Tipping point the age of the oil sands

Suzuki, David T., 1936- (Added Author). Radford, Tom, 1946- (Added Author). Thompson, Niobe, 1973- (Added Author). Schindler, David W. (Added Author). Clearwater Documentary Inc. (Added Author). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Added Author). CBC Learning (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: This visual tour de force takes viewers inside one of the most compelling environmental issues of our time. Witness a David and Goliath struggle that sees a tiny First Nations community enlist major Hollywood star power to fight Canada's oil sands development. A public relations battle rages over the impact of oil sands production on the environment and the people living downstream. This is thanks in part to a steady campaign by the residents of Fort Chipewyan in northern Alberta. They believe oil sands toxins are destroying their territory and their culture, and they've attracted some powerful voices to their cause, [including Dr. David Schindler, a freshwater scientist]. Chief among them is Avatar director James Cameron. At the same time, new scientific research could trigger a tipping point in the PR battle.

Record details

Physical Description: dvd
videodisc
1 videodisc (90 min) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Toronto] : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation : CBC Learning [distributor], 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"A nature of things special presentation." Originally broadcast on the television program, The nature of things, in 2011.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Dark Satanic mills -- Will the government listen? -- Point of no return -- Environmental politics -- Alternatives to dirty oil -- The real Pandora -- Schindler's research.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography: Daron Donahue ; editing, Brenda Terning ; music, Olivier Alary.
Participant or Performer Note:	Host: David Suzuki.
System Details Note:	DVD-R; anamorphic widescreen.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.