This film examines the rapid extinction of the passenger pigeon by 1914, its lessons for the future, and plans from the “de-extinction” movement to reverse the event using genetic science.
This film examines the history and future of energy in America. It advocates for a transition to green energy through individual action.
This film follows activists campaigning for the legalization of industrial hemp, which they believe has great potential for sustainability.
This film criticizes America’s dependency on oil, explains how oil companies were able to establish their power, and provides information on viable and affordable alternatives to petroleum fuel.
This film examines political and economic crises and the role of a corporate military-industrial context in undermining democracy, and is narrated by actor Woody Harrelson.
This film follows photographer James Balog’s multi-year record of the impacts of climate change on the Arctic.
Mount St. Helens, in the US state of Washington, erupted on 18 May 1980 after significant seismic activity in the area. As of 2014, this is the deadliest and costliest volcanic event in US history.
The Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act is enacted by the US Congress on 28 November 1990. The act makes it illegal to label tuna products as “dolphin safe” unless the fishing boats and their practices were monitored.
This film examines the environmental impact and uses of hemp, from nutrition to construction.
This article examines climate and perceptions of climate as factors in the migration and settlement history of the western United States. It focuses on two regions of great interest in the nineteenth century: The so-called Great American Desert in the western Great Plains and the Mexican state of Alta California, which after 1848 became the US state of California.
