On Kanopy (Free through your TAMU-CC Account)
Seed: The Untold Story: In the last century, 94% of our seed varieties have disappeared. A cadre of 10 agrichemical companies, including Syngenta, Bayer, and Monsanto, controls over two-thirds of the global seed market, reaping unprecedented profits. This film follows passionate seed-keepers protecting our 12,000 year-old food legacy. These farmers, scientists, lawyers and indigenous people are fighting a David and Goliath battle to defend the future of our food. In a harrowing and heartening story, these heroes rekindle a lost connection to our most treasured resource and revive a culture connected to seeds.
Ice on Fire: A compellingly told documentary on the cutting-edge research behind today’s climate science – and the innovations aimed at reducing carbon in the atmosphere, which could pave the way for a reduction in the global temperature rises and a benefit to the planet’s life systems.
Rachel Carson: The Woman Who Launched the Environmental Movement: Learn about the scientist and writer who launched the modern environmental movement, whose book inspired President John F. Kennedy to launch the first-ever investigation into the public health effects of pesticides -- an investigation that would eventually result in new laws governing the regulation of these deadly agents.
On Netflix
On Disney+
Disney+ added a category to their site called “Celebrate Earth Month!”
For those who don't like documentaries (Recommended by Megan Greige)
Racing Extinction ($4.99 rental on Amazon or Itunes): Racing Extinction draws attention to mankind's role in a potential loss of at least half of the world's species. This film really stood out among the documentaries I’ve watched and has been one of the few to stick with me. People avoid documentaries because they’re slow, but this one is fast-paced and keeps you on your toes. It’s captivating, eye-opening, and informative as well.
A Civil Action (John Travolta) and Erin Brokovich (Julia Roberts): Both of these films feature great acting of compelling characters, each with their own unique personal story and journey, who end up as stars in lawsuits against water contamination. Both are based on real events. If you really can’t stand documentaries, neither of these are documentaries, I promise. ($3 or $4 on YouTube & Amazon Prime)
The book that started it all—A.K.A., the modern environmental movement!
A thought-provoking read regarding some of the most well-known campaigns by scientists and industries to mislead the public.
If, like many Islanders, you love the ocean, you’ll love this tale of the journeys of award-winning oceanographer Sylvia Earle, who is also a Founding Advisory Board Chair for the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies here at TAMU-CC.
A modern gardening book for a new generation of indoor gardeners.
Angier’s tenet is that an understanding of the basics of major areas of science can assist with providing a means by which to understand current scientific issues, and that this process should be fun.
The guide you didn’t know you needed to live a more sustainable life!
An impassioned argument also known as the first book on global warming written for general audiences
Trees are social? And everything else you don’t know about trees
Learn why nature makes us happier, healthier, and more creative
Though he may wax poetic at times, Leopold’s environmental classic redefines the way we think about our relation to the natural world