Earth days [DVD video]

"[This program] looks back to the dawn and development of the modern environmental movement--from its post-war rustlings in the 1950s and the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson's incendiary bestseller 'Silent Spring' to the first wildly successful 1970 Earth Day celebration and the subsequent firestorm of political action"--Container.

General Note:

Originally released as a feature film in 2009. Broadcast as an episode of the television series: American experience in 2010.

Includes curriculum for grades 6-12.

"This program contains material that may not be appropriate for all users. Viewer discretion is advised"--Container.

Special features: Optional audio feature commentary by director Robert Stone; Robert Stone's first film: Pollution (1972) (4 min.).

Performers:

Featuring Denis Hayes, Hunter Lovins, Dennis Meadows, Rusty Schweickart, Paul Ehrlich, Stewart Brand, Stephanie Mills, Stewart Udall, Pete McCloskey.

Contents:

The decline of conservation -- Consequences of development -- Rachel Carson and Silent spring -- Poisoning the planet -- The population bomb -- Stewards of the planet -- Changing views of Earth -- Birth of a movement -- The first Earth Day -- Limits of growth -- Threats to the American way of life -- Sustainable living -- The next steps.

Technical Details:

DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen presentation; English 5.1 surround.

Subject Term:

Environmentalism -- United States -- History.

Environmentalism -- Political aspects -- United States.

Environmentalists -- United States.

Environmental policy -- United States -- History.

Ecology -- Government policy -- United States.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Science television programs.