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09

Mar

New film exposes the dirty business of climate change denial
A shocking new documentary hits theaters March 8, exposing how major fossil fuel companies worked to subvert U.S. politics at the highest level.

New film exposes the dirty business of climate change denial

A shocking new documentary hits theaters March 8, exposing how major fossil fuel companies worked to subvert U.S. politics at the highest level.

23

Feb


 Robot cams reveal secret lives of penguins



Cameras disguised as snow, rocks and 3 different species of penguin provided unique footage for the BBC documentary, ‘Penguins: Spy in the Huddle.’

Cameras disguised as snow, rocks and 3 different species of penguin provided unique footage for the BBC documentary, ‘Penguins: Spy in the Huddle.’

20

Feb


 Shocking new film captures plastic’s legacy 



Photographer Chris Jordan turns his devastating photo project into a feature-length movie - check out the trailer here.

Shocking new film captures plastic’s legacy
Photographer Chris Jordan turns his devastating photo project into a feature-length movie - check out the trailer here.

12

May

When an orphaned otter pup is rescued from a California beach, her rehabilitation and release into the wild changes a young biologist’s life. Watch the story unfold in the heartwarming documentary, ‘Otter 501,’ that’s in theaters now.

When an orphaned otter pup is rescued from a California beach, her rehabilitation and release into the wild changes a young biologist’s life. Watch the story unfold in the heartwarming documentary, ‘Otter 501,’ that’s in theaters now.

11

Apr

‘Alive Inside’: New documentary shows how music can reawaken Alzheimer’s patientsSeniors with iPods regain their past after listening to their favorite music.

‘Alive Inside’: New documentary shows how music can reawaken Alzheimer’s patients
Seniors with iPods regain their past after listening to their favorite music.

02

Feb

‘Gasland’ director arrested in D.C.Josh Fox reportedly did not have proper media credentials while attempting to attend a House hearing on hydraulic fracturing.

‘Gasland’ director arrested in D.C.
Josh Fox reportedly did not have proper media credentials while attempting to attend a House hearing on hydraulic fracturing.

Filmmaker sounds alarm over ocean of plasticAll these pieces were found in the stomach of a dead fledgling Laysan albatross. On Midway atoll, dozens of young albatross lie dead on the sand, their stomachs filled with cigarette lighters, toy soldiers and other small plastic objects their parents have mistaken for food. Craig Leeson has been following the menace of plastic in the ocean for a film that aims to combine the art of nature documentary with a campaigning quest.

Filmmaker sounds alarm over ocean of plastic
All these pieces were found in the stomach of a dead fledgling Laysan albatross. On Midway atoll, dozens of young albatross lie dead on the sand, their stomachs filled with cigarette lighters, toy soldiers and other small plastic objects their parents have mistaken for food. Craig Leeson has been following the menace of plastic in the ocean for a film that aims to combine the art of nature documentary with a campaigning quest.

10

Nov

‘The Big Fix’: Documentary says Gulf oil spill crisis isn’t overWhen it became clear that problems were only getting worse, filmmakers Josh and Rebecca Harrell Tickell used their cameras to expose the ugly truth about the spill.

‘The Big Fix’: Documentary says Gulf oil spill crisis isn’t over
When it became clear that problems were only getting worse, filmmakers Josh and Rebecca Harrell Tickell used their cameras to expose the ugly truth about the spill.

16

Jun

Farmageddon: Factory farms vs. local foodA new documentary aims to expose the food policies that stack the cards against local, sustainable farmers.

Farmageddon: Factory farms vs. local food
A new documentary aims to expose the food policies that stack the cards against local, sustainable farmers.

07

Jun

Bobby Kennedy Jr. battles big coal in new documentary‘The Last Mountain’ shows mined mountains in West Virginia and settles on a battle by locals and environmentalists to stop mining in Coal River Mountain. In mountaintop removal mining, companies dig into mountains and dump debris in streams and valleys that pollutes water and kills plants and wildlife

Bobby Kennedy Jr. battles big coal in new documentary
‘The Last Mountain’ shows mined mountains in West Virginia and settles on a battle by locals and environmentalists to stop mining in Coal River Mountain. In mountaintop removal mining, companies dig into mountains and dump debris in streams and valleys that pollutes water and kills plants and wildlife