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| Green Planet Films is a
non-profit distributor of nature and environmental DVDs from around the globe.
We promote environmental education through film. We seek to preserve and protect
our planet by collecting and distributing documentaries that can be used to
educate the public about the science, beauty, and fragility of the natural
world. Our mission is to grow our web-based DVD library, which provides a
channel that connects these films to schools, organizations, businesses, and
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The 11th Hour
The film
offers hope and potential solutions to the grave problems facing the planet's
life systems by calling for restorative action by the reshaping and rethinking
of global human activity through technology, social responsibility and
conservation. Scientists and environmental advocates such as David Orr, David
Suzuki, and Gloria Flora paint a portrait for a radically new and different
future in which it is not humanity's intent to dominate the planet's life
systems, but to mimic and coexist with them.
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Bermuda's Treasure Island
In Bermuda, David Wingate saved one of the rarest seabirds from extinction,
the Bermuda Petrel, or Cahow and at the same time restored the habitat of
Nonsuch Island to its pre-colonial native state in order to provide a safe haven
for Cahow. This the story of how one man can save a species and how habitat can
be restored.
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Respect Yo Mama: Here Comes the Recycle
Man!
How we live our lives makes a big
difference to everyone. Everything we do, buy, use, or throw away has an effect
on all of us. We must be creative and think of new solutions to the everyday
problem of recycling. In this film, meet some of the folks who are helping make
our world safer and cleaner, and learn ways you can join in and help make the
planet a better place for everyone!
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All About Garbage and Recycling
For kids. Did you know that one person throws away about five pounds of
garbage a day? That's nearly 1,800 pounds a year! So, what happens to all that
garbage? Join Backpack Jack and his friends as they dive into the big, stinky
and amazing story of garbage.
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The Carbon Connection
Two
communities affected by one new global market the 'trade' in carbon dioxide.
In Scotland, a town has been polluted by oil and chemical companies since the
1940s. In Brazil, local people's water and land is being swallowed up by
destructive monoculture eucalyptus tree plantations. Both communities now share
a new threat.
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Gimme Green
Gimme Green is
a humorous look at the American obsession with the residential lawn and the
effects it has on our environment, our wallets, and our outlook on life. Lawns
are undeniably an American symbol. But what do they really symbolize? Pride and
prosperity? Or waste and conformity?
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South Central Farm: Oasis In A Concrete
Desert
Covers the high profile controversy over
the South Central Farm in Los Angeles, the largest urban garden in the country.
The story includes the benefits of urban farms, celebrity tree sitters, citizen
supporters, dramatic evictions of farmers, rarely told developer's defense and
updates on farmers efforts to continue to sustain themselves, physically and
spiritually. Celebrity activists include Daryl Hannah, Joan Baez, Julia
Butterfly Hill, Martin Sheen, Willie Nelson.
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The Man Who Planted Trees
Presented on 4 DVDs, The Man Who Planted Trees Deluxe Edition is the
complete collection of celebrated works by one of the most acclaimed animators
of our time, Frederic Back.
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William Wegman's Alphabet Soup
Renowned artist William Wegman brings his dogs (Fay Ray and offspring Batty,
Chundo and Crooky) together on DVD to teach children the alphabet in a fun,
imaginative way.
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The Real Dirt on Farmer John
The Real Dirt on Farmer John is a personal documentary about John Peterson,
a farmer, artist, and eccentric/innovative thinker cast in rural Illinois.
Defying all odds as witnessed in his life's compelling odyssey, he created the
largest Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm in the United States.
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KLUNKERZ: a film about mountain biking
Using archival footage, still photographs, and interviews, KLUNKERZ
tells the story of the earliest days of mountain biking, from those who were
there. Some of the biggest names in the industry, as well as some more obscure
characters, recount the people and events that gave birth to the modern mountain
bike.
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J.M.W. Turner Landscapes
One of the greatest landscape painters of all time, Joseph Mallord William
Turner (1775 1851) rendered the subtle effects of light and atmosphere in
revolutionary ways.
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The Good Fight
The Good
Fight chronicles an extraordinary mans efforts in saving the Grand Canyon from
being ruined with dams and his ongoing struggle to preserve the Giant Sequoias
from the axe of the Forest Service. Martin has been an active force for
preservation since 1934.
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Everything's Cool
EVERYTHING'S COOL is a film about America finally "getting" global warming
in the wake of the most dangerous chasm ever to emerge between scientific
understanding and political action. While industry funded nay-sayers sing what
just might be their swan song of pseudo- scientific deception, a group of global
warming messengers are on a high stakes quest to find the iconic image, the
magic language, the points of leverage that will finally create the political
will to move the United States from its reliance on fossil fuels to the new
clean energy economy - AND FAST.
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Manufactured Landscapes
The
film follows internationally acclaimed photographer Edward Burtynsky whose
large-scale photographs of manufactured landscapes quarries, recycling yards,
factories, mines and dams create stunningly beautiful art from civilization s
materials and debris. The film follows him through China, as he shoots the
evidence and effects of that country s massive industrial revolution.
Burtynsky's photographs allow us to meditate on our impact on the planet and
witness both the epicenters of industrial endeavor and the dumping grounds of
its waste.
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This is Nowhere
Each year
tens of thousands of travelers steer their RVs into Wal-Mart parking lots to
"camp" for a night or two. Not because they have to. Rather, because they want
to. Just as they seek out national parks and historic sites, RV travelers have
marked Wal-Mart stores as travel destinations. Full of irony, This is Nowhere
humorously captures the essence of American attitudes toward nature, equality,
and civic values as it documents RV travelers' interactions with landscape,
technology, communities, and each other.
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Libby, Montana
In the
small, blue collar community of Libby, Montana, hard working men and women have
fallen victim to the worse case of toxic exposure in recorded U.S. history. When
W.R. Grace came to Libby, the citizens welcomed them with open arms. It seemed
that a corporation had finally taken notice of this iconic American town, and
was prepared to invest in its honest workers and valuable resources. But then
something went horribly wrong.
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Varmints
"A powerful,
engaging, and surprisingly humorous expose of the strained relations between
people and wildlife in the American West...leaving viewers to ponder questions
about the ethics of hunting for sport and our relentless efforts to manipulate
the natural world." Camas Journal
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Killing Coyote
It is
estimated that 400,000 coyotes are trapped, shot and poisoned in America every
year. Many are killed using your tax dollars. Many more are killed for fun, cash
and prizes. Still, they continue to thrive.
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Meet Your Meat
Meet Your
Meat is a look behind the closed doors of today's giant meat, egg and dairy
product industries, revealing the shocking truth about the abuse of animals for
food. Bonus features include videos of today's biggest celebrities speaking out
for chickens, turkeys, pigs and cows.
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A Crude Awakening - The Oil Crash
OilCrash, produced and directed by award-winning European
journalists and filmmakers Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack, tells the story of
how our civilizations addiction to oil puts it on a collision course with
geology. Compelling, intelligent, and highly entertaining, the film visits with
the worlds top experts and comes to a startling, but logical conclusion our
industrial society, built on cheap and readily available oil, must be completely
re-imagined and overhauled.
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Blue Vinyl: The World's First Toxic
Comedy
In this sardonic but sobering exposι,
activist filmmakers Judith Helfand and Daniel B. Gold reveal the potentially
toxic effects of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), which is used in everything from cars
to water mains to toys. Armed with a piece of blue vinyl siding, Helfand and
Gold head to Louisiana -- America's vinyl-manufacturing capital -- and to Italy,
where bigwigs from a PVC-producing company stand accused of manslaughter in a
landmark case.
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Where Does the Garbage Go?
Where does our garbage go and why recycle? Now your kids can jump into the
drivers seat of all the haulers, grinders, dozers, loaders and compactors used
at a state-of-the-art waste handling facility. Our friendly host, George, gives
kids a behind-the-scenes look at all the awesome heavy equipment they love. Go
to work with George and the crew on mountains of rubbish and recycling! Kids
learn why it is important to recycle.
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Trashed
TRASHED analyzes
the causes and effects of the seemingly innocuous act of "taking out the
garbage" while showcasing the individuals, activists, corporate and advocacy
groups working to affect change and reform the current model. "Trashed" is an
informative and thought-provoking film everyone interested in the future of
sustainability should see.
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Jet Blue's Green Sweepstakes
