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Oil Story
From Pete Bishop, the animator behind the acclaimed Discovery series How to Destroy the World, comes this quick animated history of humans' insatiable lust for oil! Oil Story is a supporting feature to Dirty Oil, Babelgum's first original feature film production, and has been nominated in the Educational, Scientific and Industrial category of the Annecy International Animation Festival 2010, the world's largest animation event.

COMING SOON: Dirty Oil - Babelgum's first original feature film production. Narrated by Canadian actress and environmentalist Neve Campbell, this much anticipated feature documentary from Academy Award®-Nominated director Leslie Iwerks goes deep behind-the-scenes into the strip-mined world of Northern Alberta, Canada.

To learn more, visit the Dirty Oil page.
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Predators: Double Agent Dragonfly
Watch this fascinating footage of the dragonfly's life before flight and its otherworldly extendable jaw. This is an excerpt from the BBC Predators series, narrated by John Hannah.
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COMING SOON. Dirty Oil, Babelgum's first original feature film production, focuses on the controversy surrounding the development of Alberta's oil sands.The first film to tackle this subject, Dirty Oil dramatically explores the battle between industry, government, local communities and environmentalists. It is the heart-wrenching story of industry and government putting money before the health and security of its people and the environment.

To learn more, visit the Dirty Oil page.
Dirty Oil - Trailer
COMING SOON. Dirty Oil, Babelgum's first original feature film production, focuses on the controversy surrounding the development of Alberta's oil sands.The first film to tackle this subject, Dirty Oil dramatically explores the battle between industry, government, local communities and environmentalists. It is the heart-wrenching story of industry and government putting money before the health and security of its people and the environment.

To learn more, visit the Dirty Oil page.
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Thermal-imaging cameras reveal how the queen bumble bee warms up for flight
Life in the Undergrowth: Clever Queen Bumble Bees
Sir David Attenborough investigates the world of invertebrates. He uses a thermal-imaging camera to demonstrate the ingenious way a queen bumble bee must warm up in the cold morning air to prepare for flight. Brilliant video from BBC wildlife show 'Life in the Undergrowth'.
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GOOD: Animal Superpowers
From cicadas who hibernate for 17 years to checkerboard-camouflaged cuttlefish, some animals have powers that border on the super. Artists Kenichi Okada and Chris Woebken have created three devices designed to give children a chance to experience heightened animal senses. For example, their Bird Device consists of a GPS that vibrates when oriented towards home, simulating the instincts of migratory fowl. Personally, we're hoping the adult models will be on the market by year's end. LEARN MORE Chris Woebken; Kenichi Okada
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From the Oakland Zoo to a watering hole in Namibia's Etosha National Park, host Boyd Matson discovers that elephants are picking up some good vibrations. A new study by National Geographic grantee Caitlin O'Connell-Rodwell suggests that an elephant's big feet aren't just made for walking: they're good for listening with as well.
Elephant Communication
From the Oakland Zoo to a watering hole in Namibia's Etosha National Park, host Boyd Matson discovers that elephants are picking up some good vibrations. A new study by National Geographic grantee Caitlin O'Connell-Rodwell suggests that an elephant's big feet aren't just made for walking: they're good for listening with as well.
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Join Wild Chronicles along the Mekong River in Cambodia where National Geographic Emerging Explorer Zeb Hogan races against time to save the critically endangered giant catfish. Weighing in at more than 600 pounds, these behemoths may be the world’s largest freshwater fish. But over-fishing and dam building threaten to render this Mekong icon extinct.
Zeb Hogan
Join Wild Chronicles along the Mekong River in Cambodia where National Geographic Emerging Explorer Zeb Hogan races against time to save the critically endangered giant catfish. Weighing in at more than 600 pounds, these behemoths may be the world’s largest freshwater fish. But over-fishing and dam building threaten to render this Mekong icon extinct.
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Can the moon trigger volcanic eruptions? Wild Chronicles joins two geologists on a grueling trek to the edge of a seething volcano. They're testing a controversial theory known as "earth tides," which seems all too real when these daredevil scientists witness the most powerful volcanic activity of the expedition when the moon is closest to Earth.
Volcano Hunters
Can the moon trigger volcanic eruptions? Wild Chronicles joins two geologists on a grueling trek to the edge of a seething volcano. They're testing a controversial theory known as "earth tides," which seems all too real when these daredevil scientists witness the most powerful volcanic activity of the expedition when the moon is closest to Earth.
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That fish on your plate and in your aquarium may have one thing in common - growing up on the reefs of the Coral Triangle. One of the most lucrative of the regions reef-based fisheries, live reef fish trade is also a destructive activity.
Live Reef Fish Trade
That fish on your plate and in your aquarium may have one thing in common - growing up on the reefs of the Coral Triangle. One of the most lucrative of the regions reef-based fisheries, live reef fish trade is also a destructive activity.
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If there weren't any pesky practical limitations, what world-changing device would you invent? In the second installment of Babelgum and GOOD's new Big Ideas competition, Columbia professor Dickson Despommier imagines filling New York’s skyscrapers with farms.

You can submit your own Big Idea by going to www.good.is/bigideas and uploading a video of you describing your idea. We will then pick our favorite idea, animate it, and post it right back here.
To learn more about vertical farming, go to www.verticalfarm.com.
BIG IDEAS: ep 2 – Dickson Despommier's Vertical Farming
If there weren't any pesky practical limitations, what world-changing device would you invent? In the second installment of Babelgum and GOOD's new Big Ideas competition, Columbia professor Dickson Despommier imagines filling New York’s skyscrapers with farms.

You can submit your own Big Idea by going to www.good.is/bigideas and uploading a video of you describing your idea. We will then pick our favorite idea, animate it, and post it right back here.
To learn more about vertical farming, go to www.verticalfarm.com.
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NEWS: Oil Story Awards Nomination

Original Babelgum animation OIL STORY (otherwise known as How to Drink Canada Dry) has been nominated for the 2010 ANNECY ANIMATION FESTIVAL, the biggest event on the animation calendar.

The short, created by acclaimed animator Pete Bishop, was commissioned to support Babelgum's first original feature film production DIRTY OIL.

WE HAVE A WINNER!

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BIG IDEAS: ep 7 - Energym by Gustavo Barceloni

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High school freshman Gustavo Barceloni is the winner of the Big Ideas competition. We received nearly 1000 submissions, but Gustavo's idea stuck out due to its simple ingenuity.

"There are more than 20,000 gyms and health clubs in America. That's a lot of spinning and rowing. What if we could harness the power of all those workouts?"

WATCH BIG IDEAS. 

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