Sustainability at SNHU
Use this Library Research Guide to find sustainability resources, news, and events
Shapiro Library Environmental Film Collections
Recommended Titles
- Anthropocene This link opens in a new windowCall Number: Streaming VideoPublication Date: 2019The film follows the research of an international body of scientists, the Anthropocene Working Group who, after nearly 10 years of research, argue that the Holocene Epoch gave way to the ANTHROPOCENE EPOCH in the mid-twentieth century as a result of profound and lasting human changes to the Earth.
- Climate Crisis: Drought This link opens in a new windowCall Number: Streaming VideoPublication Date: 2023Extreme drought conditions are increasingly threatening livelihoods, and no corner of the globe seems to be immune from its devastating consequences.
- More than Honey This link opens in a new windowCall Number: Streaming VideoPublication Date: 2011A comprehensive look at the plight of endangered honeybees around the globe and the potential effects of their extinction. The film considers the scientific, environmental and economic implications of the honeybee epidemic while pushing for a profound understanding of bees on a deeper, often forgotten level.
- Normal is Over 1.1: Innovative Solutions to Global Decline This link opens in a new windowCall Number: Streaming VideoPublication Date: 2019Award-winning feature documentary about humanity's wisest responses to climate change, species extinction, resource depletion, income inequality and the connection between these issues. A film connecting the dots: A look at the financial and economical paradigm underlying our planetary problems, while offering various SOLUTIONS to reverse the path of global decline.
- Fast Fashion: The Real Price of Low-Cost Fashion This link opens in a new windowPublication Date: 2020The planet is being overwhelmed with clothes. Close to 56 million tons of clothes are sold every year. In Europe, the amount purchased has almost doubled since the year 2000. Thanks to fast disposable fashion, you can constantly renew your wardrobe. But producing clothes at such a low price has a very high environmental cost. This film explores the bad practices of the textile industry, the most polluting industry in the world after oil.
Recommended Collections
- Kanopy Environmental Science CollectionCollection of environmental science videos on Kanopy. Subjects include pollution, environmental activism, sustainability, environment and health, and more.
- Film Platform's List of Top 10 Environmental Films This link opens in a new windowFilm Platform connects academic audiences with leading documentary films from across the world. This collection is curated by film experts and leading academics to showcase meaningful documentaries of social, political and cultural importance.
- Films on Demand - List of Environmental Titles This link opens in a new windowIncludes the Archival Films & Newsreels Collection, Psychology, History, Business, & Economics, Science, Health & Medicine, Art, Political Science, and more! Films on Demand includes world-class online educational videos from PBS, The History Channel, TED, Films for the Humanities & Social Sciences, Frontline, NOVA, National Geographic, and more.