Environmental & Sustainability Online Videos
Green Economy And Innovation. L. Hunter Lovins (bio) gives the keynote address at Saskatchewan Environment's Green Economy and Innovation Forum. Q & A at the end. Her segment begins approximately 22 minutes into the video. Play Video (Windows) (Video Help). Source: SCN. More about L. Hunter Lovins >>
Help The New Economy Rise. Interview with Lester Brown (bio) about his latest book Plan
B 2.0
, what gold and bottled water have in common, and what we can do to help the new economy rise. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~5 minutes. Source: TreeHuggerTV. More about Lester Brown >>
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Planning Ahead For Smart Growth. Find out about how the City of San Jose, California, went from a small agricultural town to the 11th largest city in the U.S., as well as what the future holds. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~7 minutes. Source: City of San Jose.
Smart Growth Begins At The Local Level. This video was developed to inform and educate elected officials, civic groups, the development community and citizens about the land use and transportation challenges currently facing the Washington, D.C. area. Play Video (Windows) (Video Help). ~11 minutes. Source: MWCOG.
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Pennsylvania's First Green Building. Discusses the green building process for the Department of Environmental Protection's Southcentral Regional Office Building in Pennsylvania. Play Video (Windows) (Video Help). Source: Pennsylvania's GGGC.
The Solar Umbrella Residence. The architecture firm PUGH + SCARPA expanded and renovated a bungalow using the principles of sustainability without sacrificing aesthetics. The home utilizes passive and active solar, a storm-water retention system, and recycled, renewable, and high performance materials and products. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). Source: Building the Ultimate House.
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Energy Efficiency. This show examines ways we can improve energy efficiency as well as clean energy resources available to us. Play Video (Real) (Video Help). ~28 minutes. Source: GreenTreks Network, Inc.
Green@Home: Residential Energy Efficiency & Conservation. Acterra's Green@Home volunteer team implements energy efficiency and conservation measures at Mayor Yoriko Kishimoto's home in Palo Alto, California. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~6 minutes. Source: Acterra Green@Home.
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Biotechnology And Cellulosic Ethanol. Jim Greenwood, former congressman and president and CEO of Biotechnology Industry Organization, talks about biotechnology and its role in the development of cellulosic ethanol. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~10 minutes. Source: E&ETV.
California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Alex Farrell, director of the U.C. Berkeley Transportation Sustainability Research Center, discusses California's low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) plan and possible nationwide implementation using it as a model. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~10 minutes. Source: E&ETV.
Tour De Sol: Green Vehicles. A parade of cleaner cars, scooters, bikes, and buses passed through Pennsylvania in 2002. Inventors showed off various alternative fuel vehicles, hoping to build on the growing interest among Americans for these new technologies. Play Video (Real) (Video Help). ~3 minutes. Source: GreenTreks Network, Inc.
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Air Pollution & The Air Quality Index. This video presented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency discusses air pollution and the human health effects caused by gas and particle discharges from transportation and industry. It explains the importance of the daily Air Quality Index (AQI) forecasts for ozone and particulates. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~4 minutes. Related: YouTube - Air Quality.
Air Pollution & Public Health. Dr. C. Arden Pope III, professor of economics at Brigham Young University, is an expert on fine particulate air pollution. He discusses the history of air quality, air pollution's significant effects on public health, and the importance of clean air. The talk was presented by Sevier Citizens for Clean Air and Water. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~63 minutes. Related: Google Video - Air Pollution.
Al Gore Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech. Former Vice President Al Gore and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. This video is of Al Gore's acceptance speech in Oslo, Norway. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~22 minutes. Source: AlGore.com.
Global Warming And Africa. This video shows how global warming is already straining the lives of people in West African countries, in particular in Benin, Mali, and Nigeria. Play Video (Windows) - Part 1, 2, or Play Video (QuickTime) - Part 1, 2 (Video Help). ~9 minutes. Source: New American Dream.
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Our Mountains, Our Streams, Our Rivers, Our Home. Coordinating and developing a watershed association takes a lot of hard work, and a lot of cooperation from a variety of volunteer, state, and local agencies. Play Video (Real) (Video Help). ~19 minutes. Source: GreenTreks Network, Inc.
Restoring The Chesapeake Bay: A Call To Action For Local Governments. This video discusses the environmental degradation in the Chesapeake Bay and how local governments are responding to the problem. Play Video (Windows) (Video Help). ~12 minutes. Source: MWCOG.
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World Food Supplies. Lester Brown (bio) talks about falling water tables and aquifer depletion (part one) and rising temperatures and global warming (part two) and how they are impacting world food supplies and costs. Play Video (Flash) - Part 1, 2 (Video Help). Source: Big Picture TV. More about Lester Brown >>
The Fast Changing World Food Prospect. Lester Brown (bio) explains why excessive pumping for irrigation to satisfy food needs today almost guarantees a decline in food production tomorrow. Abstract here (PDF). Play Video (Windows) - Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (Video Help). Source: Bayer CropScience. More about Lester Brown >>
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Closing The Loop On Waste. Janine Benyus discusses how the study of ecosystems has influenced the design of some industrial "eco" parks that are striving to close the loop on waste. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~3 minutes. Source: Big Picture TV.
Zero Waste To Reduce Pollution. In part one, Professor Paul Connett discusses how a zero waste approach to consumption can dramatically reduce pollution and other environmental problems caused by landfill and incineration practices. He also talks about the stewardship roles that manufacturers and communities can take when it comes to waste. In part two, Connett provides specific examples of zero waste and waste reduction practices in Australia, Nova Scotia, and the United States. Play Video (Flash) - Part 1, 2 (Video Help). ~14 minutes. Source: Big Picture TV.
Office Recycling: A Model Program. A model program for office recycling developed by Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection. Play Video (Windows) (Video Help). Source: Pennsylvania's GGGC.
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The Black Guillemots Of Cooper Island. George Divoky (bio) is featured in this television documentary about his thirty plus years of bird research on the Black Guillemots of Cooper Island in northern Alaska. His research shows the significant impact that climate change is having on arctic wildlife. Play Video (Windows) (Video Help). ~28 minutes. Source: Scientific American Frontiers. More about George Divoky >>
First Evidence Of Global Warming. ABC News visits George Divoky (bio) on Cooper Island and explores how his research on birds there provided some of the first evidence of global warming. Play Video (Flash) - (look far right) (Video Help). ~6 minutes. Source: ABC News. More about George Divoky >>
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The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill Trailer. The trailer for a documentary (buy full documentary DVD here
) that focuses on Mark Bittner and a flock of cherry-headed conures (and a lonely blue-headed one named Connor) located in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. This is a truly fascinating tale about urban wildlife. Play Video (Windows) or Play Video (QuickTime) (Video Help). ~4 minutes. Buy The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill DVD here. Source: WildParrotsFilm.com.
Individual Actions And Environmental Change. Sheila Sheridan, Retired Director of Facilities & Services and Past International Facility Management Assoc. Chair at Harvard University, JFK School of Government, talks about how our individual actions can add up to significant environmental change. Play Video (QuickTime) (Video Help). ~1 minute. Source: Alliance for Sustainable Built Environments.
The Story Of Stuff. This cartoon by Free Range Studios creatively expresses many issues in the fast food industry including toxics, artificial preservatives, transportation, animal cruelty, meatpacking safety, and worker rights and salaries. The video promotes the documentary film Fast Food Nation. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~21 minutes.
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Green Cleaning. Steve Ashkin, President of The Ashkin Group, explains why green cleaning is an important part of building sustainability. Play Video (QuickTime) (Video Help). Source: Alliance for Sustainable Built Environments.
Introduction To Photovoltaics Environmental Health And Safety. Dr. Vasilis Fthenakis, a scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory, gives an introduction to photovoltaics and then discusses the environmental health and safety factors associated with them. Play Video (Real) (Video Help). ~84 minutes. Source: Scitalks.
Surfrider Victory. In this talk excerpt, Rob Caughlan (bio) discusses his involvement with the Surfrider Foundation and their victory in what Newsweek called the "second largest clean water enforcement action in the nation's history." Play Video (QuickTime) (Video Help). ~1 minute. Source: EcoSpeakers.com. More about Rob Caughlan >>
Energy And Environmental Issues During The 2004 Presidential Campaign. Interview with Roger Ballentine (bio), a senior adviser to Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) on energy and environmental issues during the 2004 campaign and currently president of Green Strategies, Inc. Looks back at Kerry's successes and failures during the presidential race. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~13 minutes. Source: E&ETV. More about Roger Ballentine >>
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Global Warming And Environmentalism. In this interview, Jim Motavalli (bio), editor of E Magazine, discusses global warming initiatives, the concept of environmentalism, environmental trends, and environmental education. Play Video (Flash) - Part 1, 2, 3 (Video Help). Source: LOHASchannel. More about Jim Motavalli >>
Impacts Of World Population Growth. Lester Brown (bio) talks about how despite population stabilization and even decline in some areas, world population growth will impact ecosystems, especially in developing countries that are already faced with limited natural resources. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~5 minutes. Source: Big Picture TV. More about Lester Brown >>
Crash Or Bounce. At this time of world crisis where human beings are pushing the limits of the earth's ability to support us, Duane Elgin (bio) explores in this mini-documentary the choice for humans to either pull apart in conflict or to pull together in cooperation. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~3 minutes. Source: Awakening Earth. More about Duane Elgin >>
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Engaging Children In Climate Change. In this television interview, singer, songwriter, and environmental educator Sharon Abreu (bio) discusses her work engaging children in climate change through educational entertainment. She also shares some eco-songs performed with fellow musician Michael Hurwicz. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~28 minutes. Source: Peak Moment Television. More about Sharon Abreu >>
The Faces of Environmental Injustice in Cincinnati. This video discusses environmental justice issues negatively effecting the quality of life in the economically disadvantaged and minority neighborhoods of Cincinnati, Ohio. Topics include air and water pollution from toxic waste sites, industrial manufacturing, and landfills. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~15 minutes. Source: SolTerra Video Productions.
Wastes & Recycling
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This pilot episode of the Gorilla in the Greenhouse animated series tackles the issue of plastic bags and educates about the large mass of plastics and trash in the North Pacific Ocean gyre. The cartoon shows actionable steps that kids can take to become eco-activists. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~8 minutes. Source: Gorilla in the Greenhouse.
Protecting & Restoring Nature
Small Talk Diaries. Promotional video for the Small Talk Diaries television show for Children's BBC that provides a fun and educational perspective on insects. The show brings the bug world to life, up close and personal. Play Video (QuickTime) (Video Help). ~18 minutes. Source: Small Talk Diaries.
