Episode number 10 of Series “Botanic man”.
This program takes a look at the problems caused by the high energy consumption of modern countries and some possible solutions. It contrasts life in California, the inhabitants of a tower block who live in a completely controlled environment and the inhabitants of Mexico where Indians are farming land which is rich in oil and great changes are about to embrace them.
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ACMI Identifier
304034
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Agriculture - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Energy conservation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Erosion
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)