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Sid the Science Kid goes to the local Science Center to learn about protecting the environment, conservation, and recycling.

PG - Investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future. Narrated by Martin Sheen.

Explores the indelible footprint that humans have left on this planet, and the catastrophic effects of environmental neglect and abuse, and calls for restorative action through a reshaping of human activity.

In 2009, filmmaker Josh Fox learned his land was on top of the Marcellus Shale, a giant reservoir of natural gas, and that he would be paid to lease his land for natural gas extraction. Fox documented his cross-country trek to find out if the controversial process of hydraulic fracking is actually safe. What he unearthed was a shocking discovery about a practice that is understudied and inadequately regulated, and he raced to find answers about fracking before it was too late.

Empower your students to make more informed safety choices for themselves and their environment. Students will join Timon and Pumbaa as they make sure the land, water, and air around them are clean and safe. Explores the Three Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) and ways to conserve water and energy.

Viewers will journey through the catastrophic disappearance of bees and the mysterious world of the beehive. Weaved is an unusual and dramatic story of the heartfelt struggles of beekeepers, scientists, and philosophers from around the world including Michael Pollan, Gunther Hauk, and Vandana Shiva. Together they reveal both the problems and the solutions in renewing a culture in balance with nature.

Documented is the history of oil prices and the future of alternative fuels. Included are interviews with a wide range of viewpoints from U.S. Department of Energy officials, congressional leaders, alternative fuel producers, alternative fuel consumers, and more. What are the causes that led America from being a leading exporter of oil to becoming the world’s largest importer? Examined are many different potential solutions to the dependence on oil.

This book describes the life cycles of ten amazing animals and one creepy plant—how they live and reproduce and how they link with other creatures in food chains and food webs.

It is the Age of Plastic. It’s cheap, practical, and everywhere. But is it dangerous? Viewers are taken on a journey around the globe, from the Moroccan Sahara to the middle of the Pacific Ocean, from a factory in China to the Alps to reveal the far-flung reaches of the plastic problem. Interviews with experts in biology, pharmacology, and genetics shed light on the perils of plastic to the environment and expose the truth of how plastic affects the body, and the health of future generations.

A passionate environmental call to arms documents the author’s 1997 short-cut voyage through the seldom-traversed North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, where he discovered the planet’s largest garbage dump and resolved to raise awareness about the toxic impact of plastic waste in the world’s oceans.