In the 21st-century global food economy, by the time it’s been grown, processed and distributed, most food has traveled an average of 1,500 miles before reaching the plate. AS renowned author Michael Pollan elaborates, the effects of this fossil fuel-driven system are detrimental to the...
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Renewables, biofuels, solar, wind and other energy sources may be alternatives to fossil fuel, but it is impossible to ignore the ubiquity of coal and the power capabilities of nuclear, despite their many drawbacks.
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Watch the full show from Tuesday, December 15: China is the world’s worst polluter and leader in green technology; corruption in Afghanistan; Turkey's dirty war against the Kurds; and, an octopus at work in Indonesia.
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sa petite ferme. [M. Cheng, Agriculteur depuis 30 ans]: « Avant, c'était tellement clair que je pouvais voir les montagnes et le fleuve Jaune de très loin. Maintenant, tout est gris, on ne voit plus rien. » [Mme Wu, Agricultrice installée depuis 15 ans]: « Il ya tellement d’usines, la conséquenc...
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This film captures the highlights of a 2008 study, Vulnerability Assessment of Freshwater Resources to Environmental Change, carried out by researchers in China and Mongolia for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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