Earth and Mineral Sciences Library

September 2

Miracle Planet - The Violent Past (50 minutes)

The early evolution of the earth and the beginning of life. See CAT record.

September 9

Miracle Planet - Snowball Earth (50 minutes)

Earth's first ice age and how life survived. See CAT record.

September 16

Miracle Planet - New Frontiers (50 minutes)

Life on Earth moves into new frontiers on land. See CAT record.

September 23

Miracle Planet - Extinction and Rebirth (50 minutes)

Extinctions and the rise and fall of the dinosaurs.  See CAT record.

September 30

Miracle Planet - Survival of the Fittest (50 minutes)

The evolution of humans.  See CAT record.

October 7

Inside an Earthquake (25 minutes)

Examines the earthquake that struck Izmit, Turkey in 1999.  See CAT record.

October 14

Liquid Assets, the Story of Our Water Infrastructure, part 1 (60 minutes)

The story of essential infrastructure systems: water, wastewater, and stormwater. Featured locations include Hermine, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. See CAT record.

Liquid Assets, the Story of our Water Infrastructure, part 2 (60 minutes)

The story of essential infrastructure systems: water, wastewater, and stormwater. Featured locations include Hermine, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. See CAT record.

Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars (34 minutes)

Community opposition at eleven coal-fired power plants in central Texas. See CAT record.

Earth Energy (46 minutes)

A journey in search of Earth's renewable energy. See CAT record.

Meltdown: a Global Warming Journey (60 minutes)

A look at divergent points of view contributing to the global warming debate. See CAT record.

November 18

Arctic Dinosaurs (56 minutes)

Researcher combine engineering with fossil digging to come up with dinosaur bones in Alaska's North Slope. See CAT record.

Thanksgiving Break - no film

Heat: a Global Investigation, part 1 (60 minutes)

Shows how some corporations around the world are fighting to fend off new regulations while others are repositioning themselves to meet these challenges. See CAT record.

Heat: a Global Investigation, part 2 (60 minutes)

Shows how some corporations around the world are fighting to fend off new regulations while others are repositioning themselves to meet these challenges. See CAT record.