Earth Focus Environmental Film Festival 2023 (Preview)

The fifth annual Earth Focus Environmental Film Festival features five days of screenings. (30s)

Taylor Yard

Taylor Yard is now an undeveloped and still-contaminated site adjacent to the L.A. River. (8m 17s)

Earth Focus Environmental Film Festival

Earth Focus Environmental Film Festival (1m 18s)

Flying Drones

Flying Drones (59s)

Cold Rush? The Changing Arctic

"Earth Focus" looks at the changing face of the Arctic today. (14m 41s)

Fukushima: Can it Happen in the US?

Fukushima was not a Japanese nuclear disaster. (7m 21s)

Cambodia: Fight for Areng Valley

The Chong people are fighting to protect their forests. (10m 47s)

Inside Illicit Ivory and Rhino Horn Trade

Inside Illicit Ivory and Rhino Horn Trade (6m 41s)

Unacceptable Risk: Firefighters on the Frontline

Fires are becoming more frequent, larger and more devastating than ever. (12m 52s)

China: Religion and Environment

Filmmakers Gary Marcuse and Shi Lihong capture a surprising trend in China. (13m 37s)

Hope for Rhinos? New Approaches to Save Endangered Species

Rhino horn is more expensive than gold or platinum. (14m 31s)

Making Coastal Communities More Resilient to Extreme Weather

Joshua Saks looks at how America's communities can be protected. (5m 48s)

Paying for Climate Change: A Reinsurance Industry View

Climate change is anticipated to have a big impact on the insurance industries. (6m 32s)

Encroaching Tides: What's at Stake for the US

The eastern coast of the United States has one of the highest rates of sea level rise. (6m 32s)

Sacred Economics: A Post Money World?

Charles Eisenstein speaks to Earth Focus about his new book Sacred Economics. (11m 55s)

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Neonics: Toxic Until Fully Tested

Scott Hoffman Black speaks about the impact of neonicotinoid pesticides. (8m 58s)

Neonics: Driving Declines in Biodiversity

Dr. David Goulson speaks about the impact of neonicotinoid pesticides. (8m 26s)

Saving America's Pollinators

Earl Blumenauer talks about why protecting pollinators in the US is the national interest. (5m 43s)

L.A. River during a storm

L.A. River during a storm (26s)

Sunderbans, Shrimp Farming

Shrimp farmers tell us to reject contaminated shrimp from Bangladesh. (11m 29s)

Giriraja Chicken

Could this be India's answer to the global food crisis? (6m 11s)

Killing the Senate Filibuster Could Inspire Bipartisanship

Jon Christensen moderates a conversation with former Nevada Sen. Harry Reid. (27m 36s)

Sen. Cortez Masto: Pursuing a Green Economy

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Cortez Masto has a goal to grow a clean energy economy that includes jobs for the future. (1m 9s)

Sen. Cortez Masto: Protecting the Outdoors is Nonpartisan

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Protecting the environment should not be considered a partisan issue, Cortez Masto says. (37s)

Sen. Cortez Masto: On Reid’s Environmental Legacy

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Sen. Harry Reid struck a balance when crafting inclusive environmental policy, she says. (54s)

Sen. Cortez Masto: On Growing Up in Rural Las Vegas

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Cortez Masto grew up in a rural Las Vegas with cowboys and ranches. (40s)

Sen. Cortez Masto: ‘A Microcosm of America’

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto describes her state’s role in national politics. (1m 17s)

The New West and the Politics of the Environment (Preview)

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A quiet, little-known revolution is taking place in American environmental politics. (1m)

Moapa Solar Plant Addressed Injustice, Economy and Energy

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Behind-the-scenes negotiations helped establish the Moapa transition from coal to solar. (5m 7s)

How SNPLMA Wove Urban Las Vegas Back Into the Environment

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The legislation helped balance urban growth in Las Vegas with environmental conservation. (2m 17s)

Black Rock-High Rock: The Negotiation Behind Conservation

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A proposal to protect Nevada’s Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon received much criticism. (8m 2s)