In the second series of films about radical ecelogical architecture we move from the States to see how it is being implemented around the world.
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 A series of radical films made all over the world about new ideas in building and community, and how we move away from the mess we have only recently created. Read More: First Earth – Uncompromising Ecological Architecture – 1  Various charts and tables showing population statistics according to overall growth rate, country size and male-female distribution. Read More: More Population Statistics  Buddhism holds that the universe and all creatures in it are intrinsically in a state of complete wisdom, love and compassion; acting in natural response and mutual interdependence. Read More: Gary Snyder: Buddhist Anarchism  The Sukhasiddhi Foundation is a Tibetan group working to provide better water and sanitation facilities for people in the villages around Bodhgaya. They are also involved in providing education to the local people so they can eventually run their own projects. Read More: Sanitation for Villages in Bodhgaya  This documentary provides a lot of fresh material showing how the commodification of such a basic resource as water is actually killing people right here and now, but no one seems to be held accountable for it. Read More: FLOW – For the Love Of Water  Since the accident at Chernobyl there has been enormous increase in thyroid cancer, congenital birth defects, and double hole in the heart defects, otherwise known as Chernobyl Heart. Read More: Chernobyl Heart  This documentary traces the unfolding of the tragic events at Chernobyl following the accident during an experimental shut down that went wrong in March 1986 and up and till the mid-2000s when the film was made. Read More: The Battle for Chernobyl  This documentary travels to Bolivia, India, Spain, Tanzania and back home to Detroit to see the effect that privatisation of water is having on the have-nots, which pushes people into disease on the one hand and criminal activity on the other. Read More: A World Without Water  The scale of the damage to the Fukushima plant has hardly been seen on the mainstream news, so I think it worthwhile posting here an interview with the former chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board in India, and a collection of photos.  This is one of the first documentaries that tackles the problem of nuclear waste, which is a by-product of the energy production process. The waste is highly radioactive and is expected to be so for at least 100,000 years. Read More: Into Eternity (Nuclear Waste)  This film takes a very bleak view indeed. It’s basic thesis is there are really only two options: either the ecological system is going to collapse or the economic system will. Read More: Blind Spot by Adolfo Doring  Infographics by Christian Guthier which illustrate the energy curve of history, the limits of growth and the ecological disaster ahead. Read More: Christian Guthier: Infographics on the Energy Crisis  Josh Tickell has travelled all over the planet, authored a number of books and articles, founded a non-profit organisation and made this highly entertaining and equally informative documentary looking at alternative fuel sources. Read More: Fuel by Josh Tickell  Today is International Women’s Day, and Wangari Maathai is one of the most articulate women alive at present, for nearly 40 years her voice has been heard in support of women and women’s rights, the environment and sustainable development, and peace and reconciliation around the world. Read More: Wangari Maathai: Environment, Democracy and Peace  Having watched the rise of the Ganges in the Himalayas and its flow through the plains of India, in the final episode we see the effect the river has when it meets the Bay of Bengal and forms the largest delta system in the world. Read More: BBC Ganges 3: Waterlands  The story of the river is taken up in this episode as it leaves the Himalayan foothills and enters the swamplands known as the Terai, here there are grasses that can grow 4 metres a year – so large they can even hide elephants. Read More: BBC Ganges 2: The River of Life  Ganges is a nature documentary series for television on the natural history of the River Ganges in India and Bangladesh. As well as the animals and habitats, it also features the cultures, traditions and religions found along the river. Read More: BBC Ganges 1: Daughter of the Mountains  This is a beautifully shot and edited documentary about the renegade American architect Michael Reynolds and his innovative work making sustainable housing. Read More: Garbage Warrior  I traveled in Africa in the 80s, it took around 4 months to cross from the north-west (Morocco) to central (Cameroon) to the east coast (Kenya). I have always found it difficult to get across to people who haven’t been there just how BIG Africa is. Read More: The True Size Of Africa |
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