Environment
Outdoor Idaho
Idaho Public Television
We explore the interesting and challenging ways that Idahoans are attempting to assist wild animals: rehabilitating orphaned black bear cubs, recovering the California Condor; tracking wolverines and winter recreationists, to see if they can co-exist; collaring deer in the winter, and taking baby cutthroat trout to high mountain lakes. Continue
NOVA
Find out how nature's deadliest cocktails could be medicine's brightest new hope. 5/30/2012 Continue
PBS Parents
Have some homemade fun in the sun with this craft made of recycled plastic water bottles. Continue
The Lexicon of Sustainability
As consumers take increased responsibility for what they eat, many choose to become locavores, favoring foods grown or produced in their communities. By voting local with their pocketbooks when they go to the supermarket, these consumers keep money in local economies while supporting and strengthening local food systems. They also decrease their “food miles” and their carbon footprint. Continue
NOVA
Take a safe front-row seat to the risky and thrilling art of chasing twisters. 5/9/2012 Continue
Nature
Learn what's necessary to support a healthy population of koalas by cracking the koala code. 5/16/2012 Continue
Nature
Follow two rare white lion cubs on their journey to adulthood on the South African savanna. 5/9/2012 Continue
PBS Presents
Experience the first days of life for wild creatures on NATURE, meet the smartest machine on earth with NOVA and see the evolution of US manufacturing on AMERICA REVEALED. 5/2/2012 Continue
Nature
Chernobyl is widely considered to be the worst nuclear plant accident in history. How does its radioactive fallout compare to that of the Hiroshima bomb? Continue
America Revealed
Finding innovative ways to power the grid is still a work in progress. We are taking steps to find energy sources that are renewable and greener. Yul goes back to Daytona Beach, Florida to discover some of the ways in which NASCAR is trying to reduce its energy consumption at the Daytona 500. Continue
FRONTLINE
Investigating the dangerous new wave of pollutants entering our waterways and drinking water - and who's responsible. Continue
NOW on PBS
NOW looks at a growing body of evidence that suggests climate change is affecting the chemistry of the seas, which could have potentially catastrophic results on the way we live. NOW travels deep into our oceans with a scientist from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and help from other researchers for a first hand look at this stunning sea change, and what we can do about it. Continue
The Lexicon of Sustainability
Our earliest descendants were hunter/gatherers who foraged for their food, were in tune with their surroundings, and ate with the seasons. After foraging was essentially replaced by agriculture, people became increasingly detached from where their food came from. Foraging offers people a way to reconnect with nature and shows that food is all around us. Continue
The Lexicon of Sustainability
Can learning the meaning of a single term actually help change the food system? David Evans and Alexis Koefoed think so. These poultry farmers explain the real story behind such terms as cage free, free range, and pasture raised so that consumers can make informed decisions when they go to their local supermarket. Continue
NOVA
Where did we come from? What makes us human? An explosion of recent discoveries sheds light on these questions, and NOVA's comprehensive, three-part special, "Becoming Human," examines what the latest scientific research reveals about our hominid relatives. Continue
EARTH: The Operators Manual
Take an eye-opening look at some of the world’s most important case studies in energy policy. In Spain and Morocco, large-scale solar farms and individual photovoltaic panels atop tents in the Sahara are beginning to bring the vast potential of the sun down to Earth. In Brazil, abundant natural resources are transformed into efficient, sustainable biofuel. Continue
Independent Lens
Montana filmmaker Doug Hawes-Davis lives in a place where at one time, bison outnumbered people by more than two to one. Now the embattled animal — a common symbol of the American West — is clinging to its last vestiges of wildness, as cattle ranching, hunting, and habitat loss threaten once again to bring it to the brink of extinction. Continue
America Revealed
Our modern electric power grid has been called the biggest and most complex machine in the world – delivering electricity over 200,000 miles of high tension transmission lines. In this third episode of America Revealed, host Yul Kwon travels around the country to understand its intricacies, its vulnerabilities, and the remarkable ingenuity required to keep the electricity on every day of the year. Continue
Nature
The ghost city of Pripyat was once a thriving metropolis. Today, it's a city that is green, in an unnerving and unintentional way. Continue
America Revealed
Yul meets Pastor Earl Trent and the congregation of Florida Avenue Baptist Church, Washington DC. The church has solar panels installed on the roof, paid for by donations from church goers and government subsides. As well as taking steps towards being a greener ministry, the church saves four hundred dollars a month on energy bills. Continue
-
1. Becoming Green: Growing Environmental Awareness 4PK DVD
What will the car of the future be like.
Buy Now
- 2. NOW on PBS: 4/10/2009: Can Coal be Earth-Friendly? DVD
- 3. NOW: 7/13/2007: Emission Impossible? DVD
- 4. American Experience: Earth Days DVD
- 5. American Experience: Ansel Adams DVD
Editor's Picks
-
Explore Topics
Media Resources
- About PBS
- Donate
- PBS Foundation
- TV Schedules
- Career Opportunities
- Contact Us
- Privacy Policy
- Terms of Use
Copyright© 1995 – 2012 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). All rights reserved.
Our partner in public broadcasting: