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Building Sustainability With the Natural Step: UT-Houston’s Journey
1999 22 min VHS 044-07012 Cudahy
Discusses how the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston used the principle of sustainability, which is the idea of meeting the needs of the present generation in such a way that it does not compromise the ability of future generations to meet their needs, in building their new Nursing and Biomedical Sciences Center.
Fed up!: Genetic Engineering, Industrial Agriculture, and Sustainable Alternatives
2002 58 min DVD 046-01013 Lewis
Using archival footage interspersed with interviews with farmers, scientists, government officials and activists, this video presents an overview of the American food production system and explores the unintentional effects of pesticides, the resistance of biotechnology companies to food labeling and the links between government officials and major biotechnology and chemical companies. It addresses many questions regarding genetic engineering, the Green Revolution, genetic pollution and modern pesticides.
The Future of Food
2004 88 min DVD 046-00521 Cudahy
Documents the trend of unlabeled genetically-modified foods which have become increasingly prevalent in grocery stores. Unravels the complex web of market and political forces that are changing the nature of what we eat. Explores organic and sustainable agriculture as alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture.
The Future of Water
2008 52 min ea DVD 046-02104 A-C Cudahy
From ancient civilizations to current day metropolitan cities, all societies have been shaped by the struggle to control water. The future of humankind will be shaped by the element of water and this struggle for control will establish the balance between peace and war, profoundly influencing relations between countries and continents. Climate change will also greatly affect water resources in the future. In the next decades huge water projects will radically change the face of the Earth. The future of water is a highly important global issue, which threatens the security of the entire planet. In the Future of Water, join Dr. Terje Tvedt on a global journey through 25 countries as he meets with world leaders and water experts to discuss and examine the future of water and the economic, political, and social consequences that its possession and power produces.
Human Footprint
2008 90 min DVD 046-01699 Cudahy
Takes a phase-by-phase journey through life from infancy to old age to illustrate the enormous imprint every American makes during his or her time on Earth. Incorporates surprising facts with playful visuals to reveal our level of consumption and the simple changes we can all make to reduce the impact of our ecological footprint on the world.
Industrial Systems of Tomorrow: Finding Sustainability Through Natural Cycles
1997 44 min VHS 044-07011 Cudahy
The definition, development, and illustration of industrial ecology in theory and practice is the basis for this vital program. The producers introduce both the theory and the reality of a sustainable business and take us to four innovative companies.
One Man, One Cow, One Planet
2006 56 min DVD 046-01590 Cudahy
A film about the biodynamic revolution spreading across India and one elderly man, out to save the world. Exposing the environmental and human disaster caused by globalization and its mantra of infinite growth in a finite world, this film reveals how marginal farmers are restoring their land and community.
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
2006 53 min DVD 046-01660 Lewis
When Cuba lost access to Soviet oil in the early 1900s, the country faced an immediate crisis — feeding the population — and an ongoing challenge: how to create a new low-energy society. Cuba transitioned from large, fossil-fuel intensive farming to small, less energy-intensive organic farm and urban gardens, and from a highly industrial society to a more sustainable one
Saviors of the Forest
1993 95 min VHS 044-05001 Cudahy
A survey of the destruction of the tropical rain forest in Ecuador, and what various conservation groups are doing to stop it, including steps being taken to save the Ecuadoran rain forest by means of (among other things) sustainable forestry methods.
The Shape of Water
2006 70 min DVD 046-01263 Cudahy
Follows the efforts of women political activists in four developing countries (Brazil, India, Israel & Senegal) to effect positive change.
Thirst
2004 62 min DVD 046-01356 Cudahy
A documentary without narration that explores how water and the ownership and control of water figure into community resistance to corporations rapidly buying up local water supplies. Examines the environmental and human rights issues associated with governments and companies making the world’s fresh water supply into a commodity at the expense of local communities. Visits locations in Stockton, California, Bolivia, and India.
Why Don't Consumers Behave Ethically?: The Social Construction of Consumption
2006 26 min DVD-R 046-00725 Lewis
Examines consumer behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes through interviews with consumers in the United States, Australia, Spain, Turkey, Germany, Sweden, India, and China.
World Summit for Social Development: Social Issues of Global Importance
1996 28 min VHS 044-04954 Cudahy
Highlights the efforts of the participants at the World Summit for Social Development, held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Summit attempted to address the problem of world poverty and proposed ways to eradicate it.
