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Representatives from Shell Oil Company, Center of the American West, and Western Resource Advocates talk about oil shale production in Colorado.

The Arkansas River in central and southeastern Colorado is a diverse natural resource that plays a critically important role for all who live in this basin. By the year 2050 the population of Colorado is expected to double to 10 million. But future growth and economic development hinges on a dependable water supply. In response, the State is implementing a water plan that must meet the needs of a myriad of water users. The Arkansas River Basin Implementation...

"La querencia de la tierra, the love of your place, of your land, of the landscape that has contributed to who you are as a person. Rooted Lands witnesses the predominantly Hispanic rural villages of Mora and San Miguel counties in new Mexico (labeled as among the poorest communities in the United States) stand up and speak out against one of the world's most powerful industries. Faced with the threat of natural gas development as mineral leases are...

Water. It's the earth's most valuable resource. Our cities are powered by it, countless industries depend on it, and all living things need it to survive. But it's very possible that in the near future, there won't be enough to sustain life on our planet. This film sheds light on the vital role water plays in our lives, exposes the defects in the current system, and shows communities already struggling with its ill effects.

A prospector discovers a waterhole after being left for dead in the desert by his double-crossing partners. When his ex-partners visit the well, a surprise awaits them.

Tells the story of the threats to the once-mighty Colorado River and offers solutions for the future of the American West.

In 2009, filmmaker Josh Fox learned his land was on top of the Marcellus Shale, a giant reservoir of natural gas that stretches across huge stretches of the northeast United States, and that he would be paid to lease his land for natural gas extraction. Fox documented his cross-country trek to find out if the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) is actually safe. What he unearthed was a discovery about a practice that is understudied...

Profiles inventor Dean Kamen and looks at his latest invention, a vapor condenser system for purifying water that could solve the world's water supply problems.

Idealistic filmmaker Sebastian and his cynical producer Costa arrive in Bolivia to make a revisionist film about Christopher Columbus' conquest of the Americas. But as filming commences, the local citizens begin to riot in protest against a multi-national corporation that is taking control of their water supply. With the film shoot in jeopardy, both men find their convictions shaken.

When an energy company begins searching for natural gas, a multicultural alliance -- including members of the Mi'kmaq Elsipogtog First Nation, Acadians, and English-speaking families--unite to drive out the company in a campaign to protect their water and way of life.