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- At the crossroads of the 2016 presidential race and the fight for civil rights, economic fairness, and a democracy that works for everyone.
- In August of 2011, Tropical Storm Irene ripped through the Adirondack Mountains of Northern New York, upending lives and communities, and reminding us of the ecological foundation of our economic well-being. Irene was a wake-up call, exposing vulnerabilities of inland communities and sounding a call to action. In the aftermath of the storm, a group of high school students take us on a journey through the region to meet local leaders and innovators. Cody Bary, Erin Weaver, and Gina Fiorile serve as our guides to understanding both short-term strategies to adapt to extreme weather and long-term solutions to excessive carbon emissions. The Resilient Ones explores the complex social transitions necessary to navigate this new era in human history. In 2015 "The Resilient Ones: A Generation Takes On Climate Change" was nominated for Best Documentary at the New England Emmy Awards and won Best Feature at the Colorado Environmental Film Festival.
- Industrializing our food systems is hitting environmental, social, and economic limits. A system built on cheap fossil fuels and commodity subsidies has made food inexpensive in the United States, but has also degraded our environment, tainted our food supply, and compromised our food sovereignty. Vermont is forging a new path that is strengthening local economics, building a healthy food supply, and restoring our ecosystems. This third episode in the Bloom series introduces the farming and food renaissance that is reshaping the Green Mountain State, and may just renew our waters in the process.
- The development of our cities, towns, and roads in between has gradually led to more impervious surfaces and less natural capacity to absorb and clean water. With storm events expected to be more frequent and intense in the coming decades, the design of our landscapes has taken on a new urgency to prevent flood damage and pollution run-off to our water bodies. This fourth and final episode in the Bloom series describes how we can design our houses, neighborhoods, businesses, and cities in ways that restore nature's capacity to regulate and clean storm water.
- This first film in the four-part series is an Emmy award winning documentary exposing the declining health of the sixth largest lake in the United States, and the future of watershed communities of Vermont, New York, and Quebec. The worsening blue-green algae blooms of Lake Champlain are the most visible symptom of a lake in decline, and the end point of a failing dairy industry, ill-planned development, and aging waste water treatment systems. Created by Emmy award winning producer Victor Guadagno and narrated by Academy Award winning actor Chris Cooper, Bloom first premiered on Mountain Lake PBS in December 2010, with follow-up episodes premiering in February 2012. It tells the story from the front lines of lake management, policy, and environmental advocacy -- fighting the status quo, awaking an apathetic public, and envisioning a new future for the ecological treasure and economic engine of the historic Champlain Valley.
- Our waste water infrastructure is aging and often inadequate for new population pressures. This combined with continued pressure to weaken clean water laws in the guise of economic progress is resulting in degraded water systems. This second episode in the Bloom series explores the history of waste water treatment and introduces natural design strategies to help clean our water, reduce our reliance on energy intensive end-of-pipe solutions, and build resilient economies.
- In the spring of 2012 hundreds of Vermonters submitted short films about Vermont's transition to a sustainable energy future through a statewide project organized by Bright Blue EcoMedia, a Mooretown-based non-profit that produced the Emmy-award winning PBS series Bloom. The film features everyday people including teachers, students and citizens, as well as key political leaders and advocates such as Senator Bernie Sanders, VT Representative Sarah Edwards, and 350.org founder Bill McKibben.
- Lake Defenders explores the ecological and economic issues of aquatic invasive species impact in Lake George, highlighting both the successes and mounting challenges faced by the shoreline communities that depend on a healthy lake system. The 30-minute educational documentary promotes public awareness and participation in stopping the spread of invasives, and provides a case study in management practices as a model for hundreds of communities nationwide. This project was created in partnership by Mountain Lake PBS and BrightBlue EcoMedia.