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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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Biotechnology on the Farm and in the Factory: Agricultural and Industrial Applications
Item# 39778
© 2009
28 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-076-9
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-077-6
As the world's population and overall standard of living continue to increase, the growing demand for food, fuel, and consumer products has reached unprecedented levels. This program examines how biot...
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Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources
Item# 39266
© 2009
21 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-468-2
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60467-469-9
This program rounds up a diverse group of workers in the fields of food, agriculture, and natural resources-a food service manager, a dietetic technician, a dairy farm manager, a landscape supervisor,...
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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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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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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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Can We Make a Star on Earth?
Item# 40439
© 2008
48 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-929-8
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-930-4
Nuclear fusion has kept our Sun burning for five billion years. Might it be harnessed here on Earth as an energy source? This program illustrates the race to create artificial stars that can ensure hu...
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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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Sustainable Communities
Item# 40313
© 2008
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-784-3
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-785-0
What do we mean when we talk about sustainable communities? How can they be created? This program joins architects, urban planners, civic leaders, business owners, and community residents in three sep...
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Catching the Sun: The Physics of Solar Energy
Item# 40295
© 2008
18 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-662-4
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-663-1
Electricity and heat-two forms of energy that American households and businesses can't do without. More and more consumers and companies are realizing that we can't rely on fossil fuels for these nece...
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