive wildlife. Find out how Florida could accommodate the needs of both its growing human population as well as its natural communities through a movement called the New Urbanism.
- In 1986, a breeding colony of Common Murres on Devil's Slide Rock off the coast of San Francisco was devastated by an oil spill. Using innovative restoration techniques in a challenging location, dedicated scientists worked with local schools and government agencies to restore these diving seabirds to their ancestral home.
- Richard Nelson has spent years with the Inupiat and Koyukon Athabaskan Eskimo, learning how to subsist on the Arctic ice in Sitka, Alaska. Nelson will leave you more curious about our Earth and motivated to find your own way to participate in preserving America's wild places.
- The story of how Woody Guthrie came to write 30 songs in 30 days for the Bonneville Power Administration is a story of the historic convergence of an American folk music icon and a public works project. Guthrie's observations on the harsh realities of the depression and the promise of harnessing the power of the Columbia River have become some of the most enduring anthems of Pacific Northwest history. Today there's much controversy surrounding the cultural and environmental impacts of dams, but at its time, hydroelectric power was an innovative, seemingly non-damaging solution.
- A documentary about the state of our seas and the issues of disappearing fish. Scientists estimate that 70% of the world's commercially fished species have been fished to or beyond the brink of which their populations can sustain themselves. This program helps increase understanding about what's happening and why, as well as offers ideas on what you can do to stop the drastic decline in fish populations.
- Students compete at Washington DC's National Mall in a nationwide mission to design and build a solar-powered home.
- Covers the recent politics and players in the debate over preservation and development in one of the last remaining wetlands in Southern California. Even in the urban sprawl of Los Angeles, citizens band together to make a powerful difference.
- Meet the woodsman called the John Muir of the Ozarks. Living without modern amenities in the tradition of Thoreau and Muir, he spends his life observing and recording natural history. His example is a powerful antidote to the cynicism artifice of modern culture.
- Unconventional cyclist provides a literal interpretation of the Slow Food Movement, delivering homemade soup through his eco-responsible micro-business, reconnecting people to their food.
- "TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS"-3 SHORT FILMS INCLUDE: SUV TAGGERS-Two bad-boy enviro-activists unleash a relentless bumper sticker campaign against SUVs in mall parking lots. FRENCH FRIES...TO GO - Daryl Hannah raises awareness about alternative fuels with the help of Charris Ford, an extremely energetic and quirky visionary/eco-rapper.
- The adage "one person's trash is another person's treasure," comes to life in this program, which takes a look at a handful of artists who use recycled materials as the foundation of their work. From lights and timepieces to figures and furniture, to an entire "made from recycled" home, this show is full of inspiration and ideas for those who want to give junk a second chance.
- When a city government illegally permits a developer to build on salmon stream, local citizens decide they must take action and sue. Sparks fly high and wild.
- Businesses and government agencies are more likely to respond to community concerns when they know people are organized and aware about the environmental hazards in their communities. While a group of citizens known as The Bucket Brigade keep check on the air they are breathing, Nicole Flint works with neighbors in keeping their yards lead safe.
- The annual Brower Youth Awards honor six young people for their outstanding activism and achievements in the fields of environmental and social justice advocacy.
- In the arctic, some adventures make the spirit dance. Discover perpetual light and the spectacle of arctic life with group of friends from an urban culture who follow a river to the Arctic Ocean. They learn that awareness, not crisis, must define our relationship with the rest of the natural world. And how the greatest journey is where the land takes us within ourselves.
- The Monterey Market is a family-owned produce market phenomenon in Berkeley, CA. Market owner Bill Fujimoto's enthusiasm and experience illuminates the market's wide world of small growers and diverse customers. This single store supports many small farms and is a valentine to small enterprises everywhere.
- Four short films from across the globe encourages harmony between people and connectedness with every living thing: "The Land Owns Us" Bob Randall, a Yankunytjatjara elder and traditional owner of Uluru (Ayer's Rock), explains how the connectedness of every living thing to every other living thing is not just an idea but a way of living. This way includes all beings as part of a vast family and calls us to be responsible for this family and care for the land with unconditional love and responsibility. "Knowing How to Nurture Ourselves": Stephan Fayon, director of an international seed bank in Auroville, India, explains how preserving the diversity of seeds insures against the breakdown of large-scale industrial agriculture. Today the supermarkets in the developed world are full; but if unsustainable systems of agriculture collapse, will we know how to nourish ourselves? "Seva Cafe: Love All, Serve All": Seva, or service, is the selfless giving of oneself for the betterment of others and the world around. At Seva Cafe, the concept of service takes the form of a ""pay it forward"" restaurant, where every meal is cooked and served with love. "An Invitation": Don Alverto Taxo, a Quichua elder and Iachak (community leader/healer), speaks of the ancient prophecy of the eagle and the condor meeting to bring a new harmony into the world. Don Alverto invites us all to trust the universal human intuition to bring greater harmony into our lives, and to seek after life's deeper meaning.
- Oil and Water tells the story of two world-class kayakers and good friends who embark on the longest-ever petroleum-free road trip, traveling over 21,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina in a retro-fitted Japanese fire truck named Baby. after converting the truck's regular diesel engine to run on any kind of natural oil, Seth Warren and Tyler Bradt journeyed for over a year through 16 countries, an endless summer adventure of paddling, driving, exploring and promoting alternative fuel sources. By collaborating with schools, local governments, farmers, agricultural research centers and media, they held demonstrations, workshops and community gatherings to spread the word about sustainable energy, meeting many inspiring people and enjoying some of the best whitewater paddling in the Americas along the way.
- He's been called Dr. Bones and Reptile Ray. Usually dressed in tattered "field-trip" clothes, Ray Bandar has been a fixture at the California Academy of Sciences and the beaches around the Bay Area for more than 50 years. "A Life with Skulls" captures Ray's obsession for collecting skulls from local beaches, road kill, zoo animals and on field trips to Mexico, Australia and in the US. This humorous movie investigates Bandar's history as a skull collector, showing many of the thousands of skulls he has accumulated over the years, talking to Alkmene, his resilient wife, and touring the awe-inspiring Bone Palace. "A Life with Skulls" is an inspiring look at the life of a man who has a special tie to the natural world.
- SEA ANIMAL RESCUERS - (two short films) PAPA TORTUGA- Fernando Manzano was just 16 years old when he found his calling. For the last 31 years, he has dedicated himself to bringing the Lora turtle back from the edge of extinction. In the small town of Tecolutla, Mexico, he has battled mother nature, natural predators and poachers. All without any outside financial support. SALTON SEA RESCUE RANGERS - The mysterious Salton Sea is a critical stopover for the survival of millions of migrating birds. A devastating outbreak of avian botulism killed thousands of birds, including the endangered California brown pelican. The US Fish & Wildlife rangers of the Sonny Bono National Refuge now run daily airboat patrols around the Sea looking for sick birds, as early detection is essential for survival.
- "The trees were our first teachers." Nationally-acclaimed artist and Skokomish tribal leader, Gerald Bruce Miller (subiyay) interprets the sacred teachings of the natural world to anyone who wants to learn. This gentle and generous film is the parting gift of a great teacher, artist and orator. The film traces Bruce's family roots on the Skokomish Reservation, young adulthood in California, Viet Nam, and Manhattan, and his return to the Hood Canal area to bring about a renaissance of art and culture in his homeland.
- Martin Litton, the "Grand Old Man of the Canyon," has long been revered as the man who prevented the dams from being built on the Colorado River that would have flooded the Grand Canyon. Even now at 92, Litton continues to run wild rivers and fly his airplane around the West to monitor the illegal cutting of cathedral groves of sequoias and other virgin forests.
- Cuba, an isolated island nation, rebuilt its quality of life following the collapse of cheap oil, supplied by the former Soviet Union. This fascinating and empowering film shows how communities pulled together, created solutions, and ultimately thrived in spite of their decreased dependence on imported energy.
- THE SEA & ME (two short films): ONCE UPON A TIDE: A storyteller, played by Academy Award® winner Linda Hunt, speaks to us of a spell that has been cast causing everyone to forget about the importance of the ocean. One little girl, however, helps us realize how we can all break the spell to save the ocean, and ourselves. CORAL CONNECTIONS: Millions of people visit the Mexican Riviera Maya every year to enjoy the white beaches, the sun, and the natural beauty. Few realize the importance of the reef, and how personal choices impact the water system, reef, and the entire region. Coral Connections encourages you to become a force for positive change.
- The Vézo (Vay-zoo) are the coastal society of southwest Madagascar. Maro fishes the reef every day. As he begins to catch fewer and smaller fish, Maro and his young nephew question whether the Vézo's relationship with the ocean has fallen out of balance. Sailing from village to village on a personal journey with master and apprentice, Maro teaches his nephew the Vézo way. Voyage of the Vézo is a vibrant and intimate view of Vézo society, and their delicate relationship with the sea.
- When humpback whales migrating between Alaska and Hawaii become entangled in marine debris, a small network of brave volunteer rescuers risk their lives to save them. Packed with action, beauty and compassion, In the Wake of Giants puts you in the rescue boats with the experts as they free the struggling whales.
- A magical glimpse into a world where one 21st century family lives with the land in its seasons. In a corner of New Brunswick, Canada, the craft of scything is practiced as meditation in action. This poetic film is a study in how we might heal our relationship with planet Earth.
- Three decades after opening Restaurant Nora, the nation's first certified organic restaurant, Nora Pouillon continues to advocate a holistic organic lifestyle.
- An inspiring film about Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed (STRAW). Starting as a fourth grade class project and one child's question, "What can we do to save an endangered species?" STRAW evolved into a remarkable program that has restored over 20 miles of habitat, galvanized the local community, and led to significant educational innovation, illustrating the power of a child's curiosity and a teacher who honored it.
- Meet six extraordinary young people who were recognized in 2009 for their outstanding activism and achievements in the fields of environmental and social justice advocacy. The Brower Youth Awards honor founder and legendary environmental activist, David R. Brower, and call forth a new generation of leaders. He urged environmentalists to heed the words of the German poet Goethe, "Anything you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it."
- The Brower Youth Awards were established to honor legendary environmental activist, David R. Brower and to call forth a new generation of leaders. From Alaska, to Puerto Rico, to the Bronx; get to know the young winners of the 2010 Brower Youth Awards, and learn about their many inspiring accomplishments!
- New Shepherds of the Farm is a beautiful, heartfelt film that takes a realistic look at how animal farming is done today and considers the cost to the animals and the planet. Meet "cattle whisperer" Temple Grandin and the intrepid individuals who are transforming the North American animal farm. Temple, who is autistic, and highly sensitive to cattle has transformed the entire industry into a more humane place for animals. Compassionate people working with pigs, cows and chickens share a philosophy of a world without unnecessary cruelty to animals.
- Since the late 1960's, Puerto Rico's small fishing villages have undergone expansive coastal development, driven by tourism and the growing demand for beach-front property. The Edge of the Sea follows a third generation fisherman in his battle against a developer planning to build a mega condo project on one of Rincon's most popular public beaches. This film explores both sides of the privatization of public areas, and the sensitive social and environmental consequences of excessive coastal development.
- Three short animated documentaries change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever. The stories of BOTTLED WATER, COSMETICS and ELECTRONICS expose the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. This is a fast-paced, fact-filled look that will teach you something, make you laugh, and have you thinking twice about "more stuff."
- Watershed Revolution asks the question "What is a Watershed?" The answer is explored through interviews with concerned citizens working to protect and preserve southern California's Ventura River watershed while stunning high definition cinematography highlights the beauty of the river. It emphasizes the need for open space and floodplain protection, sustainable agriculture, and community awareness of our most precious resource: water.
- Second Nature: The Biomimicry Evolution explores biomimicry (from bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to imitate), a new discipline that studies nature's best ideas and then imitates these designs and processes to solve industrial problems. Set in the wilds of South Africa, the film follows biologist, author, and Time magazine Hero of the Environment Janine Benyus and her team as they illustrate how organisms in the natural world can teach us how to be more efficient and sustainable in our designs and processes. Nature provides the models: solar cells copied from leaves, steely fibers woven like a spider-web, shatterproof ceramics drawn from mother-of-pearl, medical advancements compliments of chimpanzees, and a closed-loop economy that takes its lessons from redwoods, coral reefs, and oak-hickory forests. After 3.8 billion years, life has discovered not only how to survive but also how to thrive as a system. Organisms are the consummate aviators, builders, chemists, and physicists of our planet. They have done everything that we want to do, without polluting their homes or mortgaging their future. Benyus brings a deep affection and admiration for the natural world as she guides the viewer toward a vision of a planet in balance between continued human progress and ecosystem survival.
- A portrait of a family living an intentional life - working together to save and reintroduce the Californian condors back into the wild.
- Living green is something many of us strive for in today's world, but did you know that you can die green as well?
- It's not just Old MacDonald on the farm anymore. All across the U.S. there is a growing movement of educated young people who are leaving cities to take up an agrarian life.
- 2004–TV EpisodeMeet climate change activist and professional skier, Alison Gannett, and founder of Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation, Gregg Treinish.
- 2004–TV EpisodeRETURN FLIGHT chronicles how a dedicated team of biologists have been working tirelessly for decades to bring the bald eagle back to the Channel Islands in the face of extensive DDT contamination, leading to some amazing results.
- Two feisty Western Shoshone sisters have endured 5 terrifying livestock roundups by armed federal marshals where more than 1000 of their horses and cattle were confiscated-for grazing on the open range outside their private ranch.
- Using green roof technology and heirloom seeds, filmmaker Ian Cheney plants a vegetable garden on the only land he's got in the heart of New York City: his Granddad's old pickup.
- Who's responsible for creative green victories such as saving over 89,000 gallons of water, campaigning for food justice and educating thousands of students about sustainability? Six young people under age 23.
- Meet six extraordinary young people who were recognized in 2011 for their outstanding activism and achievements in the fields of environmental and social justice advocacy.
- With 3 stories from around the American West, we explore how the conventional concept of progress has influenced the exploitation of our natural resources and how our understanding of progress is coming full circle.
- At dawn, nine-year-old Anzelma walks for miles in search of firewood. Many in her village have died from drinking dirty water, and firewood is a valuable commodity, used to boil water to make it safe. Anzelma's small body bends under the heavy loads of wood balanced on her head, but she won't stop. She knows her long journeys into the forest are crucial for her family's survival. Unsafe water claims more lives than war. In Kenya, water insecurity is a life-threatening reality, and the population is expected to leap from 40 million to 60 million in the next twenty years. Most of the country still depends on wood and charcoal for household energy, and forest cover is dwindling. At the same time, the climate is changing: rainfall is decreasing, river levels are low and water contamination is on the rise. In the fierce competition for shrinking resources, the most vulnerable are women and girls, who are responsible for finding water and fuel for their families. One company is attempting to change this by providing 900,000 water filters to the people of Kenya's Western Province, for free. This is the largest household water treatment program in the developing world, and it's being financed with carbon credits earned through the reduction in use of firewood. If successful, it will cut carbon dioxide emissions by 2 million tons per year for a decade or more. But it requires changing the habits of 4.5 million people first.
- Who goes to war and who returns? Since it began, over 280,000 women have been sent to the Middle East to serve in the War on Terror. TERRA FIRMA weaves together the stories of three female veterans who struggle with combat related PTSD. They have each found ways to heal their hidden wounds through farming.
- No classroom for these kindergartners. Near Zurich, Switzerland, children go to kindergarten in the woods every day, no matter what the weatherman says. This eye-opening film looks into the important question of what it is that children need at that age. There is laughter, beauty and amazement in the process of finding out.
- Musician and nature sound scientist Bernie Krause leads a spring soundscape expedition in Alaska. Along with animal voices including migratory bird songs, the barking of a fox, and a grizzly's sniff, the expedition records the melting of permafrost and other evidence of climate change. Find out why Bernie's sound work is profoundly important.
- THE BROWER YOUTH AWARDS calls forth a new generation of leaders. From neighborhood solar power in Michigan to banning Styrofoam in Hawaii to food security in Nepal, meet 6 young people honored for their outstanding activism.
- After decades struggling to protect sacred sites now engulfed by San Francisco's sprawl, a Native woman and her allies discover a new path- to establish the first women-led urban Indigenous land trust. Shattering stereotypes, BEYOND RECOGNITION explores the quest to preserve one's culture and homeland in a society bent on erasing them.
- Who's responsible for some of North America's most creative environmental victories? Meet an urban garden activist in the Bronx, water conservation activists in drought-stricken Nevada and California, and students proving art makes a difference. THE BROWER YOUTH AWARDS celebrates a new generation of leaders.
- A mini-primer on why soil is so important. PORTRAIT OF A WINEMAKER organically managed dry-farmed grapes make for great soil and award winning wine. SOIL IN GOOD HEART is a look at why good soil fertility is vital to life.
- JOANNA MACY AND THE GREAT TURNING is based on an interview with the eco-philosopher Joanna Macy, who shares her understanding of these times we live in, when everything we treasure seems to be at risk. But it is not a film about despair. Instead, it is about the opportunity we have to come alive to our truest power, to "look straight into the face of our time, which is the biggest gift we can give."
- The story of the bluebird is one of North America's most inspiring conservation success stories. During the 1960s and 70s bluebird populations were on the decline, in large part due to decreases in available nesting habitat. By this time, Al Larson had served in WWII, raised a family, worked for 30 years in a sawmill, suffered the loss of his first wife, and helped found Idaho's first chapter of the Audubon Society. He was looking for a retirement project and a 1978 National Geographic article about bluebirds sparked a memory from his childhood. Just a few short months after reading the article, Al was in the Owyhee Mountains setting up his first bluebird nest boxes. Al had set up one of Idaho's first "Bluebird Trails," a term used to describe any route consisting of a series of nest boxes designed specifically for bluebirds. In setting up this trail, Al became part of a continent-wide citizen science effort to recover one of North America's most distinctive birds. For Al however, this was more than an important conservation project, it was a deeply personal journey through the landscape of this childhood. Al has returned to the Owyhee Mountains to monitor and maintain his bluebird trail every spring for over 35 years. He knows every nest box like the back of his hand, and watches over every clutch of bluebird eggs as if they were his own. Al's bluebird trail has given him a purpose and kept him healthy, but at 93 years of age he worries that he won't be able to maintain his trail for much longer. This will be Al's final challenge: to inspire the next generation to carry on his unique brand of environmental stewardship and continue the monitoring of his bluebird trail.
- Hidden in plain sight. Through breathtaking time-lapse cinematography and historical footage, THE INVISIBLE PEAK tells the virtually unknown story of the "missing" West Peak of Mt. Tamalpais in the San Francisco Bay Area, and how local engaged citizens have been fighting to restore their mountain to a natural state for over 30 years. Movingly narrated by Peter Coyote.
- 2004–TV EpisodeThe past two decades have witnessed a remarkable transformation in green housing on Native American lands. A new generation of tribal leaders, architects and planners is creating sustainable buildings that restore traditions, and revitalize native communities. In 2013, the Sustainable Native Communities Collaborative released their case studies of seventeen outstanding tribal housing projects across the country. This film highlights the new building efforts by five of these tribes, and reveals the emergence of an exciting new paradigm in Native American tribal housing.
- There's an obvious difference between headway and hindrance, but therein lies a fine line called common ground. And that's where you'll find the Rocky Mountain Front.Several ranching and farming communities living against the stunning landscape of the Rocky Mountain Front in Montana are faced with the decision of what is to become of this unprotected public land. As the community battles with the idea of proposing more wilderness areas, heritage and tradition are seemingly defended on both sides. When the people begin to raise their voices, they come to find that what is feared most is change.