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.
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The documentary reveals how water can become a catalyst for explosive community resistance to globalization.
Clips by students attending the Universidad Internacional (Internationale Sommeruniversität/International University), a collaborative project that involves a range of universities and other organisations in Germany and Chile.
Portraits of privatization from around the world show how the daily lives of people using what were once considered public resources are affected.
The Great Flood of 1962 was the most devastating natural disaster to strike Germany in the twentieth century. In Hamburg, over one hundred thousand people were trapped by the water, and 315 people died, despite massive rescue operations.
In this book David Zierler tries to explain the success of the campaign against herbicidal warfare that followed the start of Operation Ranch Hand in 1961.
The first international intergovernmental organization dedicated to environmental protection is established in 1972.
Today, the Storm Flood of 1962 forms an integral part of local and national memory culture. Public commemoration events, monuments, and media coverage assure that the disaster is not forgotten.
American “Founding Father” and inventor Benjamin Franklin creates an advanced heating system.
The Hudson River School focused on capturing the natural grandeur of American landscapes.