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S3 E2: Coal Mining in South Africa

26:39

A member of a military operation to crack down on illegal gold mining in Peru. | Max Baring/Thomson Reuters Foundation

S3 E3: The Price of Gold in Peru

26:40

A man wearing a hat stands next to his horse and looks out into the wilderness of Nevada.

The New West and the Politics of the Environment

The border gate on the Tijuana, Mexico side of Friendship Park. | KCET

S1 E1: Sea Level Rising - Living With Water

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Aerial image of urban density in Freetown, Sierra Leone. | Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation

S1 E4: Adaptation to Global Water Shortages

25:44

A woman cleans her pen at a sea cucumber reserve in Madagascar. | Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation

Lighting A Path: Embracing Solar Power In California and Zanzibar

Episode 205

Solar power is changing lives in unexpected places. At the Barefoot College in Zanzibar, Muslim women who have traditionally been marginalized in the workforce are learning solar installation and bringing it back to their villages, which are primarily powered by candles and paraffin lamps. In East Los Angeles, formerly incarcerated individuals are finding green job opportunities as they transition underserved communities into solar power.

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S2 E2: Avocado Wars – The Battle Over Water Rights In Chile

The global demand for avocados is having a devastating impact on a drought-stricken community in Chile.

Season 2 Episode 202

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26:30

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Lighting A Path: Embracing Solar Power

Solar power is changing lives in unexpected places.

Season 2 Episode 5

Fueling Change: Oil Extraction in Alaska & California

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25:52

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Fueling Change: Oil Extraction in Alaska & California

Global demand for oil and gas has long-lasting impacts on the communities that supply it.

Season 2 Episode 1

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S1 E6: Urban Habitat

Los Angeles is one of the biggest biodiversity hotspots in the world, despite its smog, urban sprawl and snarling freeways.

Season 1 Episode 106

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25:44

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S1 E5: Future of Food

Communities and innovators all over the world are creating new sustainable food sources that are resilient to climate change and growing populations.

Season 1 Episode 105

Canal along agricultural field near Los Baños, California. | Carla Pineda

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25:44

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S1 E4: Adaptation to Global Water Shortages

Anticipating future water needs, two regions on opposite sides of the world turn to technology for answers.

Season 1 Episode 104

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25:26

Earth Focus

S1 E3: City Planning

Two cities, San Francisco and Freetown, brace for climate change using vastly different methodologies.

Season 1 Episode 103

Aerial image of island off Louisiana coast. | Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation

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S1 E1: Sea Level Rising - Living With Water

Forecasts are dire for Louisiana to experience the second-highest sea level rise in the world. How is the region adapting?

Season 1 Episode 101

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25:58

Earth Focus

S1 E2: Climate Migration

Droughts and floods are driving many people away from their rural, farming communities into big cities.

Season 1 Episode 0

EARTH FOCUS “The Youth Climate Movement Around the World” features Alexandria Villaseñor from Paradise, California. Image courtesy of Thomson Reuters Foundation.

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S3 E1: The Youth Climate Movement Around the World

In-depth profiles of four young environmentalists: Alexandria Villaseñor in California, Carl Smith in Alaska, Ayakha Melithafa in South Africa and Litokne Kabua in the Marshall Islands.

Episode 301