[Canadian Oil]
News profile of oil the US receives from Canada, including its economic benefits and environmental harm.
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[Vanishing birds]
Short news segment about the disappearing prairies in Illinois and the species who inhabit them.
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Newshour: Asian Carp
PBS Newshour segment about Silver and Bighead Carp invading American rivers. Looks at effects and prevention strategies, as well as those who have used the invasive species to their advantage.
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Newshour: Nuclear Waste
Segment covering concerns about the possibility of a new nuclear reactor being built in Clinton, IL, as well as safety issues surrounding the disposal of nuclear waste.
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Newshour: Clean Water
News segment concerning the Clean Water Act and its effect on plans for a landfill in the Chicago suburbs. Covers the US Army Corps of Engineers opposition to the landfill, and the resulting court cases.
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Postcard from 1st U.S. Environmental Film Festival
Short film about the first U.S. Environmental Film Festival, held in Colorado Springs in April 1990.
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Redwood Summer, 1990
For this year’s Earth Day, we take a look back to the year 1990, when thousands of activists congregated in various bases throughout California’s redwood forests as part of the large scale anti-deforestation protest known as Redwood Summer. The event involved various forms of nonviolent protest and civil disobedience, including protesters sitting in front of bulldozers or chaining themselves to trees as well as legal motions for court injunctions against the logging of old growth forests. Redwood Summer sparked conflict […]
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Cape May Composite
This tape contains two pieces created for the weekly TV show “Are You There?” They focus on the environmental and political problems within the town of Cape May, New Jersey.