Bill Moyers reports : Earth on edge

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Date
2001
Summary
Filmed in collaboration with the World Resources Institute, this Bill Moyers program assesses the state of the environment. Combining interviews with leading scientists and reports from Mongolia, British Columbia, Brazil, South Africa, and the state of Kansas, Moyers and his team of award-winning producers explore the impact that human activities have on the planet while asking an urgent question: What is happening to the Earth's capacity to support nature and civilization? Discusses work of the Millenial Ecosystem Assessment.
Contributors
Moyers, Bill D.; Hogan, Pamela; Firestone, Felice; Ablow, Gail, 1962-; Amron, Alison; O'Neill, Judy Doctoroff; Moyers, Judith Davidson
Publishers
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm); Public Affairs Television (Firm); World Resources Institute; WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Environmental television programs; Nature television programs; Documentary television programs
Subjects
Agriculture, Environment, Conservation, the Natural World; Conservation, Environment; Ecosystem health; Ecosystem management; Adaptation (Biology); Ecology; Euthenics; Nature and nurture; Biology
Locations
North America; United States; New Jersey
Collection
Films@UM
Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
Physical Description
115 minutes; color
Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Creation/Production Credits
A production of Public Affairs Television, Inc. in collaboration with the World Resources Institute ; a presentation of Thirteen/WNET New York ; producers, Pamela Hogan ... [et al.] ; director of production, Felice Firestone. Host, Bill Moyers. Editor, Alison Amron ; writers, Gail Ablow ... [et al.] ; co-producer, Gail Ablow ; executive producers, Judy Doctoroff Oneill and Judith Davidson Moyers ; executive editor, Bill Moyers ; music, Jamie Lawrence ; directors of photography, Mark Falstad ... [et al.] ; animation, Edgeworx.
Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-089740; Fedora 2 PID: umd:10742; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/3217; Catalog Key: alephsys004126885; OCLC: ocm52489544

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