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Journey to planet Earth. The state of the planet  Cover Image DVD DVD

Journey to planet Earth. The state of the planet

Weiner, Marilyn. (Producer). Weiner, Hal. (Director, Screenwriter). Masters, Marc. (Film editor). Boni, Dennis. (Cinematographer). Ferrucci, Frank. (Composer). Damon, Matt. (Narrator). Screenscope, inc. (Added Author). South Carolina Educational Television Network. (Added Author). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (Added Author).

Summary: Investigates some of the most critical environmental and earth science questions of the 21st century. Are populations soaring out of control?: Today the Earth's population has surged to nearly six and a half billion and is increasing by nearly 80 million people each year. Yet the population explosion that began in the mid 1900s is finally slowing down, and it's happening in some of the most unexpected places. Are we running out of water?: Over 97 percent of our planet's water is undrinkable seawater and another 2% is locked-up in our polar ice caps. Coupled with the fact that the demand for water doubles every 20 years, this doesn't bode well for the state of our planet, especially in the mega-cities of the world. Will there be enough water and food for future generations?: In the last three decades we have increased available food per person by almost 20%. Yet more than 800 million people still go hungry each day. Global warming, a false alarm or a gathering storm?: Today the level of carbon dioxide in the atomosphere is higher than it has been for hundreds of thousands of years, and global temperatures are rising faster than at any other time in recorded history. The consequences of these human induced changes are becoming more and more profound.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781928964322
  • ISBN: 192896432X
  • Physical Description: videodisc
    1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen.
  • Publisher: Washington, DC : Screenscope, �2009, 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally broadcast as an episode of Journey to planet Earth on PBS in 2009.
Special features: Abridged version (30 min.); Educators' guides (DVD-ROM).
Creation/Production Credits Note: Edited by Marc Masters ; cinematographer, Dennis Boni ; music, Frank Ferrucci.
Participant or Performer Note: Narrated by Matt Damon.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen presentation; stereo.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned (full episode only).
Subject: Overpopulation
Global warming
Environmental degradation
Nature Effect of human beings on
Environmental policy
Environmental health
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Genre: Documentary television programs.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Science television programs.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library FR DVD 313 GE 140 .S73 2009 275043 FR DVD Available -

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