Cache Creek Wild and Scenic Better known for the casino that bears its name, Cache Creek is an exquisite little river that flows out of Clear Lake in Northern California. In 2005, California Assemblywoman Lois Wolk introduced legislation to add 31 miles of Cache Creek to California Wild and Scenic Rivers. This film tells the story of a group of high school students and their teachers and mentors who investigate Cache Creek firsthand and learn what it means to take a stand for wilderness.
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Dude, Where's My River? In the summer of 2004, eight teenagers and three teachers embarked on a unique expedition: to follow the Hetch Hetchy water system from its source at the headwaters of the Tuolumne River in Yosemite National Park, to its culmination in San Francisco Bay. They met with and interviewed environmentalists, water managers and planners, lawyers, grass roots activists, and ordinary citizens. They participated in a unique form of education, have taken what they learned and, through the medium of film, are educating others on one of the most high profile environmental issues of our time.
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For the Price of a Cup of Coffee What is the cost of convenience? Follow the life cycle of a paper cup and the environmental repercussions of a society reliant on convenience. Filmed in the San Francisco Bay Area with interviews from local activists and experts. This film is full of information that all consumers should know about the products that we use everyday, and the steps we need to make towards a more sustainable world.
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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?