12 of 25 results for "pollution"
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Plastic Pollution in the Oceans: A Global Crisis
In Plastic Pollution in the Oceans: A Growing Crisis, host Simon Reeve encounters the devastating effects of the plastic trash that is overwhelming islands like the Maldives and Hawaii. This video is excerpted from BBC's Incredible Journeys With Simon Reeve, a series that highlights one journalist’s travels across the globe and the diverse cultures and peoples he meets along the way.
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Hedge Helpers

In Hedge Helpers, Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers explore the benefits of hedges. Tag along as the Ramblers learn how hedges help humans by reducing pollution. This video is excerpted from BBC's Ranger Hamza’s Eco Quest, a nature exploration show in which Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers go on quests to discover nature’s wonders and the important role they play in our environment.

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Eco-Advocates: Transportation in the City

In Eco-Advocates: Transportation in the City, Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers brainstorm ways to move around the city without producing pollution. Learn how sustainable transportation helps our environment. This video is excerpted from BBC's Ranger Hamza’s Eco Quest, a nature exploration show in which Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers go on quests to discover nature’s wonders and the important role they play in our environment.

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Turtle Teamwork: Sea Turtle Rescue

In Turtle Teamwork: Sea Turtle Rescue, the Go Jetters find a sea turtle that is trapped on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a mass of plastic pollution floating in the ocean. They work together to free the sea turtle. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four international heroes as they travel the globe visiting landmarks and solving environmental problems with Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.

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Tackling Plastic Waste: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

In Tackling Plastic Waste: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the Go Jetters observe the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a mass of plastic pollution floating in the ocean. The Go Jetters talk about how they can work together to stop plastic pollution. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four international heroes as they travel the globe visiting landmarks and solving environmental problems with Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.

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Plastic in the Ocean: A New Geological Era
In Plastic in the Ocean: A New Geological Era, host Simon Reeve visits with an expert on plastic pollution and observes visible integration of plastics into the soil and even the food chain in the Mediterranean Sea. This video is excerpted from BBC's Incredible Journeys With Simon Reeve, a series that highlights one journalist’s travels across the globe and the diverse cultures and peoples he meets along the way.
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One Small Filter, One Giant Step to Stop Polluting Our Oceans
Learn about the microfibers released by our washing machines that move through the food chain from plankton, to fish, and back to humans. Now, a filter that is fitted to washing machines will catch the particles and recycle them. This video is excerpted from BBC News.
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Seaweed Is the New Plastic

Learn how replacing traditional plastic made with fossil fuels with seaweed plastic that breaks down naturally can help reduce plastic pollution. Scientists are still working to bring down the cost of the process, increase seaweed production, and make sure seaweed farming is sustainable and doesn’t harm the ocean environment. This video is excerpted from BBC News.

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Backyard Close Up: Insect Habitats

In Backyard Close Up: Insect Habitats, Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers explore long grass. They learn how the grass protects and provides shelter for insects and how it can make compost, which helps gardens and the environment. This video is excerpted from BBC's Ranger Hamza’s Eco Quest, a nature exploration show in which Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers go on quests to discover nature’s wonders and the important role they play in our environment.

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More than a Flush: The History of Toilets

In More than a Flush: The History of Toilets, presenter Ruth Goodman is at Westminster in London to learn how the toilet was invented. Learn what the development of the toilet has to do with Queen Elizabeth, the Thames River, Thomas Crapper, and public health. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.

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A Plastic Boat: Fishing for Trash

In A Plastic Boat: Fishing for Trash, presenter and motorbike racer Grace Webb looks at a boat constructed using 8,000 recycled plastic bottles. The electric boat is used to collect waste plastics from rivers. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Grace’s Amazing Machines, a children’s show that introduces kids to some of the biggest, fastest, and most amazing machines in the world.

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The Go Jetters Speed Through Japan on the Bullet Train

In The Go Jetters Speed Through Japan on the Bullet Train, the Go Jetters are waiting for a Shinkansen, a Japanese bullet train. Ubercorn shares funky facts about how fast bullet trains travel and how they are an environmentally friendly way to travel. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four international heroes as they travel the globe visiting landmarks and solving environmental problems with Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.