Global dump : toxic waste and the planetary ecosystem / New Atlantis (Firm).
While international corporations boast of newfound environmental stewardship, toxic materials are still produced on a worldwide scale-with underdeveloped nations serving as the planet's dump site. This program explores the issue, traveling to Asia, Africa, and Latin America to illustrate the ef...
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| Corporate Contributors: | , , |
| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Films Media Group,
[2008]
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| Series: | Terra report : a world of trouble.
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| Summary: | While international corporations boast of newfound environmental stewardship, toxic materials are still produced on a worldwide scale-with underdeveloped nations serving as the planet's dump site. This program explores the issue, traveling to Asia, Africa, and Latin America to illustrate the effects of industrial waste on the environment, social systems, and human life. Viewers will gain an understanding of several topics: the impact of pesticides and other chemical products, the role of large-scale food waste, the dangers low-wage workers face as they pick through urban trash heaps, and more. Images of discarded ships rusting in shallow harbors epitomize Western wastefulness and compose one of many powerful sequences in the film. |
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| Item Description: | Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on Sept. 04, 2008. |
| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video file (53 min.) : sound, color, digital file. |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: | 11 & up. |
| Access: | Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |