News Clip1:33
Curated Video

The United Nations says that environmental crime is helping to finance criminal, militia and terrorist groups. According to a new report, the militant group al-Shabab makes up to $56 million dollars per year from illegal charcoal. (June 24)

Higher Ed
SOUNDBITE: (Swahili) Matthew Mutie, charcoal trader:

"We face many challenges. It is difficult to get water, as the rivers are as far away as Makindu, 20 kilometres (12 miles) from here. We don't have agricultural...
News Clip1:16
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

Queen Mary reviews troops in England, and charcoal fuels buses in Japan

Higher Ed
Title card: 'Names and Events in the Headlines' / title: 'Croydon, Eng.' superimposed over military parade grounds / Queen Mary stands on balcony / color guard bears UK and regimental flags in front of troops standing for review / title...
News Clip6:08
Curated Video

Fuel from coconut shells to combat illegal Cambodia charcoal

Higher Ed
Phnom Penh, May 20th 2011

1. Close of charcoal burning in grill
stove
Cardamom Mountains, Pursat Province, Cambodia - Marc
h 21, 2011
2. Mid...
News Clip6:22
Curated Video

Charcoal trade getting major rethink in Haiti

Higher Ed
Pungent wood smoke wafts daily across the hinterlands of Haiti's southern peninsula, where villagers stack smouldering wood beneath dirt mounds to make the charcoal that nearly all the urban households in the country use to cook every...
News Clip3:19
Curated Video

Banned Somali charcoal linked to militants still finding ways into Gulf

Higher Ed
Shipments of Somali charcoal that benefit Islamic militants are still making their way to Middle Eastern markets, despite being banned nearly two years ago by the United Nations (UN)...
Instructional Video6:08
Curated Video

UN says about 100 elephants die every day from poaching

Higher Ed
As Kenya's elephant population continues to dwindle, conservationists are providing alternative sources of income to desperate people to deter them from joining the illegal...
News Clip6:22
Curated Video

Charcoal trade getting major rethink in Haiti

Higher Ed
Pungent wood smoke wafts daily across the hinterlands of Haiti's southern peninsula, where villagers stack smouldering wood beneath dirt mounds to make the charcoal that nearly all the urban households in the country use to cook every...
Instructional Video5:23
Curated Video

Cantopop diva Sammi Chang sings her heart out in Hong Kong

Higher Ed
CANTOPOP DIVA SAMMI CHANG SINGS HER HEART OUT IN HONG KONG
News Clip4:01
AFP News Agency

CLEAN : 'I can't call him a human': Fury at Putin near Ukraine front

9th - Higher Ed
Rescuers provide assistance to an injured woman and residents clear debris after a Russian strike on a residential area of Mykolaiv (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Fireworks! Lifting Charge

9th - 10th
In this video segment adapted from NOVA, learn how pyrotechnicians use common compounds to blast fireworks into the sky and give them shape.