Science: Earth Science I Environmental Science


Water: A Celebration Studying the water cycle and the ways in which we transport, utilize, and consume water, this program explores its meaning in our lives. (25 minutes) © 1993 Preview Clip Online ‡ o $129.95 QGR40857 • DVD / VOD


New! An Introduction to Biodiversity In this program, a student explores biodiversity with the help of academic experts and learns why all parts of an ecosystem are important. Focusing on biodiversity in Australia, the video examines the impact of farming on the continent’s fragile natural environments, as well as its high rate of mammal extinction and prevalence of invasive species. A viewable/printable worksheet is available online. (23 minutes) © 2009 Preview Clip Online C ‡ $129.95 QGR48974 • DVD / VOD


Food Superhighway Each year 40,000 tons of bacon is exported from Denmark to Japan. Four hundred thousand tons of Canadian peas are sent to India. And millions of tons of potatoes are grown in the Egyptian desert from Scottish seeds, then shipped to Europe packed in Irish peat. This program outlines the astoundingly complex logistical and technological underpinnings of what it takes to grow, harvest, preserve, package, and export edible goods via the food superhighway. A BBC Production. (49 minutes) © 2009 Preview Clip Online C ‡ $169.95 QGR43351 • DVD / VOD


Forgotten Fruit: Reclaiming Biodiversity This program visits people and places involved with agroecology projects, making the point that 75 percent of traditional crop varieties have been neglected and genetic diversity lost in favor of the more profitable—but less famine-resistant—produc- tion of wheat, rice, and corn. Can food security be ensured by creating a market for heritage fruits and grains? Original broadcast title: Forgotten Fruit. (23 minutes) © 2008 Preview Clip Online C $99.95 QGR42306 • DVD / VOD


Seed Warriors: Scientists Fighting for Global Food Security Called both a “doomsday vault” and a library of life, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a collection of the seeds of thousands of different plant species, held in frozen reserve against the eventuality of ecolog- ical disaster or other means of crop extinction. This program spotlights scientists who are working with the Svalbard team to preserve Earth’s biodiversity, along with some potential recipients of that endeavor. Portions in other languages with English subtitles. (52 minutes) © 2009 Preview Clip Online C $169.95 QGR42275 • DVD / VOD


Rising Tides:


The Biosphere in Coastal Communities This program looks at the economic realities of two distinct populations that share similar ecological problems by visiting coastal biospheres in the U.K. and in Kenya. Original broadcast title: Rising Tides. (25 minutes) © 2009 C $99.95 QGR42307 • DVD


Down to Earth: Regreening the Sahel This program spotlights efforts to regreen the drought-devastated Sahel in Burkina Faso and Mali. Original broadcast title: Down to Earth. (23 minutes) © 2009 Preview Clip Online C $99.95 QGR42308 • DVD / VOD


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New! Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands For years, residents of the hamlet of Fort Chipewyan, located just downriver from petroleum deposits called “oil sands,” have been plagued by rare forms of cancer. When officials denied a connection between the cancers and nearby industrial mining of the oil sands, First Nations elder Francois Paulette brought the issue all the way to the boardrooms of global oil companies. This program takes viewers inside Paulette’s battle for the health and safety of his community. (90 minutes) © 2011 C ‡ $179.95 QGR48856 • DVD


Alaska’s Black Gold Taking viewers into the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, or ANWR, this program assesses its oil resources and explores the controversy over oil drilling there. (52 minutes) © 2007 Preview Clip Online ‡ o $169.95 QGR40730 • DVD / VOD


Geoscientist: Diving Deep This program introduces the work of ocean researcher Dr. Sylvia Earle and six other marine scientists supported by the National Geographic Society. (19 minutes) © 1999 Preview Clip Online ‡ o $129.95 QGR40757 • DVD / VOD


ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE


Burning Bush: Saving Peat Swamp Forests in Indonesia This program follows the efforts of agronomist Suwido Limin to protect his peat swamp forest research areas from the fires raging across Borneo as a result of Indonesia’s failed Mega Rice Project. The film makes the point that the flames now ravaging this unique ecosystem are also destroying an important carbon sink, greatly exacerbating climate change. Original broadcast title: Burning Bush. Portions in other languages with English subtitles. (26 minutes) © 2009 Preview Clip Online C $99.95 QGR42309 • DVD / VOD


The Future Makers:


Pioneering Sustainable Energy Australia is becoming a gigantic laboratory for developing renewable energy systems. This program examines engineering projects that have made the country a world leader in green technology design. Viewers learn about flexible seafloor structures that transform ocean currents into power, a solar- powered boat incorporating insect wing forms, and geothermal systems in development. Several other case studies are included. (45 minutes) © 2009 Preview Clip Online C o $169.95 QGR41923 • DVD / VOD


How Science Works: Chasing the Wind Is global warming human-driven? Can its effects be accurately measured? What are its long-term conse- quences? According to Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock, a renowned British space scientist, the only way to answer those questions is through rigorous observa- tion. In this program, Dr. Aderin-Pocock describes her work with the Aeolus satellite project, which represents the first-ever opportunity to observe wind patterns from space. (15 minutes) © 2007 Preview Clip Online C $99.95 QGR44659 • DVD / VOD


How Many People


Can Live on Planet Earth? Thirst, starvation, claustrophobia—all three await humanity if global population and consumption rates continue unchanged. This program explores the looming crisis in practical terms, measuring as accu- rately as possible our planet’s capacity for human habitation. Sir David Attenborough guides viewers through the core problems of water scarcity, short- sighted agricultural policies, and alarming birth rates. A BBC Production. (52 minutes) © 2009 Preview Clip Online C ‡ o $169.95 QGR41688 • DVD / VOD


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