Written on Water: A Modern Tale of a Dry West
Feb 19, 2016 | IMDB 0
57 min Watch NowDocumentary
Examines the conflicts, politics, economics, and groundwater depletion in the High Plains region, with a focus on the Ogallala Aquifer. Farmers and communities survive on the precious waters of the Aquifer, yet it is being depleted at alarming rates.
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Battle Over Bears Ears
Souvent l’hiver se mutine
Legacy
Green Careers in Supply Chain Management
The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall
Our Soil is Our Heritage
Chvála révy
Una piedra pequeñita
From Source to Sea
Peaks to Prairie: A Holistic Regenerative Approach
Wiebo's War
Blue Vinyl
Split Estate
Trouble in the Forest
Battle for the Trees
Arc of Justice
The Mermaids' Tears: Oceans of Plastic
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Into Eternity: A Film for the Future
IMDB 7.2 | Nov , 2010
Every day, the world over, large amounts of high-level radioactive waste created by nuclear power plants is placed in interim storage, which is vulnerable to natural disasters, man-made disasters, and to societal changes. In Finland the world’s first permanent repository is being hewn out of solid rock – a huge system of underground tunnels - that must last 100,000 years as this is how long the waste remains hazardous.Orphaned
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2021
Through the eyes of ex-engineer, now filmmaker Gillian McKercher, Orphaned explores the huge task of cleaning up thousands of idle oil and gas wells in the prairies before it's too late.Delmarva and the Ground for Change
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2026
Three family-owned farms on the Delmarva Peninsula and their success using practices that protect and promote healthy soil; practices that also safeguard working lands against the extremes posed by climate change.Battle Over Bears Ears
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2018
At its heart, it’s a battle for homeland and sovereignty. Bears Ears, a remote section of land lined with red cliffs and filled with juniper sage, is at the center of a fight over who has a say in how Western landscapes are protected and managed.Souvent l’hiver se mutine
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2025
Legacy
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2024
Is there a mental health crisis in agriculture in Colorado? Farming and ranching has become increasingly difficult over the years. An industry that is typically viewed as romantic, hardworking, and "salt-of-the earth" is actually a job full of tremendous stress outside of anyone's control. Combine that with the enormous generational pressure to continue the family farm, and you have a large group of people that are suffering silently. How do we take care of those that are taking care of us?Green Careers in Supply Chain Management
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2009
A ten minute video exploring green careers in supply chain management produced by The Van Horne Institute featuring speakers and interviews.The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1990
Born in London in 1934, Jane Goodall spent decades in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park, studying the social and family structures of chimpanzees and helping to bring their ecological vulnerability into the public consciousness. She also founded and remains integral to the Jane Goodall Institute, which encourages environmental activism and stewardship among young people. In this program, the famous scientist reflects on her many years spent observing and learning about our primate cousins.Our Soil is Our Heritage
IMDB 7 | Oct , 2020
Right on our doorstep there is something that feeds us all: living soil. But this precious resource is under threat – from us humans! Our planet needs more than 2000 years to form ten centimetres of fertile soil. What does this mean for the future?Chvála révy
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1941
Una piedra pequeñita
IMDB 0 | May , 2022
Mateo (5), Nadia (9), Mati (4) and Isabella (5), are neighbors of a settlement located in the middle of an open-air garbage dump. These little protagonists appropriate the space they inhabit from the playful reflecting what it means to grow up in La Favela.From Source to Sea
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2018
Peaks to Prairie: A Holistic Regenerative Approach
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2025
How can we harness the power of mushrooms to fight climate change? In the American West, wildfires spread fast. To slow the flames, forest managers are thinning the forests. Cutting down trees. But where does all that wood go? Nearby on the agricultural prairie, soils sit degraded from generations of traditional farming. The soil lacks the organic matter they need to thrive. Could these two challenges provide solutions to each other— with a little help from Mother Nature? Peaks to Prairie is a short film about nature-based climate solutions and how mushrooms can play a key role.Wiebo's War
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2011
Wiebo Ludwig is the leader of a Christian group who brought his family to live in Alberta, Canada, 25 years ago in order live a life according to scripture. They built a small, self-sufficient community in a place that they did not realize was one of the largest undeveloped natural gas fields in North America. Unlike others who lived in the area, Wiebo and his family refused to sell their land and move, and now Wiebo is the prime suspect in a series of pipeline bombings and other acts of sabotage against the local oil industry.Blue Vinyl
IMDB 5.3 | Jan , 2002
With humor, chutzpah and a piece of vinyl siding firmly in hand, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand and co-director and award-winning cinematographer Daniel B. Gold set out in search of the truth about polyvinyl chloride (PVC), America's most popular plastic. From Long Island to Louisiana to Italy, they unearth the facts about PVC and its effects on human health and the environment.Split Estate
IMDB 0 | Aug , 2009
This compelling Emmy Award winning documentary shows the dirty side of hydraulic fracturing and natural gas, an energy source the industry touts as a clean alternative to fossil fuels.Trouble in the Forest
IMDB 0 | Oct , 1988
In this compelling film, David Suzuki investigates the frightening phenomenon of forest dieback caused by acid rain and proposes some solutions.Battle for the Trees
IMDB 0 | Apr , 1992
This documentary examines the battle strategies of citizens, scientists, loggers, environmentalists and First Nations people who are fighting over the liquidation of public forests and, with it, a way of life.Arc of Justice
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2016
ARC OF JUSTICE traces the remarkable journey of New Communities, Inc. and the struggle for racial justice and economic empowerment among African Americans in southwest Georgia.The Mermaids' Tears: Oceans of Plastic
IMDB 8 | May , 2009
Every km of ocean now contains an average of 74,000 pieces of plastic. A 'plastic soup' of waste, killing hundreds of thousands of animals every year and leaching chemicals slowly up the food chain. In Holland, scientists found plastic in the stomachs of 95% of all fulmar birds. In Germany, plastic has been found to affect the reproductive systems of animals, while in the US, conservationists are seeing increasing numbers of dolphins die in agony, their guts blocked with rubbish. What will be the long term impact of this 'plastic pollution'? Can anything be done to clean up our oceans?