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Heat [videorecording] / produced and reported by Martin Smith ; written by Martin Smith ; a Frontline co-production with RAINmedia, Inc. ; a production of WGBH Boston

Additional Titles
Title on container and disc label: Heat : a global investigation
Published
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, [2008]
Copyright Date
©2008
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators
Smith, Martin (Martin E.), Rain Media, Inc, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), and PBS Home Video

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Language Note
Closed-captioned.
Contents
Watching the world change -- Fossil fuels : the engine of our lives -- Ten years to reverse course -- America's addiction to coal -- Cars : 2nd largest source of carbon emissions -- Big Oil -- Two instructive lessons from the past -- Carbon-free power -- Will America summon the political will?
Summary
Under pressure from governments, green groups, and investors, big businesses, such as the oil and coal companies, electric utilities, and automobile manufacturers, are promising to reshape their approach to the environment, climate change, and carbon emissions. Shows how some corporations around the world are fighting to fend off new regulations while others are repositioning themselves to meet these challenges. Visits the melting glaciers of the Himalayas, Chinese coal companies, Indian SUV makers, and American oil giants, among other locations.
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ISBN
079369499X
9780793694990
Related Titles
Frontline (Television program)
Audience Notes
Not rated.
Note
"This film is presented in 'widescreen' format. The black bars on the top and bottom of the screen are normal"--Container.
Participant/Performer Note
Reporter, Martin Smith.
Data/Place of Event
Originally broadcast as an episode of the television program Frontline on Oct. 21, 2008.
Technical Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC, stereo.; anamorphic widescreen format, Enhanced for 16x9 televisions.
Terms of Use and Reproduction
Earth & Mineral Sciences copy includes public performance rights.
Source of Acquisition
Earth & Mineral Sciences copy: Purchased with funds from the Class of 1962 Libraries Endowment; 20089.
Endowment Note
Class of 1962 Libraries Endowment
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