QEW Publications

VHS & DVD Lending Library
$10.00 each to cover postage, pre-paid return postage, and handling costs. Please return within two weeks. Note that all titles are in DVD format only.

Beyond Organic, the Vision of Fairview Gardens. Narrated by Meryl Streep. Fairview Gardens is an urban farm located in Goleta, Calif., right in the middle of some of the most expensive real estate in the U.S. It has become a model for sustainable food production and community involvement. 33 minutes.

Blue Vinyl. With humor, chutzpah, and a piece of vinyl siding in hand, filmaker Judith Helfand and cinematographer Daniel B. Gold travel to America’s vinyl manufacturing capital and beyond in search of the truth about vinyl, a highly toxic product. 97 minutes.

Build Green. A refreshing look at environmentally smart building materials and practices that better protect against the elements while saving money and resources. Bullfrog Films. 44 minutes.

Designing a Great Neighborhood. Follows the development of a community housing project where affordability and sustainability are primary goals. 54 minutes.

Ecological Footprint: Accounting for a Small Planet. Mathis Wackernagel introduces a resource accounting tool that measures human demand on the earth, a kind of bank statement, documenting whether we are living within our ecological budget or consuming nature's resources unsustainably. 30 min.

Eleventh Hour, the. Humankind's 11th hours is here; the last moment when we can change course and stop our rush toward global ecological collapse. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio produces and narrates this urgen and transformational look at where we've been, where we're going, and—most important—how we can change. 92 minutes.

Empty Oceans, Empty Nets. Explores the full extent of the global fisheries crisis and the forces that continue to push many marine fish stocks towared commercial extinction, while consumers' demand for fish is on the rise. 55 min.

End of Suburbia, the. From The Electric Wallpaper, Inc. This fascinating documentary shows how much out on a limb our automobile-intensive way of life has become. Modern suburbia owes its existence in large part to abundant cheap gasoline—and now, due to the coming peak of world oil production, that era is about to end. 78 minutes.

Escape from Affluenza. This sequel to the PBS hit special Affluenza is hosted by former Los Angeles newspaper reporter Wanda Urbanska. She and her husband, former Hollywood screenwriter, gave up their hectic life in L.A. to move to the small community of Mount Airy, N.C. Watch as people from all walks of life show you how they're living better on less and escaping from Affluenza, a pernicious epidemic of stress, overwork, and debt that is affecting Americans in record numbers. 60 minutes.

Future of Food, the. A documentary film that offers an in-depth look at the critical issues facing global agriculture today. 88 minutes.

Global Gardener: Permaculture with Bill Mollison. A series of four half-hour programs looking at examples of permaculture in different bioregions. 120 minutes

God’s Gift of a Wild and Wonderful Land. A Christian Declaration on the spiritual values of West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest, which contains some of the wildest remaining forestlands in the eastern United States. Its native ecosystem gives life to plants and animals, and its rugged terrain embraces the headwaters of five major river systems. 18 minutes.

Great Warming, the. It's More than Just the Heat. Faith Version. The world's scientists are in agreement: Climate change is real, and we are largely responsible. Earth's enlightened corporations, religious institutions, environmental and political leaders are in agreement—we must recognize our moral responsibility to be stewards of the earth today and for all future generations. Includes expanded interviews with the Rev. Richard Cizik, National Association of Evangelicals, Dr. Matthew Sleeth, author of "Serve God, Save the Planet," and Dr. Gerald Durley, pastor, Missionary Baptist Church, Atlanta

Health and the Hive, a Beekeeper's Journey. Explores the key ecological role of honeybees in our lives. Topics addressed in the video include pollination, queen breeding, disease control, bee venom therapy, organic agriculture, and honey-based medicine. The central figure in the video is Todd Hardie of northern Vermont's Honey Garden Apiaries.

An Inconvenient Truth, a Global Warning. Former Vice President Al Gore presents an eye-opening and compelling view of the future of our planet—and our civilization—in the must-see documentary. This is a wake-up call that cuts through myths and misconceptions to deliver the message that global warming is a real and present danger. 96 minutes.

Kilowatt Ours. Follow filmmaker Jeff Barrie from the coal mines of West Virginia to the solar panel fields of Florida as he discovers solutions to America’s energy related problems. 2 versions, 56 minutes and 38 minutes.

Livable Landscapes: By Chance or by Choice? Five communities explore solutions to the effects of growth and sprawl on the quality of life in New England. 57 minutes.

	Microcosmos. Explore the fund and adventure of a spectacular hidden universe revealed in a breathtaking very close-up view of a field and pond in France. 75 minutes.

Mountain Morning. In the southern Appalachian Mountains a coal mining process known as mountaintop removal is devastaing God's creation. Demand for electricity overshadows weak environmental laws. Coal industry profits outweigh quality of life. As our oldest mountaintops vanish the people are left behind. Having paid the highest price, they are abandoned in what is called "the sacrifice zone." Produced by Christians for the Mountains, a nonprofit grassroots organization.

My Father's Garden. A film by Miranda Smith. An emotionally charged documentary about the use and misuse of synthetic chemicals on the American farm. 58 minutes.

The Next Industrial Revolution. Tells the story of the movement led by architect Bill McDonough and chemist Michael Braungart to bring together ecology and human design. Shot in Europe and the United States, the film explores how businesses are transforming themselves to work with nature and enhance profitability. Running time 55 minutes.

Not for Sale. This documentary explores some little-known aspects of global trade agreements like the WTO. Patents and other intellectual property right are expanding what corporations can own and control. 31 minutes.

Oil on Ice. Connects the fate of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to critical decisions America makes about energy policy. Caught in the balance are the Gwich'in Indians and the migratory wildlife in this fragile ecosystem. 90 minutes.

The Power of Community—How Cuba Survived Peak Oil. When Cuba lost access to Soviet oil in the early 1990s, the country faced an immediate crisis—feeding the population—and an ongoing challenge: how to creat a new low-energy society. Cuba transitioned from a larage, fossil-fuel intensive farming to small, less energy-intensive organic farms and urban gardens, and from a highly industrial society to a more sustainable one. As the world approaches Peak Oil, Cuba provides a valuable example of how to successfully address the challenge of reducing our energy use. 53 minutes.

Radically Simple. Join engineer and author Jim Merkel as he presents his views on sustainable living in public presentations and workshops at his home. These meetings, which revolve around discussions on global economics and resource consumption, show Merkel leading by example. He demonstrates that a radically simple lifestyle—while at times daunting—is not only possible but extremely satisfying. 35 minutes.

Sacred Balance, the. With David Suzuki, in four 54-minute episodes. Suggestions for how we can meet our needs and create a way of life that is ecologically sustainable, fulfilling, and just. Offers the seeds of a new direction for us all, one in which we can rediscover our place in nature and live in balance with our surroundings.

Story of Stuff, the. With Annie Leonard. A 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. It exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.

Story of the Weeping Camel, the. This film captures the essence of the Gobi Desert through the life of a family of nomads and their spiritual relationship to the land. Breathtaking and magical photography. 87 minutes.

Thomas Berry and the Earth Community. A 7-minute introduction to Berry's ideas, using quotations from his books, The Great Work (1999) and The Dream of the Earth (1988), together with an edited transcript of a video recording made in 1991. Berry's words are woven together with illustrative photographs and evocative music. Suitable for inspiring all discussions regarding our relationship with the Earth community. There is also a 9-minute piece of video interview from 2006, in which Berry raises further key points regarding humans and the Earth community, including the need to shift in our legal thinking in relation to nature.

True Cost of Food, the. An entertaining animated film exploring sources of our foods and the cost of food on society. 15 minutes.

When is Enough, Enough? The Appetite for Oil. A small Cree band in Alberta battles major oil companies for their land, which lies on top of one of the world’s richest oil tar sands deposits. 47 minutes.