Oil Owned by Wall Street
Some corporations and investment funds buy large quantities of oil and store it in leased containers. At the height of the speculation bubble, about
Alaskans Support ANWR Oil Drilling
Alaskans receive financial benefits from the oil industry and most of them support drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Oil
Support for Canadian Oil Development
A Canadian oilman asserts that everything the oil industry does is consumer driven and that oil companies are working to be more environmentally
Oil Reserves in Central Asia
Huge oil reserves lie beneath the Caspian Sea. A television crew faces political and geographic challenges as it attempts to film oil rigs and a
Oil and Corruption in Azerbaijan
British Petroleum's plans for the BTC Pipeline through central Asia are threatened by Russian and Iranian sanctions against Azerbaijan and by widespread corruption within Azerbaijan.
Oil Prospecting Threatens Wilderness Areas
Pristine lands in Alaska and Canada are at risk of being disrupted by oil prospecting. Environmentalists fear that even treasures like Yellowstone
Oil and Corruption in Angola
People riot in Angola when an audit shows that their government cannot account for billions of dollars in oil revenues. The government's
Palm Oil Industry Threatens Elephants
Global demand for palm oil has led to the growth of palm oil plantations in Sumatra. Elephants are rapidly being killed or captured as plantations
Health of the Nation; Health of the Planet: Dramatic Differences in Environmental Standards Among Nations of World
attempt to impose U. S. standards on these countries would ignore the survival issues they are facing, and their lack of resources. Not all environmental
Subject: building oil pipelines
Transcript: the resources to take On our standards of environmental safety. On the other hand, for example, mad cow disease, This is an environmental problem. It
Journey To planet Earth: Plan B - Mobilizing to Save Civilization
About this title: This film provides a glimpse into a new and emerging economy based upon renewable resources as well as strategies to avoid the
Subject: Natural resources -- Management