Ecological Documentary – (Observe the facts and make up your own mind)

This week, NUCLEAR COMEBACK [www.sundancechannel.com] provides an in depth examination of everything nuclear. New Zealand filmmaker Justin Pemberton paints an overview of nuclear energy by visiting nuclear installations and interviewing people who have worked in nuclear plants for most of their lives.

Check out this clip from NUCLEAR COMEBACK

ECOISTS – (Find inspiration from a well known personality)

Sam Waterston, who plays a morally guided lawyer on LAW & ORDER, wants to save the fish in the ocean. He believes that the fishing industry is an important part of commerce but that you can save the habitat of fish by giving the fish enough room to replenish their population.
We hope you enjoy this video of Sam Waterston

Swing by the ECOISTS website and check out Sam Waterston’s profile.

ECO BIZ – (Successful companies become more profitable by helping to save the planet)

The ECO BIZ subject for this week is truly inspiring. Discover RecycleBank, an intensely useful resource for anyone who wants to get something back from being green. While it is important that people continue to make green choices out of the kindness of their heart, RecycleBank goes one step further by creating an incentive for people to recycle. They will actually PAY PEOPLE to recycle things with their organization. The bottle recycling program that has existed in the U.S. for decades has proven that an incentive can go a long way to making people do the right thing. RecycleBank clearly took note of this success and adapted it to their business model as a result.

BIG IDEAS FOR A SMALL PLANET: WATER – (In-depth analysis of the leading movers-n-shakers in the environmental movement)

Among other stories, discover CEO Amanda Brock and her revolutionary company, Water Standard Company. Her business desalinizes water in a new and exciting fashion. Check out the clip below to learn more.

If you liked this video you can find more in THE GREEN. There are more exciting businesses you can learn about on the BIG IDEAS FOR A SMALL PLANET website [www.sundancechannel.com].

Ecological Documentary – (Observe the facts, make up your own mind)

This week, MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES provides a captivating and mesmerizing journey through parts of Asia that are being transformed by industry. Following the images of still photographer Edward Burtynsky, this film silently poses a few questions. Is the world shaped and altered more by nature or by humans? In what ways does human industry alter the appearance and functionality of the planet? What are the hidden effects of an industrialized free market world? The film gives you objective information so you can ask yourselves these questions and can figure out your own answers.

Check out this clip and head over to the MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES film page if you want to know when it will air next.

ECOISTS – (Find inspiration from a well known personality)

Laurie David shares her enthusiasm for The Virtual March, a project she started up to get web users involved in environmental awareness and activism. Laurie David makes an interesting point that political action on the environment must be accompanied by personal education about environmental issues. In other words, effort from the government and American citizens will both be needed if humanity intends to combat climate change.

Here is the video for Laurie David

Swing by the ECOISTS website and check out Laurie David’s profile.

ECO BIZ – (Successful companies become more profitable by helping to save the planet)

Check out a clip featuring Vivavi Furniture

Vivavi Furniture aims to create furnishings that are pleasing to the touch and are agreeable to the eye. Essentially, the designers of the furniture want you to think that their products are the best you can buy, and to expect that the materials and procedures used to make them are 100% green. You can be the judge of their success, so head over to THE GREEN and check out the Vivavi Furniture profile.