Curated Video
RR7714B NORWAY ACID RAIN
Norway's forests, lakes and rivers are being polluted
by smoke from factory chimneys as far as a thousand
kilometres away, in the industrial centres of Eastern
and Western Europe. Or so say Norwegian scientists
in a claim that is...
Curated Video
New York's cathedral to be restored
AP Television
New York City - 17 November, 2011
1. Pan from American flag to the Cathedral of St. Patrick
2. Tight pull focus of cross a top St. Patrick's
3. Mid of Monsignor Robert T. Ritchie, Rector of St. Patrick's
UPSOUND: " The...
Curated Video
Report highlights environmental costs of China's surging economy
Beijing - June 2, 2005
1. Wide interior of news conference
2. Journalists
3. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Wang Jirong, Vice minister of the State Environmental Protection Administration Bureau:
"We have to face a series of environmental and...
Curated Video
Beijing rejects claim that China the source of 25 percent of bad air in LA
FILE: Shangxi province, 3 June 2006
1. Wide of chemical factory with chimney smoking
2. Various of chimney smoking
3. Wide of factory
Beijing, 3 August 2006
4. Wide of press conference
5. Wide of reporters
6. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Li...
Curated Video
GERMANY: AIR POLLUTION KILLING TREES IN ERZGEBIRGE MOUNTAINS
German/Nat
The Erzgebirge Mountains in the east of Germany are choking to death.
The thickly forested area along the border with the Czech Republic is a popular attraction for tourists from Germany and beyond.
But emissions from power...
Fuse School
Green Chemistry - Principle 6
Using a catalyst to reduce reaction times is often necessary for a reaction to be profitable. But are all catalysts safe? The sixth installment in a 12-part Green Chemistry series has learners explore the role of catalysts in industrial...
Fuse School
Reducing Acid Rain or its Effect
How do we stop acid rain from forming or repair the damages it causes? The seventh and final video in the series presents learners with common methods of reducing the harmful effects of acid rain. Topics such as the scrubbers used...
Fuse School
Acid Rain
Rain, rain, go away ... at least if your pH is below six! The sixth installment in a series of seven videos teaching about pollution and our atmosphere shows learners the facts about acid rain. Embedded pauses allow you to stop and check...
Fuse School
Uses of Limestone - Cement, Mortar, and Concrete
This rock is on a roll! Introduce young geologists and environmentalists to the many uses of limestone using the fifth installment in a series of seven. Illustrate the components and properties of cement, mortar, and concrete,...
Crash Course
Buffers, the Acid Rain Slayer
Titrations are a great work-out routine; you get buffer. But what are buffers and where do they naturally occur? Watch this explanation to find out. Also included are a discussion of acid rain, carbonate buffering,...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Soil Formation: Physical and Chemical Weathering
A video that investigates physical and chemical weathering and its effect on soil formation. [4:23]