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GOOD: Opium Economies

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Heroin makes Lou Reed feel like Jesus, and it won't leave Guns N' Roses alone, but how does it end up here in the United States? We take a look at the global opium trade from the poppy fields of Afghanistan to a shady street corner near you.

03:14

Asian elephants and people - Sri Lanka
Winner of a Whitley Award donated by The Shears Foundation. Prithiviraj Fernando (Sri Lanka), head of the Centre for Conservation and Research, Colombo, is working to safeguard wild Asian elephants by balancing their need to range outside of tight 'protected zones' with the needs of paddy farmers whose lives can be devastated by a single crop raid.

04:09

GOOD: Bikes to Rwanda
Lugging huge bags of coffee through the unpaved hills of Rwanda to a processing plant was back-breaking work for the Karaba coffee co-op. In this original GOOD video see how a collaboration between Karaba and a Portland, Oregon, coffee roaster has solved that problem, boosted production, and given birth to a new non-profit.

03:08

The Skyy John Show UGVC.54
He's one of the top 50 Youtuber's of all time, and now it's time to pay my respects, at long last, to the wondrous Skyy John Show. Send curses or praises to carney@ugvc.tv

01:55

Old Friends - Pilot - Season 1, Episode 1
NYC is a small world, so running into an old high school friend shouldn't be this shocking. Music: "Slovenian Samba" Performed By Alan Zahn

02:02

BIG IDEAS: ep 1 – Imogen Heap’s Floating Houses
If there weren't any pesky practical limitations, what world-changing device would you invent? Renowned electronic songstress Imogen Heap gets the ball rolling with her suggestion that we all live in floating spherical homes, and allow areas damaged by man to regenerate. Featuring the song "First Train Home" by Imogen Heap off her album, Ellipse.

For more Big Ideas, visit babelgum.com/bigideas.

06:11

On Skid Row: Afterword – Part 5
For over 20 years the official policy for Skid Row has been one of containment. Los Angeles needs a catalytic action from its political leadership and it's not getting it. People ask "what can I do?" Anything. An original GOOD Video series. Part 5 of 5.

04:19

Zac Goldsmith: Humans as parasites
We have the potential to be both a gift and curse for the planet.

01:00

Don't Bring Me Back
Public information film which provides advice on importing food into the UK to reduce the risk of exotic animal diseases entering the country and threatening our public health, livestock, agriculture and horticultural industries and the environment. Produced as part of the Government's 'Don't bring me back' campaign.
For more content from this Branded Channel, check out Babelgum’s Green TV

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The Muppets Part 2
Kermit, Fozzie and even Miss Piggy lend a hand to help the earth in this NWF short film from the 1980s.

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The Lacey Act - closing down the illegal wood trade
This video introduces the global crisis of illegal logging and explains how a landmark new U.S law will combat the problem. The recent (May 2008) passage of an amendment to the Lacey Act, a 100 year old anti-trafficking statute, makes the import, sale and transport of illegal sourced timber, wood produces and other plants a crime in the United States.

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