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Showing 1 - 10 of 77 titles with a criteria of Subject is Environmental History


America's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie

Tells the story of one of the most astonishing alterations of nature, the North American tallgrass prairie. This title has one or more clips.

Bullfrog Films | 2006 | 60 minutes

Arid Lands

A moving and complex essay on a unique landscape of the American West, the area around the Hanford Site in Washington State.

Bullfrog Films | 2007 | 98 minutes

The Atomic States of America

Journeys to nuclear reactor communities around the country to provide a comprehensive exploration of the history and impact to date of nuclear power, and to investigate the truths and myths about nuclear energy.

The Video Project | 2012 | 90 minutes

Baked Alaska

Looks at the battle over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in the context of Alaska's accelerated warming.

Bullfrog Films | 2003 | 26 minutes

Big Spuds, Little Spuds

The impact of climate change and monoculture on one of the world's staple food crops.

Bullfrog Films | 1999 | 52 minutes

Black Wave

The story of the Exxon Valdez and the 20-year legal battle to get restitution from ExxonMobil.

Bullfrog Films | 2010 | 99 minutes

Built to Burn

Across the west, wildfires have never been more destructive. Oregon’s record-breaking 2020 wildfire season killed at least 11 people, destroyed more than 5,000 homes and businesses, and burned over 1 million acres of land. Today’s fires are vivid and deadly evidence of the new wildfire realities that can no longer be ignored.

Collective Eye Films | 2022 | 52 minutes

Butterflies and Bulldozers

The fight to save San Francisco's San Bruno Mountain speaks to the global dilemma of economic growth versus species preservation.

Bullfrog Films | 2011 | 62 minutes

California Forever, Part 1

A two-part series that tells the history and legacy of California’s magnificent state parks, from Yosemite in 1864 to the present day. It is also the story of what led to the creation of the national park system.

The Video Project | 2012 | 50 minutes

California Forever, Part 2

A two-part series that tells the history and legacy of California’s magnificent state parks, from Yosemite in 1864 to the present day. It is also the story of what led to the creation of the national park system.

The Video Project | 2012 | 50 minutes