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New! Blue Gold: World Water Wars
Item# 41082
© 2009
90 Min.
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Will rampant overdevelopment of agriculture, housing, and industry increase the demands for fresh water beyond the finite supply? This program examines the role of high-level corporate and political p...
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New! Permafrost: Secrets in Siberian Ice
Item# 40639
© 2009
52 Min.
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The key to understanding climate change could be locked inside hundreds of feet-and thousands of years-of Siberian permafrost. This program follows the literally groundbreaking expedition of a team of...
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Bill Moyers Journal: Robert Wright on the Evolution of God / Obama and Environmentalists
Item# 40652
© 2009
57 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-195-8
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-194-1
In this edition of the Journal, Bill Moyers sits down with Robert Wright, author of the bestseller The Evolution of God, to discuss why Wright thinks that a concept of God is imperative to a moral soc...
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New! Is Wind Energy Still Viable?
Item# 40633
© 2008
27 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-254-2
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-253-5
Some experts believe that up to 25 percent of the world's electricity could eventually be generated by wind power. This program presents the viewpoints of wind energy's supporters and opponents, and e...
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New! The Disappearing Male: Environmental Threats to Human Reproduction
Item# 40665
© 2008
43 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-201-6
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-200-9
The last few decades have seen a dramatic increase in cases of low sperm count, sperm abnormalities, and testicular cancer-while, in more than 20 industrialized nations, the male birth rate has steadi...
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Nuclear Power: Its Achievements and Uncertainties
Item# 40383
© 2008
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-038-8
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61616-037-1
Given the rising demand for alternative energy sources, many people are taking a second look at nuclear power. Hence, there is a growing need for instruction in the technology behind it as well as the...
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Portrait of a Coast: 21st Century-The Survival of America's Shores
Item# 40575
© 2008
25 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-108-8
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61616-248-1
Over two decades ago, the original version of this program depicted the effects of wind, waves, and tides on the coastline of southeastern Massachusetts. Revised and updated for the 21st century, this...
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Epigenetics: How Food Upsets Our Genes
Item# 40603
© 2008
43 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-137-8
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-136-1
Why are girls entering puberty at progressively younger ages? Why are the rates of heart attack, cancer, and adult-onset diabetes rising? This program examines growing indications that food affects ou...
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Nuclear Energy: The Issues
Item# 40293
© 2008
38 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-034-0
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61616-033-3
Almost one-fifth of the world's electricity comes from nuclear power. Supporters claim it is safe, cheap, and the answer to global warming. Critics call it dangerous, expensive, and hardly the solutio...
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Upstream Battle: A Case Study in Native American Fishing Rights
Item# 40386
© 2008
53 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-809-3
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-810-9
The Karuk, Yurok, and Hoopa peoples live along northern California's Klamath River, and each tribe's ancient culture revolves around the majestic Pacific salmon. Today, four large hydroelectric dams h...
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