Where on Earth Are we Going? (6 Parts)

Synopsis: Jonathan Porritt, director of Friends of the Earthl looks at green alternatives in agriculture, energy, transport, industry, work and politics.
1: Considers the phasing out of nuclear power by the year 2000 and introducing a non-nuclear strategy based on conservation.
2: Describes the adoption of low-input, environmentally friendly forms of farming.
3: Indicates that current middle-class fads become standard behaviour by the end of the century.
4: Explores the means by which industry will become more environmentally responsible in the 1990s, if only to clean up its tarnished image.
5: Notes that today’s international crises are already encouraging greater international co-operation.
6: Questions whether the perception of green political parties as left-wing might block the acceptance of green ideas in America.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 6 x 25 min.
Year of production: 1990
Availability: Sale; 1996 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1996 sale: £210.00 (+VAT +p&p) series
Notes: Broadcast on BBC2 on from 2 Jul 1990.
Reviewed by Laurence Alster in ‘Times Educational Supplement’ (6 Jul 1990).
Subjects: Environmental science
Keywords: environmental campaigning; environmental issues

Cast

Jonathan Porritt

Title: Energy without end
Synopsis: 1: Considers the phasing out of nuclear power by the year 2000 and introducing a non-nuclear strategy based on conservation.
Title: Farming’s future
Synopsis: 2: Describes the adoption of low-input, environmentally friendly forms of farming.
Title: Greener living, A
Synopsis: 3: Indicates that current middle-class fads become standard behaviour by the end of the century.
Title: Industry and work
Synopsis: 4: Explores the means by which industry will become more environmentally responsible in the 1990s, if only to clean up its tarnished image.
Title: International perspective, The: one world or no world
Synopsis: 5: Notes that today's international crises are already encouraging greater international co-operation.
Title: Getting there: body politic, immortal soul
Synopsis: 6: Questions whether the perception of green political parties as left-wing might block the acceptance of green ideas in America.

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