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Environmental Issues in Modern AgriculturevideOs
In Our Children’s Food. 1993. PBS FRONTLINE
special. Hosted by Bill Moyers (56 minutes).
Covers human health and environmental risks
associated with pesticide exposure. Follows
the politics of the development of the National
Academy of Sciences’ children’s study: Pesticide
residues in the diets of infants and children.On American Soil. 1985. Produced by the Conserva-
tion Foundation (28 minutes).
Award-winning film on the “next critical
environmental issue” we see the nature and
extent of the soil erosion problem in America
today. Explains the economic circumstances
influencing the adoption of conservation
farming practices. Available from:
http://www.bullfrogfilms.comRace to Save the Planet: Saving the Environment
and Feeding the World. 1990. WGBH/PBS video.
Explores the human side of international
environmental issues in agriculture and the
delicate balance between progress and the
preservation of the environment.Diet for a New America. 1991. KCET /PBS video.
Hosted by John Robbins (60 minutes).
From the John Robbins book of the same name.
Discusses the human and environmental health
impacts of modern agriculture and diet.Playing with Poison. 2001. CBC’s The Nature of
Things. Force Four Entertainment (64 minutes).
American anthropologist investigates the
side effects on children of pesticide use in
Mexico’s Yaqui Valley, one of Mexico’s largest
agricultural areas. Available from:
http://www.bullfrogfilms.comResources