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Das grüne Gold der Inkas [Big Spuds, Little Spuds]
This film examines the effects of mass monoculture farming and traces Idaho potatoes back to the Peruvian highlands.
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Fearless Planet
Will Gadd hosts this Discovery Channel series exploring the history and formation of some of the Earth’s extreme landscapes.
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The 11th Hour
The 11th Hour stresses the urgency of the issues plaguing our planet, and the current generation’s pivotal role in tackling them. It features several leaders and experts and is narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Life After People [Zukunft ohne Menschen]
Life After People is a television series in which scientists, engineers, and other experts speculate about what Earth will be like if humanity instantly disappears.
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An Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth is a passionate and inspirational look at former Vice President Al Gore’s fervent crusade to halt global warming’s deadly progress by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it.
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The Road
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Cormac McCarthy, The Road portrays a father and son struggling to survive in a post-apocalytic world turned savage.
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Wildfire Stories: Framing a Complicated Relationship
In 2014 and 2015 the Methow Valley in Washington State experienced the largest wildfires in the state’s history.
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"GAU: Nuclear Reactors and the 'Maximum Credible Accident'"
This essay traces the history of the nuclear risk discourse and policy in West Germany from the first use of the term GAU in the 1960s to the present. A close examination of the term reveals that it is in fact ambiguous, oscillating between support of nuclear energy and criticism of it.
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Modern Crises and Traditional Strategies: Local Ecological Knowledge in Island Southeast Asia
Modern Crises and Traditional Strategies evaluates local and indigenous ecological knowledge which may help populations cope with insecurity due to environmental, sociopolitical and economic stressors, through positive examples from Southeast Asian islands.
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A Legacy of Brisbane’s Benchmark Floods of 1893: Creating Dam Dependence
Brisbane’s 1893 floods shaped water policy in southeast Queensland, creating a dependency on dams.