64 Films about the Environment

An exploration into everything that humans eat, breathe, and sleep with; but cannot see

In the Tijuana river estuary, a political fence has environmental consequences

A working vacation takes two former lovers into an increasingly surreal world in this offbeat environmental thriller

Filmmakers Jeremy Wagener and Scott D. Roberts join forces to bring the history of oil prices and future of alternative fuels into focus in this documentary narrated by Peter Gallagher

Wind power... It's green... It's good... Or is it? WINDFALL exposes the dark side of wind energy development when the residents of a rural upstate New York town consider going green

CLIMATE REFUGEES uncovers the plight of people around the world displaced by climatically induced environmental disasters

To save its fragile rain forests and ecosystems, Belize has stuck its neck out find the right kind of strategies to protect the environment, learning from the ravage of the rain forests in the Amazon and learning from its own past mistakes

There aren't many places left in America as isolated as the Otero Mesa; does this rugged landscape also hold the minerals we need to build the technology of the future?

Below the Sand Hills of NE runs one of the world’s largest water reservoir - the Ogallala aquifer. Overuse has put it at risk, but now a proposed oil pipeline, the Keystone XL, might present an even greater threat.

A former coal miner and his neighbors in a struggle for the future of their valley, their children, and life as they know it

A message from Beyond a Light Barrier. A warning from above. Good planets are hard to find. We are not the only ones who think so...

Seven extreme sports in eight minutes -- Ken Bailey's award-winning, pioneering extreme adventure short film played for years on The Best of National Geographic

Experience the terrifying beauty and deadly force of 20 powerful avalanches, set to Beethoven's great "Ode to Joy"

Cruising on the surface of the sprawling cement crust that covers the Athenian basin, a bunch of lunatic bicycle riders reclaim public space with their environmentalist DIY style

The Naked Option reveals the power of an organized group of Nigerian women who use the threat of stripping naked in public, a serious cultural taboo, in their deadly struggle to hold the oil companies accountable to the communities in which they operate

The extraordinary story of the tall ship Privateer Lynx and the exciting lives of the young men and women who sail her

After The Gas Rush is a unique look at the grassroots movement opposing the expansion of the Marcellus Shale industry in Pennsylvania

In Part 2 of After the Gas Rush, viewers get a rare behind the scenes look at industry efforts to reuse millions of gallons of toxic waste water used to frack gas wells in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale region

A feature documentary that takes an unadulterated look at the food you eat -- what’s on your plate?

This groundbreaking documentary explores ocean acidification, which is threatening marine life globally

It’s another 120-degree December day in New York City and a man races against the sun to save his family

Facing environmental collapse, a group of archaeologists are determined to unearth a lost civilization

Two people from different worlds help each other confront the past through artistic means

A forlorn plastic bag (voiced by Werner Herzog) struggles with its immortality

A jaded bureaucrat becomes the unwitting test subject for an experiment to curb global warming

A look into the formation of America's first great city parks in the late 19th century through the eyes of Frederick Law Olmsted

China's 'green' businesspeople, caught in a whirlwind of change, reveal the secrets of building a greener China

In the second episode for Journey OnEarth, we take a closer look at Louisiana's marshes and examine what losing it means for us

The Fight for Water is the untold story of contamination in the Amazon. Whatever you do, don't drink the water.

In this short film, we speak with key voices and experts in the headwaters region

The Expedition Blue Planet team explore the impacts of a broken river and disappearing wetlands

This feature length documentary explores the ravages of American suburban sprawl, what America has lost as a result

This heart-stopping documentary exposes a huge health and environmental scandal in our meat and poultry production system.

Ladies of the Land tells the story of four women who have dedicated their lives to goats, grains and green beans.

This National Geographic-sponsored exploration is a one-of-a-kind look at Antarctica from a unique perspective - sea level

It seems hard to believe that in the world's most affluent country, hunger exists.