Gasland [videorecording] : Can you light your water on fire? by
In 2009, Delaware River Basin native Josh Fox was presented with an interesting proposal: lease his family lands to a natural gas company for a new method of drilling called hydraulic fracturing, and get a check for $100,000. He wouldn’t have to do anything but sit back and collect the money. Curious about the process, Fox embarks on an exploration of other areas where natural gas drilling was already in progress, to observe firsthand any potential downsides.
Global dump by
Looks at the implications of the growing need for dumping grounds for the waste generated by the manufacture of new consumer goods and the discarding of old ones. Examines the globalization of industrial waste disposal, including toxic materials, and the shifting of the burden to less-developed nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Also discusses the likelihood of more severe consequences of environmental change and degradation in the Third World.
Waste land by
Brooklyn based artist Vik Muniz grew up poor in Brazil. This film follows him as he returns to Rio de Janeiro, specifically to Jardim Gramacho, or "Garbage Garden." The world’s largest landfill, it receives 7,000 tons daily, an astonishing 70% of all Rio’s garbage. "We are not pickers of garbage; we are pickers of recyclable materials," says Tião, a catadore, or trash picker who thinks of himself and his fellows as environmentalists.
