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"The Lorax" [1971] by Dr. Seuss A heartfelt ecological warning, a morality play for adults as well as children. animated cartoon on DVD [10/2003] for $13.03 animated cartoon on VHS [10/2003] for $9.98 Random House [8/71] hardcover [8/71] for $8.22 Random House pb & audio combo [3/92] out of prodn/used Lectorum Publons Spanish-language library hardcover [1/93] for $10.94 |
 | "Planet Earth" 7-episode documentary TV series [Canada & PBS 1986] seven episodes: 1. The Living Machine; 2. The Blue Planet; 3. Climate Puzzle; 4. Tales From Other Worlds; 5. The Solar Sea; 6. Gifts From The Earth; and 7. The Fate of The Earth Narrated by Richard Kiley; won Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series series credits at IMDb movie entry at Wikipedia Allumination Filmworks Episode 1 on VHS [3/96] 1 hour - out of prodn/used Allumination Filmworks Episode 2 on VHS [3/96] out of prodn/used Annenberg CPB Collection Episode 3 on VHS [3/96] 2 hours for $18.49 Allumination Filmworks Episode 4 on VHS [3/96] 2 hours for $17.95 Allumination Filmworks Episode 4 on VHS [3/96] for $17.95 Allumination Filmworks Episode 5 on VHS [3/96] 1 hour for $14.79 Allumination Filmworks Episode 6 on VHS [3/96] 1 hour for $19.89 Allumination Filmworks Episode 7 on VHS [3/96] 1 hour for $19.89 |
 | "Thirst" episode of P.O.V. [aired on P.B.S. in 2004]
video/DVD not available at Amazon program credits at IMDb P.B.S. program page producer's movie site "Thirst: Fighting The Corporate Theft of Our Water" [2007] by Alan Snitow & Deborah Kaufman, with Michael Fox Kindle Edition from Jossey-Bass [3/2007 edition] for $19.56 Jossey-Bass 9x6 hardcover [3/2007] for $27.95 |
 | "Planet Earth" TV series [B.B.C./Discovery April-Dec 2006] each set contains all 11 episodes: From Pole To Pole, Mountains, Fresh Water, Caves, Deserts, Ice Worlds, Great Plains, Jungles, Shallow Seas, Seasonal Forests, and Ocean Deep Directed by Alastair Fothergill; co-written & narrated by David Attenborough (Sigourney Weaver on Discovery Channel) series credits at IMDb BBC official series site series entry at Wikipedia BBC Worldwide widescreen color Blu-ray [4/2007] 4 disks for $39.99 BBC Worldwide widescreen color Blu-ray [10/2011] 6 disks for $51.99 BBC Worldwide widescreen color Blu-ray/DVD combo [4/2007] 5 disks for $35.99 BBC Worldwide widescreen color Special Edition DVD [10/2011] 6 disks for $41.99 BBC Worldwide widescreen color Limited Edition DVD [10/2011] 6 disks for $56.49 |
 | "Earth" documentary from DisneyNature [Europe 2007, USA April 2009] 90-minute documentary film co-produced, co-written & co-directed by Alastair Fothergill; co-written & co-directed by Mark Linfield; co-written by Leslie Megahey; narration by James Earl Jones or Patrick Stewart Disney Studios Home Ent. widescreen color Blu-ray [9/2009] for $20.99 Disney Studios Home Ent. widescreen color DVD [9/2009] for $13.99 full credits at IMDb movie entry at Wikipedia official movie site |
 | "Planet In Peril" TV documentary [C.N.N. special 2007]
Hosted by Anderson Cooper, with Jeff Corwin & Sanjay Gupta CNN widescreen color DVD [11/2007] 2 disks for $19.98 full credits at IMDb |
 | "Red Gold: An Environmental Documentary" [indep 2008] Proposed open-pit mines at the headwaters of two rivers that run to Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska threaten the sockeye salmon that is a major basis of the livelihood of Anglo & Native communities. A film by Ben Knight & Travis Rummel Felt Soul Media color DVD [2008] out of prodn/scarce via Amazon color DVD also available from producer's website for $25 {home viewing only} credits at IMDb official movie site |
 | "B.B.C. Natural History Collection" Blu-ray Box Set [2008] contains 23 {roughly) hour-long B.B.C. programs totalling 1350 minutes (22½ hours): 11-episode "Planet Earth" [2006]; "Elephant Nomads of The Namib Desert"; 3-episode "The Future"; "Galapagos"; "Ganges"; "Into The Wilderness"; "Living Together"; "Saving Species"; "Secrets of The Maya Underworld"; "Snow Leopards: Beyond The Myth"; and "Wild China" B.B.C. Warner widescreen color Blu-ray box set [3/2012] 10 disks for $62.99 B.B.C. Worldwide HD widescreen color Blu-ray box set [9/2008] 8 disks for $109.99 |
 | "Flow: How Did A Handful of Corporations Steal Our Water?" [Oscilloscope Pictures Sept 2008] Filmmaker Salina realized that although there is a wide range of water problems spread all across the globe, they are all connected, and it's important to look at the big picture. 93-minute color documentary film directed by Irena Salina; featuring author Maude Barlow, Bolivian activist Oscar Olivera, Penn & Teller, T. Boone Pickens, and many others Oscilloscope widescreen color DVD [12/2008] for $23.49 full credits at IMDb official movie site |
 | "Oceans: Exploring The Secrets of Our Underwater World" TV documentary [BBC2-TV/Discovery Nov-Dec 2008] 8-episode documentary TV series; narrated by Mark Halliley; featuring Lucy Blue, Philippe Cousteau Jr., Tooni Mahto & Paul Rose B.B.C. Warner color DVD [6/2010] 3 disks for $35.99 series credits at IMDb series entry at Wikipedia B.B.C. official series site |
 | "The Last Stand: Heroes At Ballona Wetlands" [indep 2004; rev 2008]
24-minute color documentary film about the folks who saved much wetlands acreage in Los Angeles and Orange counties bare credits at IMDb Produced, written & co-directed by Sheila A. Laffey; co-directed by Todd Brunelle Echo Mountain Prodns color DVD [12/2008] for $19.95 For an alternate view, see the Working Minds ezine Issue #41 essay "Playa Vista" from March 2004 |
 | "Plastic Planet" documentary film [Austria Sept 2009, USA Jan 2011] Filmmaker Boote takes us on a journey around the globe, showing that plastics have become a threat for both environmental and human health. Written & directed by Werner Boote; featuring Werner Boote & many others First Run Features widescreen color DVD [4/2011] for $18.99 full credits at IMDb official movie site {German-language} |
 | "Blue Gold: World Water Wars" [Purple Turtle Films 2009 video release] Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments are already competing for control of our dwindling fresh water supply, prompting protests, lawsuits, and even revolutionary movements from citizens forced to fight for the right to survive. Co-produced, co-written & directed by Sam Bozzo; based on the 2002 book by Maude Barlow & Tony Clarke; narrated by Malcolm McDowell; won CINE Golden Eagle, won awards at Fort Collins, Newport Beach & Vancouver Intl. film festivals P.B.S. Home Video color DVD [4/2009] for $19.99 full credits at IMDb official movie site |
 | "Tapped" feature documentary [Atlas Films July 2009] An unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water, a commodity that is bought and sold like any other article of commerce. Or is access to clean drinking water a basic human right? Co-produced, co-written & co-directed by Stephanie Soechtig; co-written & co-directed by Jason Lindsey; co-written by Josh David Disinformation Films color DVD [8/2010] for $13.99 full credits at IMDb official movie site |
 | "Split Estate" documentary film [Red Rock Aug 2009] "What you don't know CAN hurt you" 74-nimute documentary showing the very dirty side of hydraulic fracturing {'fracking'} and the natural gas industry which falsely & criminally promotes itself as a clean alternative to fossil fuels. Produced & directed by Debra Anderson; narrated by Ali McGraw; aired on Discovery Channel / Network Green in 2010, won Emmy Award for Outstanding Research Bullfrog color DVD [6/2011] for $24.95 full credits at IMDb official movie site |
 | "Oceans" TV documentary [France/Disneynature April 2010]
Co-written & co-directed by Jacques Perrin & Jacques Cluzaud; narrated by Jacques Perrin (French) or Pierce Brosnan (English) Walt Disney Video widescreen color Blu-ray/DVD combo [10/2010] 2 disks for $24.99 Walt Disney Video widescreen color DVD [10/2010] for $18.49 full credits at IMDb movie entry at Wikipedia official movie site |
 | "GasLand" documentary film [H.B.O. broadcast June 2010] Halliburton developed a way to get rock-bound natural gas out of the ground, a hydraulic drilling process called 'fracking', and suddenly America finds itself becoming an energy superpower. The downside? The drilling companies are polluting underground water aquifers, some of which deliver so much pollution into homes that you can light a flame to the water coming out of the kitchen tap. Co-produced, written & directed by Josh Fox; featuring energy exec Aubrey K. McClendon and archive footage of George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Richard Nixon, T. Boone Pickens & Pete Seeger; nominated for Best Documentary Feature Oscar and for W.G.A. Best Documentary Screenplay, won Emmy Award for Nonfiction Programming, won Special Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival, won Special Jury Prize at Sarasota Film Festival, won Environmental Media Award Docurama color DVD [12/2010] for $13.46 full credits at IMDb official movie site |
 | "Water Wars: When Drought, Flood, and Greed Collide" [Cinema Libre 2010] Hour-long documentary film examines the world water crisis as it is currently affecting Bangladesh: rising seas, drought, floods, downriver pollution from India, and groundwater poisoned with arsenic. Co-produced, written & directed by Jim Burroughs; narrated by Martin Sheen Cinema Libre color DVD [8/2010] for $19.95 credits at IMDb official movie site |
| | "B.B.C. Natural History Collection 2" DVD & Blu-ray Box Sets [2010] contains 1250 minutes (almost 21 hours) of BBC nature programs: 10-part "Life" on 4 disks; 2-disk "Natures Most Amazing Events"; 2-disk "South Pacific"; and 3-part "Yellowstone" BBC Worldwide HD widescreen color Blu-ray box set [10/2010] 9 disks for $107.99 the DVD box set has different content: still 1250 minutes (almost 21 hours) of BBC nature pro-grams: 10-part "Life" on 4 disks; "Gallapagos"; "Ganges"; "Life In Cold Blood"; and "Wild China" BBC Worldwide widescreen color DVD box set [10/2010] 10 disks for $93.99 |
 | "Carbon Nation" documentary film [indep Feb 2011] An optimistic (and witty) look at what people are already doing, what we as a nation could be doing, and what the world needs to do to prevent - or at least to slow down - the looming climate crisis. Co-produced, co-written & directed by Peter Byck; co-produced & co-written by Karen Weigert; co-written by Eric Driscoll & Matt Weinhold; narrated by Bill Kurtis; featuring Richard Branson, Lester R. Brown, Tom Friedman, Van Jones, Gary Hirshberg, Amory Lovins, Col. Dan Nolan, John Rowe, Jim Rogers, R. James Woolsey, and many more clean energy pioneers Team Marketing color DVD [8/2011] for $17.99 ClayWay Media color DVD [8/2011] for $19.99 full credits at IMDb official movie site |
 | "Queen of The Sun: What Are The Bees Telling Us?" [indep March 2011] Philosopher Rudolf Steiner predicted in 1923 that bees would disappear in 80 to 100 years; the recent worldwide 'colony collapse disorder' events seem to have fulfilled that prediction. The danger? Bees pollinate four out of ten foods eaten by humans. Co-produced & directed by Taggart Siegel; featuring Michael Pollan, Gunther Hauk, Vandana Shiva, Raj Patel & Rudolf Steiner [1861-1925] DVD/Blu-ray not yet available full credits at IMDb official movie site official trailer on YouTube |
 | "The Last Mountain: A Fight For Our Future" [Dada Films June 2011] A record of the clash between a small West Virginia community and a giant coal company engaging in mountaintop coal removal. Co-produced, co-written & directed by Bill Haney; featuring Robert Kennedy, Jr. DVD/Blu-ray not yet available; credits at IMDb official movie site |
 | "Bag It: Is Your Life Too Plastic?" documentary film [Reel Thing/A.P.T. Worldwide Sept 2011] An 'average guy' makes a resolution at the grocery store to stop using plastic bags. Wanting to learn more, he embarks on a global tour to unravel the complexities of our plastic-infused world – an average American's plastic waste per year is 800 pounds. Directed by Suzan Beraza; written by Michelle Curry Wright; featuring Jeb Berrier, Peter Coyote & Anne Reeser DVD/Blu-ray not yet available full credits at IMDb |
"Surviving Progress" documentary [Canada Nov 2011, USA April 2012]
Exec produced by Martin Scorsese; co-written & co-directed by Mathieu Roy & Harold Crooks; 'inspired by'
Ronald Wright's bestselling non-fiction book "A Short History of Progress"; featuring Margaret Atwood,
Jane Goodall, Stephen Hawking, David Suzuki, Robert Wright & Ronald Wright
full credits at IMDb
official movie site
 | "The Lorax" [Universal/Illumination Studios March 2012]  Animated feature film co-written & co-directed by Ken Daurio & Cinco Paul, co-directed by Chris Renaud; based on the 1971 book by Dr. Seuss; voices of Zac Efron, Ed Helms, Danny DeVito, Taylor Swift, Rob Riggle & Betty White DVD/Blu-ray not yet available latest info at IMDb official movie site |
 | "Chasing Ice" feature documentary [National Geographic/Oscilloscope 2012]
A National Geographic photojournalist set out to disprove 'global warming' by using time-lapse cameras in the Arctic, but the resulting footage is startling proof that glaciers and sea ice are disappearing at a breathtaking rate. Co-produced & directed by Jeff Orlowski; featuring James Balog, Svavar Jonatansson, Adam LeWinter, Louie Psihoyos, Kitty Boone & Jeff Orlowski; won Documentary Cinematography Award at Sundance Film Festival DVD/Blu-ray not yet available full credits at IMDb official movie site |
"Promised Land" [indep 2012?]
Announced 4/2012: Fictional drama about a powerful natural gas company that infiltrates a small rural town to tap into subterranean resources, and following how that action affects the residents lives; co-written by & starring Matt Damon & John Krasinski; to be directed by Gus Van Sant; also starring Frances McDormand, Rosemarie DeWitt, Hal Holbrook, Titus Welliver
latest info at IMDb
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