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The Bells of Chernobyl
produced by Tele Images International (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 55 mins
This fast paced and chilling story of the Chernobyl disaster, pieced together from eyewitness accounts and historic film footage, shows a cover up of epic proportions. April 26, 1986 marked the day of no return for the residents of Pripyat, just north of Kiev. It was here that Units 3 and 4 of the nuclear reactor...
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produced by Tele Images International (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 55 mins
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This fast paced and chilling story of the Chernobyl disaster, pieced together from eyewitness accounts and historic film footage, shows a cover up of epic proportions. April 26, 1986 marked the day of no return for the residents of Pripyat, just north of Kiev. It was here that Units 3 and 4 of the nuclear reactor of Chernobyl exploded, spewing radiation as far as Scandinavia and Japan. It was here that the dangers were kept from the residents, wh...
This fast paced and chilling story of the Chernobyl disaster, pieced together from eyewitness accounts and historic film footage, shows a cover up of epic proportions. April 26, 1986 marked the day of no return for the residents of Pripyat, just north of Kiev. It was here that Units 3 and 4 of the nuclear reactor of Chernobyl exploded, spewing radiation as far as Scandinavia and Japan. It was here that the dangers were kept from the residents, who witnessed "outsiders in strange suits" with geiger counters come to "clean up" the plant. It was days before the government decided to evacuate the population, telling the residents they would return shortly. Pripyat is still uninhabitable. This was the biggest disaster of the industrial age. More radiation was unleashed than at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Vegetation, cattle, milk, and even firewood was, and continues to be, contaminated all over Belorus and Russia. A whole generation is growing up surrounded by sickness and death. As the spectre of failing nuclear reactors looms large, especially in the former Soviet Union, this film will forever be a chilling reminder of the potential for disaster. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tele Images International
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Chernobyl Disaster, Explosives, Accidents (Physical health), Engineering, Science
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Economist Video, Hydrogen: Fuel of the Future?
produced by The Economist, in Economist Video (London, England: The Economist, 2021), 8 mins
It’s been hailed as fuel of the future. Hydrogen is clean, flexible and energy efficient. But in practice there are huge hurdles to overcome before widespread adoption can be achieved
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produced by The Economist, in Economist Video (London, England: The Economist, 2021), 8 mins
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It’s been hailed as fuel of the future. Hydrogen is clean, flexible and energy efficient. But in practice there are huge hurdles to overcome before widespread adoption can be achieved
Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
The Economist
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
The Economist
Series
Economist Video
Speaker / Narrator
Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran
Person Discussed
Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran
Topic / Theme
Fuel
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2021 The Economist
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Lavender Lake: Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal
directed by Alison Prete; produced by Rough on Rats Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 54 mins
South Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal, opened in 1866, was once hailed as one of the shortest and most important waterways in the world. It was also known as one of the world's dirtiest. Its putrid, perfumed airs were highly recommended for head colds. After one hundred thirty years of raw sewage, toxic sludge, dumped co...
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directed by Alison Prete; produced by Rough on Rats Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 54 mins
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South Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal, opened in 1866, was once hailed as one of the shortest and most important waterways in the world. It was also known as one of the world's dirtiest. Its putrid, perfumed airs were highly recommended for head colds. After one hundred thirty years of raw sewage, toxic sludge, dumped corpses and drowned dogs, the community continues to fight to clean up the Gowanus.Lavender Lake looks at what the promise of a new envir...
South Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal, opened in 1866, was once hailed as one of the shortest and most important waterways in the world. It was also known as one of the world's dirtiest. Its putrid, perfumed airs were highly recommended for head colds. After one hundred thirty years of raw sewage, toxic sludge, dumped corpses and drowned dogs, the community continues to fight to clean up the Gowanus.Lavender Lake looks at what the promise of a new environment means to those who live and work in the Gowanus area: the funeral director has fought for decades for his vision of a Venice in Brooklyn; the environmentalist attempts to re-introduce oysters to the canal; the physicist working to turn the canal into a test site for transforming toxic sludge into kitchen tiles; the cops who fish a suitcase out full of body parts. Weaving together their stories with the past three years of progress and delays to flush out the canal, the documentary captures a blighted urban space of astonishing physical beauty at a critical moment of change. It shows a community dreaming and battling over a new and suddenly desirable urban landscape. Can a group of visionary citizens reclaim the waterway and build a viable neighborhood that is also a mecca for travelers? High School Adult
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rough on Rats Productions
Author / Creator
Alison Prete
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Water pollution, Canals, Environment, Cities, Farm buildings, Science
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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NOVA, Episode 6, Chasing Carbon Zero
directed by Miles O'Brien, 1959-; produced by Will Toubman and Miles O'Brien, 1959-, in NOVA, Episode 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2023), 53 mins
The U.S. recently set an ambitious climate change goal: net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. And to achieve that, slash emissions in half by 2030. Is it possible? And what kind of technology would it take? Meet scientists and engineers who are convinced we can achieve carbon zero in time to avoid the biggest impacts...
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directed by Miles O'Brien, 1959-; produced by Will Toubman and Miles O'Brien, 1959-, in NOVA, Episode 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2023), 53 mins
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The U.S. recently set an ambitious climate change goal: net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. And to achieve that, slash emissions in half by 2030. Is it possible? And what kind of technology would it take? Meet scientists and engineers who are convinced we can achieve carbon zero in time to avoid the biggest impacts of climate change.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sharon Wilson, fl. 2014, Roisin Commane, fl. 2005, Miles O'Brien, 1959-, Cindy D Taff, Habib Dagher, fl. 1985, Christopher Galarza, fl. 2019, Donnel Baird, fl. 2013, Jefferson W Tester, fl. 1971, Will Toubman
Author / Creator
Miles O'Brien, 1959-
Date Published / Released
2023
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
NOVA
Speaker / Narrator
Melissa C. Lott, fl. 2011, Linda Zhang, fl. 1996, William Woodford, fl. 2005, Yet-Ming Chiang, 1958-
Person Discussed
Melissa C. Lott, fl. 2011, Linda Zhang, fl. 1996, William Woodford, fl. 2005, Yet-Ming Chiang, 1958-
Topic / Theme
Air pollution, Geothermal engineering, Environmental protection, Renewable energy sources, Automobile industry
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2023 WGBH Educational Foundation
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Nuclear Now
directed by Oliver Stone, 1946-; produced by Fernando Sulichin, fl. 1992-2016, Maximilien Arvelaiz, fl. 2016 and Rob Wilson, fl. 1998, Participant Media, New element media and Abramorama (Sausalito, CA: Ro*Co Films, 2023), 1 hour 46 mins
With unprecedented access to France, Russia, and the United States' nuclear industry, Nuclear Now envisions a world where nuclear energy triumphs over climate change and energy poverty. Beneath our feet, Uranium atoms hold an incredible energy reserve, unlocked during the mid-20th century for bombs and submarines....
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directed by Oliver Stone, 1946-; produced by Fernando Sulichin, fl. 1992-2016, Maximilien Arvelaiz, fl. 2016 and Rob Wilson, fl. 1998, Participant Media, New element media and Abramorama (Sausalito, CA: Ro*Co Films, 2023), 1 hour 46 mins
Description
With unprecedented access to France, Russia, and the United States' nuclear industry, Nuclear Now envisions a world where nuclear energy triumphs over climate change and energy poverty. Beneath our feet, Uranium atoms hold an incredible energy reserve, unlocked during the mid-20th century for bombs and submarines. As societies transitioned from fossil fuels to nuclear power, a long-term PR campaign, funded by coal and oil, aimed to sow public fea...
With unprecedented access to France, Russia, and the United States' nuclear industry, Nuclear Now envisions a world where nuclear energy triumphs over climate change and energy poverty. Beneath our feet, Uranium atoms hold an incredible energy reserve, unlocked during the mid-20th century for bombs and submarines. As societies transitioned from fossil fuels to nuclear power, a long-term PR campaign, funded by coal and oil, aimed to sow public fear of harmless low-level radiation and blur the line between nuclear weapons and energy. Oliver Stone reminds us that knowledge conquers fear, and our human ingenuity can tackle the climate crisis.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Fernando Sulichin, fl. 1992-2016, Maximilien Arvelaiz, fl. 2016, Rob Wilson, fl. 1998, Participant Media, New element media, Abramorama, Oliver Stone, 1946-
Author / Creator
Oliver Stone, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2023
Publisher
Ro*Co Films
Speaker / Narrator
Rod Adams, Harvey Wasserman, 1945-, Vladimir Grigorievich Asmolov, 1946-, Shannon Bragg-Sitton, Jean-Bernard Lévy, 1955-, Ashley Finan, fl. 2013, Caroline Cochran, fl. 2012, Jacob DeWitte, fl. 2013, Isabelle Boemeke, fl. 2018, Oliver Stone, 1946-
Person Discussed
Rod Adams, Harvey Wasserman, 1945-, Vladimir Grigorievich Asmolov, 1946-, Shannon Bragg-Sitton, Jean-Bernard Lévy, 1955-, Ashley Finan, fl. 2013, Caroline Cochran, fl. 2012, Jacob DeWitte, fl. 2013, Isabelle Boemeke, fl. 2018, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, James Hansen, 1941-, Jim Inhofe, 1934-, Marie Sklodowska Curie, 1867-1934, Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, Hyman George Rickover, 1900-1986, Charles...
Rod Adams, Harvey Wasserman, 1945-, Vladimir Grigorievich Asmolov, 1946-, Shannon Bragg-Sitton, Jean-Bernard Lévy, 1955-, Ashley Finan, fl. 2013, Caroline Cochran, fl. 2012, Jacob DeWitte, fl. 2013, Isabelle Boemeke, fl. 2018, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, James Hansen, 1941-, Jim Inhofe, 1934-, Marie Sklodowska Curie, 1867-1934, Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, Hyman George Rickover, 1900-1986, Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970, Warren Weaver, fl. 1971, Hansel Adams, 1902-1984
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Topic / Theme
Nuclear energy, Nuclear engineering, Radiological weapons, Climate change, Environmental disasters, Pollution, Uranium, Carbon dioxide, Energy resources, Sustainable engineering, Renewable energy sources, Coal, Electricity, Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster, March 11, 2011
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The Toxin That Will Not Die
produced by Poul-Erik Heilbuth and Hans Bulow (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 29 mins
In India, DDT is used in the battle against malaria, even though it has proven toxic and no longer effective against the mosquitoes. Every week Indian villages are visited by a spraying team. The government continues to use tons of DDT, even though simple remedies like mosquito nets and fish would be far more effe...
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produced by Poul-Erik Heilbuth and Hans Bulow (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 29 mins
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In India, DDT is used in the battle against malaria, even though it has proven toxic and no longer effective against the mosquitoes. Every week Indian villages are visited by a spraying team. The government continues to use tons of DDT, even though simple remedies like mosquito nets and fish would be far more effective controls. The deadly toxin is borne by air currents across the globe, poisoning food supplies as far as Europe and America. This...
In India, DDT is used in the battle against malaria, even though it has proven toxic and no longer effective against the mosquitoes. Every week Indian villages are visited by a spraying team. The government continues to use tons of DDT, even though simple remedies like mosquito nets and fish would be far more effective controls. The deadly toxin is borne by air currents across the globe, poisoning food supplies as far as Europe and America. This film exposes the power of the pesticide industry which is worth billions of dollars in India. The government's fight against malaria is a good source of income which the industry will do anything to keep. However, people around the world will pay with their lives. College Adult
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Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Poul-Erik Heilbuth, Hans Bulow
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane), Pollutants, Chemical industry, Environmental illnesses, Pesticides, Ecology, Science, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Where Were You, 7, Chernobyl
in Where Were You, 7 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2011), 25 mins
On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Pripyat, Ukraine, experienced what has been widely regarded as the worst nuclear meltdowns in history. The high radiation levels that resulted from the disaster led to several hundred deaths and thousands of cases of thyroid cancer.
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in Where Were You, 7 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2011), 25 mins
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On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Pripyat, Ukraine, experienced what has been widely regarded as the worst nuclear meltdowns in history. The high radiation levels that resulted from the disaster led to several hundred deaths and thousands of cases of thyroid cancer.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Amanda Brocklebank
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
World Wide Entertainment
Series
Where Were You
Speaker / Narrator
Amanda Brocklebank
Topic / Theme
Chernobyl Disaster, Accidental deaths, Energy industry, Industrial buildings, Pollution, Sciences, Explosives, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster, Pripyat, Ukraine, April 26, 1986, Science and Technology, Engineering, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Used with permission of World Wide Entertainment.
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Where Were You, 20, Bhopal Disaster
produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Where Were You, 20 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2011, originally published 2011), 24 mins
There are some global events of such impact that they stay with us forever. They are so important that we sit up and pay attention as they are happening: we sit glued to the television we pour over newspapers we frantically search out more information to understand. This series looks at some of the most shocking e...
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produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Where Were You, 20 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2011, originally published 2011), 24 mins
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There are some global events of such impact that they stay with us forever. They are so important that we sit up and pay attention as they are happening: we sit glued to the television we pour over newspapers we frantically search out more information to understand. This series looks at some of the most shocking events of the 20th and early 21st Century analyzing how the news of their occurrence spread across the globe and what impact they had on...
There are some global events of such impact that they stay with us forever. They are so important that we sit up and pay attention as they are happening: we sit glued to the television we pour over newspapers we frantically search out more information to understand. This series looks at some of the most shocking events of the 20th and early 21st Century analyzing how the news of their occurrence spread across the globe and what impact they had on the modern world. This episode focuses on the Bhopal disaster.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
World Wide Entertainment, Marilyn Higgins, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
World Wide Entertainment
Series
Where Were You
Speaker / Narrator
Marilyn Higgins, fl. 2012
Topic / Theme
Bhopal Gas Disaster, Accidental deaths, Chemical industry, Poisonings, Bhopal Gas Tragedy, India, December 2-3,1984, Science and Technology, Engineering, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011 by World Wide Entertainment
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