TED Talks
Nic Marks: The Happy Planet Index
Statistician Nic Marks asks why we measure a nation's success by its productivity -- instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people. He introduces the Happy Planet Index, which tracks national well-being against resource use...
Curated Video
Houston We Have a Podcast: Apollo 8: Part 1
On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 8 launch, resident historian Dr. Jennifer Ross-Nazzal recounts one of the most significant missions in human spaceflight history, featuring interviews with Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman and Bill...
Sustainable Business Consulting
Divestment as a SRI Tactic
Discusses the issue of divestment, provides resources, and highlights a case study
Curated Video
Rachel Carson's Fight for the Environment
Marine biologist and writer Rachel Carson demanded that the US government take responsibility to protect people and the planet. Her book Silent Spring was a turning point in the modern environmental movement.
Bloomberg
The Link Between Big Business and Big Green
Sept. 23 -- Naomi Klein, author of ""This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate,"" discusses climate change and the economics of the energy industry with Pimm Fox on ""Taking Stock."" (Source: Bloomberg)
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Earth Days
PBS documentary, Earth Days, tells the story of the modern environmental movement that began on April 22, 1970 in the United States. Teacher resources are included. [02:00:00]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pollution and the Environmental Movement
See how concern about pollution led to the passing of major environmental laws in this video from the American Masters film, A Fierce Green Fire. While initially many technological innovations after World War II were welcomed, some of...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Environmental Movement and the First Earth Day
Learn about the first Earth Day in this video [2:43] from the American Masters film, A Fierce Green Fire. Interest in conservation increased during the 1960s as people became more aware of pollution, endangered species, and Earth's...
PBS
Pbs: Fooling With Nature
This article discusses Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and its impact upon environmentalism and pesticide use in the United States.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Social Movements: Lesson 2
Define David Aberle's social movement and explain the goals of the four different types. alternative social movement, redemptive social movement, reformative social movement, revolutionary social movement. Be sure to discuss Social...
Crash Course
Crash Course Us History #40: The 1960s in America
In which John Green teaches you about a time of relative tumult in the United States, the 1960s. America was changing rapidly in the 1960s, and rights movements were at the forefront of those changes. Civil Rights were dominant, but the...
Other
Reading Through History: What Is Earth Day?
This video offers a brief description of Earth Day and the history of its origin.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Environmentalism Today
What does it mean to be an environmentalist today? Has the environmental movement grown too accommodating with the passage of time? [23 mins. 34]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Social Movements: Lesson 1
Define David Aberle's social movement and explain the goals of the four different types. alternative social movement, redemptive social movement, reformative social movement, revolutionary social movement. Be sure to discuss Social...