Harrison Ford narrates a compelling Conservation International video that drives home the urgency of working today to save the planet's ecosystems. The reasons are compelling and undisputable. Rainforests the size of New York City disappear each day. Ninety percent of the world's predatory fish are gone.
Week of September 22, 2005:
CAN'T CLOSE OUR EYES ANYMORE
Harrison Ford narrates this compelling Conservation International video that drives home the urgency of working today to save the planet's ecosystems. The reasons are compelling and undisputable. Rainforests the size of New York City disappear each day. Ninety percent of the world's predatory fish are gone. The video points to the destruction wrought by December's tsunami as evidence of the inextricable relationship of man and nature. Lacking the natural protection of coral reefs and mangroves, torn out to make way for development, nothing stood in the way to temper the fury of the big wave. While recognizing the threat currently facing the environment, Conservation International finds reason for home among the many successes it has built in conjunction with its partners around the world.
GLOBAL WARMING
Scientists say that, due to human factors, the global temperature has risen faster in the past 150 years than it did in the 10,000 years before that. "Climate is not what it used to be," according to this video that provides a fascinating snapshot of global warming. The facts and figures tell he story one way, but beneath the numbers lies a frightening truth: Global warming puts our health and lifestyles at risk. The impact of glacial melt on cultures dependent on ice, for instance, has been tremendous. The question of who is responsible for global warming and what the evidence means is covered in this information-packed piece, featuring Alanis Morissette.
LEATHERBACK TURTLE
Sea turtles are the canaries in the coal mine for ocean health, "ambassadors of sea," says renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle. Swimming the oceans when dinosaurs roamed the earth, sea turtles have existed virtually unchanged through millennia. Vast in number less than a century ago, all seven sea turtle species are endangered today. This video focuses on the magnificent, enigmatic leatherback, the largest of all sea turtles, and the work of the Sea Turtle Restoration Project to save it from oblivion.
ENERGY STAR
The EPA says that the energy we use in our homes can lead to twice the greenhouse gases as a car generates. If you've ever wondered how you can make a difference for the environment, consider the benefits of Energy Star, detailed compellingly and with humor in this enjoyable video.
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NORTH CAROLINA RECYCLING
What is reincarnation? This stylish video takes a look at the second lives of everything from Coke cans to running shoes in promoting RE3, North Carolina's new recycling campaign designed to increase participation in recycling at home, at the office, at a party, at a ballgame or park.
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