The Nature of Things with David Suzuki - DVD Release
In 1985, The Nature of Things with David Suzuki produced an 8-part series called A Planet for the Taking.
The special's message was one of planetary emergency, dealing most
prominently with all the things our society was doing wrong with
respect to the Earth - toxic waste dumps, deforestation and
biodiversity loss, to name just a few.
In The Nature of Things with David Suzuki - Volume 1: Visions of the Future, a just-released DVD box set of the popular show's more recent highlights, the focus is far more concerned with positive prospects for a greener future.
In the Suzuki Diaries, the first of five episodes in the collection, David Suzuki is joined by his youngest daughter Sarika for a cross-Europe tour in search of sustainable communities. The journey sets the stage for the next four episodes, all exploring vital solutions to our environmental woes.
Viewers are taken from geothermal-powered Iceland to tiny Denmark, where a quarter of the nation's energy is harnessed from the wind. The pinnacle of solar energy is showcased in Spain, near the sunny city of Seville. The PS10 solar power tower produces 11 megawatts of electricity using an awesome system of 624 large mirrors, called heliostats, which reflect the sun's rays to a central tower and steam turbine.
In the Build Green episode, innovative techniques for sustainable architecture are featured in the unlikeliest of places, such as Canadian rocker Randy Bachman's rammed earth home on Salt Spring Island.
Not every episode in this collection is hosted by Dr. Suzuki - with notable architectural columnist Christopher Hume standing in for the Living City documentary on sustainability initiatives in Canada's largest communities. But each episode shares a common theme that insists that a 'green economy' is well within our grasp, if we only had the collective will.
Besides the entertaining look at the world's best examples for living sustainability, the DVD offers viewers some hope for the future of this planet. These classic episodes of The Nature of Things prove more than ever that solutions, in fact, are all around us.
For a sneak peek at the collection, view the trailer here.
In The Nature of Things with David Suzuki - Volume 1: Visions of the Future, a just-released DVD box set of the popular show's more recent highlights, the focus is far more concerned with positive prospects for a greener future.
In the Suzuki Diaries, the first of five episodes in the collection, David Suzuki is joined by his youngest daughter Sarika for a cross-Europe tour in search of sustainable communities. The journey sets the stage for the next four episodes, all exploring vital solutions to our environmental woes.
Viewers are taken from geothermal-powered Iceland to tiny Denmark, where a quarter of the nation's energy is harnessed from the wind. The pinnacle of solar energy is showcased in Spain, near the sunny city of Seville. The PS10 solar power tower produces 11 megawatts of electricity using an awesome system of 624 large mirrors, called heliostats, which reflect the sun's rays to a central tower and steam turbine.
In the Build Green episode, innovative techniques for sustainable architecture are featured in the unlikeliest of places, such as Canadian rocker Randy Bachman's rammed earth home on Salt Spring Island.
Not every episode in this collection is hosted by Dr. Suzuki - with notable architectural columnist Christopher Hume standing in for the Living City documentary on sustainability initiatives in Canada's largest communities. But each episode shares a common theme that insists that a 'green economy' is well within our grasp, if we only had the collective will.
Besides the entertaining look at the world's best examples for living sustainability, the DVD offers viewers some hope for the future of this planet. These classic episodes of The Nature of Things prove more than ever that solutions, in fact, are all around us.
For a sneak peek at the collection, view the trailer here.
