I've used "End of Suburbia," (endofsuburbia.com) and "Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil" (http://www.powerofcommunity.org/cm/index.php) for both a discussion of peak oil and environmental sustainability. I've also used "Birdsong and Coffee" (http://www.olddogdocumentaries.com/vid_bsc.html) for a discussion on human/worker rights, fair trade, and environmental sustainability. "Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance" is pretty powerful as well. With no words, you might lose a few undergrads to in-class napping, though.
Any portion of the series from National Geographic, "Strange Days on Planet Earth" (http://www.pbs.org/strangedays/index_flash.html), or the CBC series starring David Suzuki, "The Nature of Things" (http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings) could also be useful.
Best,
Wendy
Wendy Harman
University of Washington Bothell
On Sun, 17 Jun 2007, Ken Chung wrote:
> Unforeseen, a new film about a large real estate development in Austin, is
> about to be released. The director was interviewed by PBS NOW host and the
> film balances both pro-business and pro-environmental perspectives quite
> well. You might still be able to catch the interview on TV, and otherwise
> the film will be screened at a film festival in New York.
>
> I think the PBS NOW interview can also be purchased on DVD.
>
>
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/324/
>
> Good luck, Ken Chung
> Rutgers Univ
>