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Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (72 minutes) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
A thrilling journey to one of the world's most perilous environments. This follows a team of world-class scientists as the explore the West Antarctic Peninsula. In the wake of devastating events like Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Katrina, oceanagrapher Oscar Schofield teams up with a group of researchers in a race to understand the climate change in the fastest warming place on earth.
Publisher
Gaiam
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (220 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Earth experts back genuine scientific experiments that if successful, could make a difference to help save our planet. Topics include countering global warming, assessing climate change, benefits of solar power.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 220 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As the earth warms, sea levels rise, and super-storms become more frequent and intense; many major coastal cities will soon be under water. Sinking Cities shows New York, London, Tokyo and Miami preparing for the real-time impact of rising seas and devising colossal new construction projects, and groundbreaking solutions aimed at securing their future.
4) Extreme ice
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This video disc focuses on climate change shown through time-lapse cameras set by internationally acclaimed photojournalist James Balog, who has placed equipment in more than two dozen glacial locations around the world in order to assess the impact of global warming.
Publisher
E1 Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Featuring captivating cinematography of the Antarctic landscape, this exhilarating documentary series follows the crew of the Sedna IV as they study the wildlife of the Antarctic region and examine the effects of climate change on their habitats.
Home use only.
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A rich and inspiring documentary that takes us around the world to find the ordinary people taking action in the fight to save our environment. Narrated by award winner Tilda Swinton.
7) Hot money
Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Confused by the foundations of the economy, stocks, derivatives, cost of energy, and taxes? Untangle the complicated realities of the global financial system and its profound relationship to government, politics, and climate change with the help of international experts and all the humor of a New Yorker cartoon.
Publisher
Freestyle Digital Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (70 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As India faces water crisis and climate change, travel the country with Adriana, a refugee from Venezuela; Kankana, an Indian actress working in Hollywood; Suraj, a street cleaner from a slum in Rajasthan; and Ravi, a television news reporter from Jaipur.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A documentary presenting a riveting account of the dramatic changes occurring around the world due to climate change, as well as the actions individuals and society can take to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on this planet.
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This documentary profiles people who are living with the grave consequences of a changing climate, as well as the individuals, communities and scientists inventing new approaches to safeguard our children's future. Filmed across the U.S., Asia and South America, this program brings the reality of climate change to life and offers viewers a variety of ways to make a difference in their own communities.
11) This good Earth
Publisher
Random Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
With increasing damage to ecosystems from the climate crisis and growing mental and physical damage to billions of people, this film offers answers to how change can happen and points the finger at those standing in the way.
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Investigates how climate change impacts resource scarcity, migration, and conflict through the lens of US national security and global stability. Distinguished admirals, generals and military veterans take us beyond the headlines--unpacking how drought, extreme weather, and sea-level rise can all function as "accelerants of instability or conflict." These Pentagon insiders make the compelling case that, if left unchecked, these threats and risks will...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Hushpuppy is a six-year-old living in an isolated bayou community. When her father Wink becomes ill, she sets off for the outside world in an attempt to help him. The journey to save her father is delayed by a 'busted' universe that reverses weather patterns and brings about long-extinct animals. Can Hushpuppy save the day?
14) The last ice
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 81 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For centuries, Inuit in the Arctic have lived on and around the frozen ocean. Now, as climate change is rapidly melting the sea ice between Canada and Greenland, development here threatens to upset the delicate balance between their communities, land and wildlife.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As global temperatures continue to rise, scientists are wondering if there are solutions beyond reducing emissions. Enter geoengineering. From sucking carbon straight out of the air to physically blocking out sunlight, the options may seem far-fetched. Can geoengineering really work? How much would it cost? And what are the risks of engineering Earth's climate?
Publisher
Indie Rights
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (46 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"As the Earth Turns," is a never-before-released 1937 silent Sci-Fi film that predicts WWII, future technology, climate change, and the extreme need for peace. The 20-year-old Seattle filmmaker, Richard H. Lyford went on to work for Disney and directed an Academy Award-winning documentary. (New score by Ed Hartman)
17) Cool it
Publisher
Lions Gate Films
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From the author of The Skeptical Environmentalist comes this practical guide to solving our environmental problems and cooling the 'green' hysteria that's gripping the planet. Based on the controversial book by political scientist Bjorn Lomborg.
Publisher
1 Earth Productions
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Investigates the reason behind stalled efforts to tackle climate change despite consensus in the scientific community that it is not only a reality but also a growing problem placing us on the brink of disaster. The film details the people and organizations casting doubt on climate science and claims that greenhouse gases are not affected by human behavior. From the Koch Brothers to ExxonMobil, to oil industry front groups, to prominent politicians...
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (approximately 540 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"This groundbreaking documentary event series explores the human impact of climate change. From the damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy to the upheaval caused by drought in the Middle East, YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY combines the blockbuster storytelling styles of top Hollywood movie makers with the reporting expertise of Hollywood's brightest stars and today's most respected journalists."--Showtime website.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (459 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, the remnants of humanity inhabit a perpetually-moving train that circles the globe, where class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival play out.
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