Nature Of Things Videos

David Suzuki talks at Greening the Heartland in Detroit. Also news and info from people trying to kick the Senate in the pants on climate change. There was a Mountain Top Removal protest last week at Marsh Fork Elementary School at Coal Mountain West Virginia, attended by some very well known people including Dr. James [...]

Author, geneticist, activist, philanthropist, and host of the long-running Canadian TV series, "The Nature of Things," David Suzuki speaks with Miles Benson about mankind's troubled relationship with the natural environment and how humanity stands at the crossroads of deciding how best to ensure the survival of the planet.

This episode of Earth Focus presents Link TV's coverage of the 2007 Environmental Film Festival held in Washington D.C., with excerpts from featured films and interviews with festival participants and renowned scientist Dr. Edward O. Wilson and Dr. David Suzuki about how to preserve life on Planet Earth. THE ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL SCREENS IN WASHINGTON D.C. The 2007 Environmental Film Festival in the nation's capitol, screened 115 films that covered a vast range of issues affecting the environment. Over 20,000 attended the eleven day festival to see cinematic works from 27 countries. Earth Focus presents clips from some of these films, including: "Rare Bird," which looks at the discovery of the Cahow, a bird thought to be extinct for over 300 years; "The Secret Life of a Naturalist," about Dr. Edward O. Wilson, the pioneering scientist who turned his observations of ant behavior into a new discipline: sociobiology; "The Pachamama Alliance," produced by Channel G, documents a partnership with the indigenous people of the Amazon region of Ecuador, empowering them to protect the rainforest that they call home; "The Return of the American Elm," which depicts the comeback of America's most popular, urban tree following the devastating Dutch elm epidemic. EDWARD O. WILSON INTERVIEW Earth Focus correspondent Miles Benson interviews Dr. Wilson, esteemed entomologist and leading expert on evolution, ecology, and conservation about the current problems facing our planet, and his ideas for possible solutions. An extensive author, Dr. Wilson has won two Pulitzer Prizes and written 20 books, the most recent of which is "The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth." DAVID SUZUKI INTERVIEW Author, geneticist, activist, and philanthropist David Suzuki speaks with Miles Benson about mankind's troubled relationship with the natural environment and how humanity stands at the crossroads of deciding how best to ensure the survival of the planet.