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Newscasts and Documentaries

 

 

Jane Goodall and Her Chimps
60 Minutes - October 24, 2010
Jane Goodall brings Lara Logan and "60 Minutes" cameras back to the forests of Tanzania, where she began her love affair with chimpanzees 50 years ago, to remind the public that chimps are endangered. Watch Video
© 2010 CBS Interactive Inc.

Deepwater Horizon's Blowout
60 Minutes - May 16, 2010
Scott Pelley speaks to one of the survivors of the deadly Deepwater Horizon oil rig blast who was in a position to know what caused the disaster. Watch Video
© 2010 CBS Interactive Inc.

Earth Days
American Experience - April 19, 2010
It is now all the rage, but can you remember when everyone in America was not "Going Green"? Earth Days looks back to the dawn and development of the modern environmental movement through the extraordinary stories of the era's pioneers. (1 hr 53 min) Watch Video
© 2010 Public Broadcasting Service

"Gasland"
NOW - March 26, 2010
Will the boom in natural gas drilling contaminate America's water supply? (24 minutes) Watch Video
© 2010 Public Broadcasting Service

Secret Language of Elephants
60 Minutes - January 3, 2010
Researchers listening to elephant sounds and observing their behavior are compiling an elephant dictionary. Bob Simon goes to Central Africa to listen to the forest elephants first hand. (14 minutes) Watch Video
© 2010 CBS Interactive Inc.

California: Running Dry
60 Minutes - December 27, 2009
A three-year drought in California is bringing a decades-long fight over water to a head, forcing tough choices. (13 minutes) Watch Video
© 2009 CBS Interactive Inc.

The Copenhagen Climate Summit
Charlie Rose - December 18, 2009
Guests: David Fahrenthold of The Washington Post, James Hansen of NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Jeffrey Sachs and Elaine Claussen, president of Pew Center on Global Climate. (33 minutes) Watch Video
© 2009 Public Broadcasting Service

Copenhagen's Outcome
PBS NewsHour - December 18, 2009
Tonight on the program, leaders reach what is being called a meaningful agreement at the climate summit in Copenhagen but many officials remain skeptical. (16 minutes) Watch Video
© 2009 Public Broadcasting Service

Coal Ash: 130M Tons of Waste
60 Minutes - October 4, 2009
If coal ash is safe to spread under a golf course or be used in carpets, why are the residents a Tenn. town being told to stay out of a river where the material was spilled? (14 minutes) Watch Video
© 2009 CBS Interactive Inc.

The Great Migration
60 Minutes - October 4, 2009
Scott Pelley visits Kenya, the site of the great wildebeest migration, and looks at the threats to this natural spectacle comprised of over a million animals. (12 minutes) Watch Video
© 2009 CBS Interactive Inc.

The Age of Megafires
60 Minutes - September 6, 2009
Global warming is increasing the intensity and number of forest fires across the American West. Scott Pelley goes to the fire line to report. (11 minutes) Watch Video
© 2009 CBS Interactive Inc.

Algae Fuel
NOVA Science NOW - August 18, 2009
In the search for alternatives to gasoline, are algae the answer? (14 minutes) Watch Video
© 2009 Public Broadcasting Service

HOME
Yann Arthus-Bertrand - June 5, 2009
This movie shot from the air over fifty countries has a mission and carries a message for humanity : to become aware of the full extent of its spoliation of the Earth's riches and change its patterns of consumption. Watch Movie
© 2009 20th Century Fox

Road to the Future
Blueprint America - May 19, 2009
"Road to the Future" examines how the country invests in infrastructure and how we live. (57 minutes) Watch Video
© 2009 Public Broadcasting Service

Poisoned Waters
Frontline - April 20, 2009
Investigating the new wave of pollutants entering our waterways and drinking water... (1 hour 57 minutes) Watch Video
© 2009 Public Broadcasting Service

Extreme Ice
NOVA - March 23, 2009
An acclaimed photographer joins scientists to document the runaway melting of glaciers. (53 minutes) Watch Video
© 2009 Public Broadcasting Service

Architecture 2030
e2 - February 9, 2009
Architecture 2030 is galvanizing commitment to a carbon-neutral building sector. (25 minutes) Watch Video
© 2009 Public Broadcasting Service

The Big Energy Gamble
NOVA - January 20, 2009
Can California's ambitious plan to cut greenhouse gases actually succeed? (53 minutes) Watch Video
© 2009 Public Broadcasting Service

HEAT
Frontline - January 11, 2009
An investigation into America's energy landscape and what can be done to save our planet. (1 hour 48 minutes) Watch Video
© 2009 Public Broadcasting Service

Lord of the Ants
NOVA - May 20, 2008
E.O. Wilson's fascination with little creatures has led him to some very big ideas. (53 minutes) Watch Video
© 2009 Public Broadcasting Service

Silence of the Bees
Nature - October 28, 2007
In the winter of 2006, a strange phenomenon fell upon honeybee hives across the country. Without a trace, millions of bees vanished from their hives, leaving billions of dollars of crops at risk and potentially threatening our food supply. (51 minutes) Watch Video
© 2009 Public Broadcasting Service

Hydrogen Hopes
Scientific American Frontiers - May 18, 2006
We've all heard of hydrogen as the fuel of the future, but what will it take to get there from here? (26 minutes) Watch Video
© 2009 Public Broadcasting Service