Plastic Planet
A global view of the age of plastic, from its beginnings to the increasingly serious implications it has for humans and the environment.
A global view of the age of plastic, from its beginnings to the increasingly serious implications it has for humans and the environment.
Portraits of privatization from around the world show how the daily lives of people using what were once considered public resources are affected.
This fictional drama is inspired by Eric Schlosser’s nonfiction book of the same name. Both explore the complex realities behind that staple of American fast food, the burger—from the slaughterhouse, via the laboratory, to the shop counter.
This documentary is about Estamira, a 63 year-old woman suffering from schizophrenia who has lived and worked for decades in Jardin Gramacho, one of the largest landfills in the world.
Thorough compilation, exhaustive research, and precise chronology are the hallmarks of this work on the Hanford Site Historic District, a plutonium production facility that operated from 1943 to 1990.
Eagle Glassheim, Carson Fellow from February until April 2012, talks about his research project on the ethnic, social, and environmental transformation of Czechoslovakia’s Border Lands after 1945.
State of the World 2012: Moving Toward Sustainable Prosperity showcases creative policies and fresh approaches that are advancing sustainable development in the twenty-first century.
The Population Bomb criticizes overpopulation and advocates instant action to limit population growth. The author justifies his arguments with huge starvation threats and other trouble spots.
Barlow draws on her extensive experience and insight as a water activist to lay out a set of key principles that show the way forward to what she calls a “water-secure and water-just world.”
This film investigates the widespread presence of aluminium in our daily lives, and its surprising consequences for the environment, as well as our health.