MARC - Earth Day Resources

THE PATH OF JESUS

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:38:56 -0800

See the Bible come to life in these seven short dramas. Viewers will follow the path of Jesus from Bethlehem to Golgotha and beyond and see revealing moments and turning points in Jesus' life and ministry. Seven stories (5-14min/story) are: 1.The Christmas Story; 2.The Temptation; 3.Jesus and the Pharisees; 4.The Pharisee and the Tax Collector; 5.The Decision; 6.The Absent King; 7.The New Covenant. Special features include director's commentaries, a photo gallery and Roman recipes.

Length: 65min (7 stories; 5-14min/ea)

Publisher: Vision Video

Published Year: 2007

Viewing Rights: Church Use Permitted

GREENHOUSE CRISIS: THE AMERICAN RESPONSE

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:51:57 -0800

This video is an introductory video on the link between energy use and global warming. The video explains why carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels are believed to be the principal cause of global warming. It illustrates the greenhouse effect, summarizes some of the potential consequences of global warming, and examines various forms of energy production and consumption. It concludes with an overview of how improved energy efficiency and the development of renewable energy sources can prevent global warming.

Length: 11min

Published Year: 1989

Viewing Rights: Church Use Permitted

POLITICS PEOPLE AND POLLUTION

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:51:56 -0800

Tape 2 of 2. This program with Bill Moyers explores the delicate balance between corporate productivity and environmental responsibility, looking at the growing number of corporate "green" ads and asking: what is image? what is reality? Featured in the program are industry representatives and grassroots environmentalists who examine corporate America’s willingness to protect the public’s health and safety. The program travels to a rural Louisiana area known as "Cancer Alley" where we meet citizens struggling to get the chemical industry to operate in a responsible manner.

Length: 60min

Viewing Rights: Church Use Permitted

AFFLUENZA

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:51:56 -0800

This video will expose students to the problem of overcomsumption and its effects on the society and the environment. This one-hour program takes a hard, sometimes humorous look at the American passion for shopping, and how it leads to debt and stress for families, communities, the nation and the world. It also explores the strategies used by marketers to sell products to young people. This program is appropriate for students grade 6-12. Activities in teacher's guide are grouped by subjects such as communications, economics, mathematics, social studies, environmental studies and the arts.

Length: 56min

Published Year: 1997

Viewing Rights: Church Use Permitted

SHALOM LIFESTYLES SERIES FOR YOUTH SERIES

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:51:54 -0800

This series strives to bring a vision of shalom - God's word for the way life should fit together. God's vision of Shalom includes all our relationships: with our next-door neighbors, our global neighbors, ourselves, the earth and God. This series addresses different aspects of this vision. The goal of this series is to call youth to commit to a life of shalom that is growing, developing and being filled with a sense of personal joy.

GREAT LAKES: BITTER LEGACY

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:51:50 -0800

Produced by the National Audubon Society and hosted by James Earl Jones, this video talks about the big clean-up in the 1980??s. This clean-up only removed the visible pollutants from these waters.

Length: 60min

Viewing Rights: Church Use Permitted

BORROWED FROM OUR FUTURE

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:51:46 -0800

Presents an overview of basic environmental issues including rapid population growth, food security, biodiversity, energy, changing climate, urban growth and industrial development. It then shows how the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is working with governments to promote sustainable development in Ethiopia, India, Morocco and Bolivia. Produced and directed by Sian Evans. 1989. 20 min. Video/C MM822

Length: 25min

Published Year: 1989

Viewing Rights: Church Use Permitted

FUTURE TALK

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:51:45 -0800

Tape 1 of 2. This program with Bill Moyers examines the politics of the environment and how choices Americans make now will determine whether we can create and sustain a quality of life that will not jeopardize our children’s future. The program focuses on population and energy policies, the depletion of our natural resources, and relations between the developing and developed nations. Featured in the program are Al Binger, Marcus W. Feldman, James MacNeil, Jessica Tuchman Mathews, Nobel Prize-winner Murray Gell-Mann, Allen Hammond, John Holland, and John D. Steinbruner.

Length: 60min

Published Year: 1992

Viewing Rights: Church Use Permitted

FROG POND

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:51:43 -0800

Frog Pond is a musicla environmental film for kids about a group of frogs (played by costumed humans) trying to live with the cans, tires, oil, and other litter that increasingly pollute their happy pond. First they take to wearing hard hats to protect themselves from flying cans. Later they realize they need to talk to the humans doing the polluting and discover that a unified voice will get them heard. People finally realize that their own comfort depends on the comfort of the frogs, so they hop to and clean up the pond.

Length: 19min

Viewing Rights: Church Use Permitted

FOR OUR CHILDREN: PROTECTING CREATION FROM POISON

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:51:41 -0800

This is a video on toxic pollution. A contrast is shown between the people's point of view that the environment is being abused and the company's view of what is good business. How we resolve this abuse is up to us.

Length: 24min

Published Year: 1989

Viewing Rights: Church Use Permitted

STEWARDSHIP OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:51:31 -0800

Using examples from Catch the Spirit, a weekly television program produced by the United Methodist Church, this video reviews and assesses national environmental policy and ecological practices from the perspective of the United Methodist Church. It also explores the relationship between the poor and the location of hazardous waste.

Length: 26min

Published Year: 1990

Viewing Rights: Church Use Permitted

HOW TO RESCUE THE EARTH WITHOUT WORSHIPING NATURE

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:51:13 -0800

Best selling Christian author Tony Campolo tells you why Christians should lead the battle to save the planet and how you and your church can get involved.

Length: 60min

Published Year: 1992

Viewing Rights: Church Use Permitted

EARTH: THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:51:12 -0800

Problems faced by impoverished developing countries in balancing economic development with environmental damage are addressed.

Length: 30min

Published Year: 1987

Viewing Rights: Church Use Permitted

WARNINGS ON THE WIND

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:51:10 -0800

Produced by the Center for Environmental Study, this video talks of the effects of air toxins in the environment of the Great Lakes of Michigan and Canada.

Length: 29min

Viewing Rights: Church Use Permitted

UNIVERSE DRAMA IN THREE ACTS

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:51:09 -0800

Written by Rosemary Radford Ruether, this program is a striking visual reflection about God's creation and the environment. The earth may or may not belong to us but it does belong to God. God rejoices in its beauty and is also saddened by its destruction. The video narrates the drama of creation through the ages. Part 1. "Creation": looks at the spirit of God active from the start in the unfolding of life on this planet. Part 2. "Corruption": recounts the violence done by humans to the earth and its inhabitants. Part 3. "Rebellion For Life": is a call to treat the earth as sacred and to a commitment to heal this wounded creation. The program is suitable for 6th grade and up.

Length: 15min

Published Year: 1997

Viewing Rights: Church Use Permitted