Monsanto is responsible for 90% of all the genetically-engineered crops on the planet, and thus arguably poses a greater environmental threat to mankind than any other single company. Watch The...
Deya and his large extended family live in a tiny village in Senegal, on the ragged edges of globalization and immigration. Questions of work and ambition arise as the family...
Deya and his large extended family live in a tiny village in Senegal, on the ragged edges of globalization and immigration. Questions of work and ambition arise as the family...
Joel Salatin imagines an ideal environment for breeding pathogens and disease, a depiction that shockingly describes most modern industrial agricultural facilities. Stressing the backwardness of regulations, Salatin mockingly explains, "But...
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's economy went into a tailspin. The Power of Community tells of the hardships and struggles as well as the community and creativity...
(Earth Focus: Episode 24) Three new films are exploring some of the pressing issues related to water. James Thebaut's film "Running Dry: Beyond the Brink" looks at water scarcity and...
In this Earth Focus interview, James Thebaut discusses his new film "Running Dry: Beyond the Brink." The film looks at water scarcity and explores the impact that a changing climate...
France arrests 12 in anti-terrorism sweep, Times Square bomb plotter sentenced to life in prison, and Israeli soldier belly dances beside handcuffed Palestinian woman.
Looking for the recipe to a better meal? This Link TV special presentation of Deconstructing Supper investigates what exactly we have on our plates, and what it means for our...
This definitive documentary on the Genetically Modified Food industry shows how one farmer stood up against a massive multinational, challenging its right to claim ownership of a living organism.
In this Earth Focus interview, filmmaker Ana Sofia Joanes speaks about her new film "Fresh," and points out why today's industrial agriculture is unsustainable. "Fresh" promotes a new way of...
Jonathan Safran Foer, author of "Eating Animals", claims agribusiness is guilty of "the worst kind of manipulation." He says the lies range from leading people to believe there's a "well...
In this Earth Focus interview, Oxfam's Gawain Kripke discusses climate change and its effects on global food security. Aside from more obvious, immediate effects, more insidious results of climate...
(Earth Focus: Episode 18) This Earth Focus special illustrates the impact of climate change today, on the eve of the Copenhagen talks. Was climate change avoidable, or is it the...
In this week's climate change story, witness the devastating effects of climate change on agriculture and farming. In addition to heat waves, floods and droughts killing off cattle and crops,...