Cadillac Desert- Mulholland's Dream -Water and the Transformat

Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition The definitive history of water resources in the American West, and a very illuminating lesson in the political economy of limited resources anywhere. Highly recommended!	TRASHED Trashed is a provocative investigation of one of the fastest growing industries in North America. The garbage business. The film examines a fundamental element of modern American culture...the disposal of what our society defines as "waste." It is an issue influenced by every A...	A Crude Awakening - The Oil Crash While the previous eco-doc Who Killed the Electric Car? spent some time on the world's oil crisis, A Crude Awakening (formerly OilCrash) builds an entire film around the subject. Swiss journalist Basil Gelpke and Irish filmmaker Ray McCormack have constructed their narrative in ...	The 11th Hour Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 04/08/2008 Run time: 124 minutes Rating: Pg	National Geographic: Human Footprint Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 04/15/2008 Run time: 90 minutes Rating: Nr
Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change An argument for the urgent danger of global warming in a book that is sure to be as influential as Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring.Known for her insightful and thought-provoking journalism, New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert now tackles the controversial subject of global wa...	Chinatown (Special Collector's Edition) Roman Polanski's brooding film noir exposes the darkest side of the land of sunshine, the Los Angeles of the 1930s, where power is the only currency--and the only real thing worth buying. Jack Nicholson is J.J. Gittes, a private eye in the Chandler mold, who during a routine stra...	Silent Spring (Edition 001) Silent Spring, released in 1962, offered the first shattering look at widespread ecological degradation and touched off an environmental awareness that still exists. Rachel Carson's book focused on the poisons from insecticides, weed killers, and other common products as well ...	Who Killed the Electric Car? In 1996 electric cars began to appear on raods all over california. They were quiet fast produced no exhaust & ran without gasoline. 10 years later these futuristic cars were almot entirely gone. What happened? why should we be haunted by the ghost of the electric car? Studio: S...	When the Rivers Run Dry: Water--The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century In this groundbreaking book, veteran science correspondent Fred Pearce travels to more than thirty countries to examine the current state of crucial water sources. Deftly weaving together the complicated scientific, economic, and historic dimensions of the world water crisis, he ...

good companion
Marc Reisner's book is certainly superior, packed with eye-opening information about the evolution of water policy. Read that first.Having said that, this video series is a fine companion, and shows a lot that just can't be illustrated in the book. Among the real treasures is footage of the profoundly beautiful Glen Canyon before it was flooded, and footage of a dam burst in action. And after reading about the larger-than-life Floyd Dominy, it's an absurd hoot to hear him declare in an interview, "Those Indians treated me with more reverance than the Buddha!"The first three volumes follow much of what Reisner explored in the book, and he is an enthusiastic, wise presence in many video snippets. The fourth volume focuses more on worldwide water issues, and is based on a different book, "Last Oasis". I also finally watched the movie Chinatown, which wasn't very historically accurate, and seemed to be less about water policy than about twisted family history. But screenwriter Robert Townsend weighs in with some compelling commentary in this video series.

A must for people in the West
I have seen this video 3 or 4 times during and since college and it amazes me every time I veiw it. Man's arrogance towards nature is very saddening. This is a very good example from both sides of the board on water conservation. It shows what there views were then and what they are now are and how they have changed. I would reccomend this to anyone especailly those who think that water/power is a never ending resource, and those who take conservation lightly.

Amazing and Vital History!!
This series is entertaining, dramtic, smart, important and true! The boxed set even comes with the feature film "Chinatown"

Essential information for understanding western politics.
Essential information for understanding western politics. Essential information for anyone interested in agriculture and/or environmental problems in the western United States. Gives a concise history of water resource development in the west. Describes how water projects became epitome of what we know as pork barrel politics.This series is based on a book of the same name by Mark Reisner. The film is a good synopsis of the book but for any one who enjoys the film I strongly suggest also reading the book. The book covers so much more information and gives many more startling examples.For any one in the buisness of natural resource conservation or preservation I would suggest this documentary and the book as required materials.For anyone in the agriculture buisness I would suggest the film as required and urge you to read the book if interested in the topic.I grew up on a family farm and have since moved in to the field of fisheries biology. I have seen how difficult it is for small farmers to survive, I have also seen how most of our native fishes are failing to survive. Both of these tragedies result, in part, from large agribuisness which is a direct product of the large federal projects you will see in this documentary.Buy it, and enjoy learning. Knowledge is power!