Ecology

Planet Earth (2007)

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From the stunning creators of Blue Planet: Seas of Life comes this epic 5-disc series celebrating the Earth as never before. With an unprecedented production budget, using high definition photography and revolutionary high-speed cameras.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

High

Length:

11:40

Choking in the Fast Lane (2006)

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Power Play Series: Part 1

Grade Level:

High

Length:

00:52

Energy (2006)

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Power Play Series Part 2

When man made the first primitive tools that helped him to shape and control his surroundings he discovered an important secret - the value of energy. It would give him power to develop an entire world.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

00:52

Fossil Fuel (2006)

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Power Play Series Part 3

The western world has built its affluence on fossil fuels. Our addiction to coal and oil is no longer healthy neither for mankind nor the planet. So the question is, how do we replace fossil fuels?

Grade Level:

High

Length:

00:52

Blue Gold: World Water Wars (2010)

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Wars of the future will be fought over water, as they are today over oil, as the source of all life enters the global marketplace and political arena. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling fresh water supply, prompting protests, lawsuits, and revolutions from citizens fighting for the right to survive.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

01:30

The End of the Line: Where have all the fish gone? (2009)

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Humans have long regarded the world's oceans as vast and inexhaustible. Now, we have learned otherwise.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

2009

The End of the Line: Where have all the fish gone?

New York Invasive Species Information

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The New York Invasive Species Information Website - NYIS.INFO and its host, the New York Invasive Species Clearinghouse, [jointly referred to as NYIS.INFO] were founded in October 2008. NYIS.INFO is funded with New York State Environmental Protection Fund resources through a contract with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. NYIS.INFO was established in response to Recommendation 5 of the November 2005 report of the New York State Invasive Species Task Force to the Governor and Legislature.

TED Talks: Jackie Savitz: Save the Oceans, Feed the World!

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What's a marine biologist doing talking about world hunger? Well, says Jackie Savitz, fixing the world's oceans might just help to feed the planet's billion hungriest people. In an eye-opening talk, Savitz tells us what's really going on in our global fisheries right now - it's not good - and offers smart suggestions of how we can help them heal, while making more food for all.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxMidAtlantic 2013, an independent event. TED editors featured it among their selections on their home page.