Choropampa, El Precio del Oro [Choropampa, The Price of Gold]
A two-year chronicle documenting the real price of gold in a village in Peru’s Andean mountains, following a mercury spill by one of the world’s largest gold producers.
A two-year chronicle documenting the real price of gold in a village in Peru’s Andean mountains, following a mercury spill by one of the world’s largest gold producers.
Melinda Laituri, Carson fellow from February to May 2011, talks about her research project, “Integrated Environmental History of Watersheds,” a comparative, historical-geographical analysis of the Danube and the Colorado rivers.
Gary Martin talks about his research, which draws on case studies that he has developed through the Global Diversity Foundation (GDF) over the last decade.
Wilko Graf von Hardenberg, Carson Fellow from November 2010 to February 2011, talks about his research on Alpine nature conservation and resource management.
Paul Josephson discusses the project he worked on during his Carson Fellowship, from August to December 2011: an environmental history of the Soviet Arctic.
Daniel Philippon, Carson Fellow September 2011 to February 2012, talks about his research on the sustainable food movement.
A prize-winning short film about a man who, living a lonely life under dark clouds of industrial smog somewhere in a futuristic city, receives a mysterious package enabling him to change his environment.
From its polluted landscapes to its poisoned workers, India is paying a heavy price for Europe’s desire for cheap cotton.
This film examines the processes and politics involved in mining uranium at sites such as the Olympic Dam in Australia and transporting it to Europe in order to generate nuclear power.
Sieben Linden ecovillage in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany is also the subject of a feature length documentary that explores the lifestyles of its residents.