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Tipping Point
On a journey through the Northwest Passage, this film examines the devastating effects of the Arctic’s disappearing sea ice on the planet’s climate and ecosystems.
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Arcadia
Molluscan Explosion: The Dutch Shipworm Epidemic of the 1730s
An invasive mollusk called the shipworm (Teredo navalis) attacked coastal dikes in the Netherlands in the 1730s, leading to changes in the design of dikes.
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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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The Great Warming
The Great Warming is a three-part Discovery Channel television series on the effects of anthropogenic global warming. Narrated by Alanis Morissette and Keanu Reeves, it takes a trip around the world to reveal how climate change is affecting people’s lives.
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Asikel—Die Reise [Asikel—The Journey]
Asikel tells of the journey of Tuareg men who, after a great drought, seek work in the city to support their families.
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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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Energy Transitions: History, Requirements, Prospects
Vaclav Smil shows why energy transitions are inherently complex and prolonged affairs, and how ignoring this raises unrealistic expectations that the United States and other global economies can be weaned quickly from a primary dependency on fossil fuels.
Perspectives
Whose Anthropocene? Revisiting Dipesh Chakrabarty’s “Four Theses”
In “The Climate of History: Four Theses,” Dipesh Chakrabarty examined the idea of the Anthropocene—the dawn of a new geological period dominated by human activities—in the context of history and philosophy, raising fundamental questions about how we think historically in an era when human and geological timescales are colliding.This volume of RCC Perspectives offers critiques of these “Four Theses” by scholars of environmental history, political philosophy, religious studies, literary criticism, environmental planning, geography, law, biology, and geology.
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Human Niche Construction and the Anthropocene
Boggs’ focus on human niche construction and the Anthropocene places the spotlight on our actions and the values they reflect, as well as how we should deal with environmental problems.
Perspectives Article
Rifts or Bridges? Ruptures and Continuities in Human-Environment Interactions
The focus on human-environment relations from the perspective of climate change alone is too narrow. Often, society experiences climate change through political and technical decisions, rather than as an environmental crisis.