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Environment

Population growth, pollution and scarcity are a few of the factors contributing to environmental crises such as global warming, food and water shortages and corporate scandals that affect our world today. POV filmmakers uncover the stories that have been missed or under-reported by the mainstream media, giving voice to ordinary citizens dealing with the consequences of environmental devastation, including the women of Maquilapolis: City of Factories and the workers of Libby, Montana.

Image from The Chances of the World Changing (POV 2007)

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