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Publisher
The Video Project
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Can true happiness and success be measured by material possessions? What is the personal and global impact of our consumer culture? Is there an alternative? Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things examines the many aspects of the growing "minimalist" movement that is challenging compulsory consumerism and seeking a different path. The authors of two best-selling books on minimalism, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, take viewers...
Author
Publisher
New World Library
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Repair Revolution chronicles the rise of repair cafés: non-profit, volunteer organizations devoted to repairing electronics and household items for free. After outlining the philosophy of repair cafés, the book discusses practical details such as online repair resources, fixes for common product malfunctions, and tips for founding new repair cafés"--
4) Sustainable
Publisher
Bayview Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A vital investigation of the economic and environmental instability of America's food system, from the agricultural issues we face - soil loss, water depletion, climate change, pesticide use - to the community of leaders who are determined to fix it. SUSTAINABLE is a film about the land, the people who work it, and what must be done to sustain it for future generations.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
As entertaining as it is informative, NOVA explores headline-grabbing innovations and discoveries from our past, present and future, demystifying the science and technology along the way, while highlighting the human side of people "who make science happen."
Author
Publisher
American Library Association
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
How we talk about what we do is just as important as what we do, and in communicating the value of libraries to our society what our profession needs is confidence, determination, and the will to succeed. In this inspiring and pragmatic new book, Aldrich shows that the first step towards a sustainable library is sustainable thinking: a determined yet realistic attitude that will help your library spot opportunities for institutional advancement, advocate...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
With humor and compassion, Mama earth provides an inspiring introduction to the concepts of environmental economics, sustainability and new paths to healthier communities and protecting natural resources, all while attaining a more profitable bottom line.
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Travel is at a tipping point. Tourists around the world are unintentionally destroying the very things they’ve come to see. From the Caribbean, to the streets of Delhi, and remote villages in Kenya, forgotten voices reveal the real conditions and consequences of one of the largest industries in the world. The role of the modern tourist is on trial.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Can you build a business model around happiness? If you can deliver happiness to customers through exceptional customer service, from engaged employees who are inspired by a vision of higher purpose, the answer is yes. In this high-spirited talk, Tony Hsieh shares how Zappos fosters its unique culture, starting with hiring and retaining employees based on their commitment to its core values. If we get the culture right, Hsieh believes, everything...
Publisher
Java Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
We all know that flying is bad for the climate. Before Corona, according to the Flightracker website, there were almost 200,000 flights every day. Every second, an aircraft took off or landed somewhere in the world. Corona has changed all that. Never before has the entire aviation industry come to a such a standstill. It’s predicted that the industry will not recover until 2022 or 2023. But does that mean that by 2022 we will again be emitting the...
11) Last Man Fishing
Publisher
Bayview Entertainment
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
LAST MAN FISHING is a cinematic look at the vastly changing seafood system through the lens of small-scale fishermen across the United States. Narrated by best-selling author Mark Bittman, the film explores the dichotomy between the industrial model and sustainable fishing methods that focus on conservation and quality.
12) Riverblue
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This film spans the globe to infiltrate one of the world’s most pollutive industries, fashion. Blue Jeans, one of our favorite iconic products has destroyed rivers and impacted the lives of people who count on these waterways for their survival. Following international river conservationist, Mark Angelo and narrated by clean water supporter Jason Priestley, this RIVERBLUE examines the destruction of our rivers, its effect on humanity, and the solutions...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Why do we need creativity? The world is full of daunting problems, and so are our workplaces. We need solutions. While the scientific method we all learned in school has value for discovery, a similar process for invention is not widely taught—yet is a critical component of true innovation. Dr. Seelig’s model for the “Innovation Engine” allows us to alternate between discovery and invention. It incorporates the internal strengths of imagination,...
Publisher
Fighting Chance Films
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
This insightful documentary explores solutions to the global crises we face today through the inspiring stories of people pioneering change in their own lives and in their communities in order to live in a sustainable and regenerative way.
15) Our Power
Publisher
Giant Interactive
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This documentary aims to shine the light on the Latrobe Valley community in Australia and their 90+ year history of providing power to Victoria and beyond. The film explores the transition of the power industry as it was privatized in the late 1990s and the devastating Hazelwood mine fire of 2014. At a time where coal is seemingly the only option for the Latrobe Valley, the community is forced to unite and fight for a sustainable future. Official...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When Brad Smith took over as CEO, Intuit founder Scott Cook advised him to “Question everything.” Using this as his mantra, Smith set out to create innovative business structures that built on Intuit's strengths and retained market dominance in spite of an explosion in social media, unforeseen technology shifts, and radical changes in consumer expectations. In this highly informative presentation, Smith shares secrets that have led to revolutionary...
17) A Plastic Ocean
Publisher
Brainstorm Media
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
An epic global adventure following a filmmaker and a world record free-diver as they travel the earth discovering the shocking impact plastic is having on our oceans and the marine animals that live there.
18) 2040
Publisher
levelFILM
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Practical solutions to environmental concerns are addressed with the hope that the filmmaker's daughter, 21 years old in the year 2040, will face a hopeful future.
Publisher
ALA Editions
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Library workers at all types of organizations, as well as LIS students learning about this newest Core Value of Librarianship, will find this book an easy-to-digest introduction to what staff at a range of libraries have accomplished in incorporating sustainability into their decision making and professional practices. In addition, a discussion about the role of economics and sustainability will challenge readers to stretch in new ways to positively...
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