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Earthkeeping; Mastering the Marketplace

02/04/1994

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Series

Earthkeeping

Program

Mastering the Marketplace

Program Number

104

Series Description

This is a series of four quarterly specials designed to confront our individual and collective feelings of powerlessness in the face of a continuing environmental crisis. Hosted by Ira Flatow (writer/host of the PBS program "Square One TV.") Series release date: 1993

Program Description

This is a series of four quarterly specials designed to confront our individual and collective feelings of powerlessness in the face of a continuing environmental crisis. Hosted by Ira Flatow (writer/host of the PBS program "Square One TV.") #104/"Mastering the Marketplace" follows anthropologist William Rathje, director of the University of Arizona Garbage Project; visits a family that generates less than one garbage can of refuse per year; scrutinizes manufacturers' claims of "green marketing"; and discovers how one West Coast entrepreneur turns trash into cash. Also featured are finalists in the contest.

Duration

00:66:00

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Special

Topics

Environment

Creators

Donnelly, Laurie (Series Producer)

Citation

Chicago: “Earthkeeping; Mastering the Marketplace,” 02/04/1994, GBH Archives, accessed April 27, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_43424D048E8B47ADA8794E1A107C09D8.

MLA: “Earthkeeping; Mastering the Marketplace.” 02/04/1994. GBH Archives. Web. April 27, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_43424D048E8B47ADA8794E1A107C09D8>.

APA: Earthkeeping; Mastering the Marketplace. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_43424D048E8B47ADA8794E1A107C09D8