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13 Episodes 2007 - 2007
Episode 1
Sun, Sep 16, 2007 27 mins
Cameron Diaz hosts and narrates the third-season premiere, "Power Shift," which looks at clean and renewable energy. Included: what people can do to make a sustainable future.
Episode 2
Sun, Sep 23, 2007 27 mins
Environmentalist traveling in a vegetable oil-powered caravan teach urban-school students about sustainable ecology. Included: West African agricultural drumming; earth-conscious hip-hop; planting fruit trees at the schools.
Episode 3
Sun, Sep 30, 2007 27 mins
The coffee industry is discussed. Included: why many coffee farmers remain impoverished despite the rising price of coffee; the difference between fair trade and free trade.
Episode 4
Sun, Oct 7, 2007 27 mins
A profile of the "Thoreau of the American West," Edward Abbey (1927-1989), a writer known for championing environmental issues. Included: comments from family and friends.
Episode 5
Sun, Oct 14, 2007 27 mins
A profile of Diane Wilson ("An Unreasonable Woman"), a Gulf Coast shrimp-boat captain and environmental activist.
Episode 6
Sun, Oct 21, 2007 27 mins
A look at the work of volunteer pilots who fly conservation missions over Central America's threatened landscapes.
Episode 7
Sun, Oct 28, 2007 27 mins
Ordinary people try to remove lead from a school's water supply; others work to create a wetland on an abandoned farm.
Episode 8
Sun, Nov 4, 2007 27 mins
The controversy over Los Angeles' South Central Farm, the country's largest urban garden. Included: the eviction of farmers; the developer's defense. Also: the benefits of such farms; and why South Central has attracted high-profile supporters, including Joan Baez, Daryl Hannah, Willie Nelson and Martin Sheen.
Episode 9
Sun, Nov 11, 2007 27 mins
An examination of Washington state's apple industry, where many growers are going out of business. Included: farmers turning to sustainable agriculture. Also: using worms to turn New York City waste into compost.
Episode 10
Sun, Nov 18, 2007 27 mins
The global marketplace's impact on Papua New Guinea's Titan people; Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in Moss Beach, Cal.; the ecotourist destination of Holbox, Mexico, and its efforts to protect the whale shark.
Episode 11
Sun, Nov 25, 2007 27 mins
New Zealanders exploring their links to the land; balancing the needs of humans and nature on Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula.
Episode 12
Sun, Dec 2, 2007 27 mins
How old business methods are being updated to achieve sustainability and protect natural resources.
Episode 13
Sun, Dec 9, 2007 30 mins
A look at how outdoor learning centers, such as one on Bainbridge Island, Wash., provide students from urban environments with a connection to the natural world.