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Description
The Arkansas River in central and southeastern Colorado is a diverse natural resource that plays a critically important role for all who live in this basin. By the year 2050 the population of Colorado is expected to double to 10 million. But future growth and economic development hinges on a dependable water supply. In response, the State is implementing a water plan that must meet the needs of a myriad of water users. The Arkansas River Basin Implementation...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
"Tens of millions of people, billions of dollars of agricultural production, and an enormous amount of economic activity across a vast swath of America from California to the Mississippi River are all dependent on rivers born in the mountains of Colorado. In a time of mounting demand and limited supply, the need for all citizens to better understand and participate in decisions affecting this critical resource is paramount"--Container.
6) Dark waters
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Inspired by a shocking true story, a tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths due to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything, his future, his family, and his own life to expose the truth.
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
Colorado Department of Transportation requires revegetation as part of road construction projects. The revegetation of previously disturbed areas from highway construction activities is a critical component to overall site storm water management strategy. Poor revegetation actions during and after construction can lead to difficulty in deactivating storm water construction permits (SCPs). CDOT's specifications for revegetation projects are discussed...
8) Gasland
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
In 2009, filmmaker Josh Fox learned his land was on top of the Marcellus Shale, a giant reservoir of natural gas that stretches across huge stretches of the northeast United States, and that he would be paid to lease his land for natural gas extraction. Fox documented his cross-country trek to find out if the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) is actually safe. What he unearthed was a discovery about a practice that is understudied...
10) Chinatown
Pub. Date
1974.
Description
A seemingly routine matrimonial snooping job mushrooms into a murderous regional and personal scandal in pre-World War II Los Angeles.
Pub. Date
1999
Description
Second season, sidekicks Jack and Karen are more snide and gleefully obnoxious than ever; Will has perfected his prickly panache; and in particular Grace has entered a whole new plane of sexy goofiness, diving even more headlong into physical comedy--such as the episode when, in order to woo a high school crush, she gets a water-padded bra that springs a leak.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Waterholes are vital to the African ecosystem; bustling oases where elephants, lions, leopards and hundreds of other species meet and compete for water. But little is known about how they support so much life. Now the Mwiba Wildlife Reserve and local communities in Tanzania are building the world's first waterhole with a built-in specialized camera rig. With half-submerged and weather-proofed remote cameras, Dr. M. Sanjayan (EARTH: A New Wild) leads...
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
Water. It's the earth's most valuable resource. Our cities are powered by it, countless industries depend on it, and all living things need it to survive. But it's very possible that in the near future, there won't be enough to sustain life on our planet. This film sheds light on the vital role water plays in our lives, exposes the defects in the current system, and shows communities already struggling with its ill effects.
Description
"Wars of the future will be fought over water, as they are today over oil, as the source of all life enters the global marketplace and political arena. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling fresh water supply, prompting protests, lawsuits, and revolutions from citizens fighting for the right to survive. Past civilizations have collapsed from poor water management. Will ours too?"--container.
16) Deepwater
Pub. Date
p2004
Description
A young orphaned drifter (Nat) sets out in pursuit of a farm job in Wyoming. Along the way he comes across a car accident and saves the life of the driver, who offers him a handyman job in the town of Deepwater, West Virginia. Nat is unknowingly lured into a world where nothing is as it seems.
19) The Mist
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
When Dave Drayton notices a stange mist on the lake, he does not think much of it. When his son, Billy, his neighbor Brent Norton, and himself travel to the grocery store, strange things begin to happen. On their way to the market, they see the army, the local firefighters and police, heading toward the mist. When he sees this, Brent mentions something about "Project Arrowhead," a secret military plan that no one knows about. All of the store's shoppers...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
George has a friend named Allie who wants to learn all about being a monkey; George promised he would stay clean for picture day, but when he helps dye eggs, he falls into a pot of dye and turns completely yellow; Bill and the Man with the Yellow Hat are excited for their big hike, but they get stuck on a ledge and George has to find a way to help; It's love at first sight when Hundley meets Professor Wiseman's kitten, but Hundley's allergic to cats;...