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About 5.5 million people around the world die prematurely every year from breathing polluted air, and the majority of those deaths are occurring in China and India, where factories and coal-fired power plants are fueling economic growth, according to a report released Friday.

Article from Wired magazine...title says it all.

Coal seam has been burning for 53 years!! Good when discussing Fossil Fuels. There are several shorter clips if you have time constraints.

An emergency short film from Josh Fox, the Oscar-nominated director of Gasland addressing the urgent crisis of drilling and fracking in New York state. Induced hydraulic fracturing or hydrofracking, commonly known as fracking, is a technique used to release petroleum, natural gas (including shale gas, tight gas and coal seam gas), or other substances for extraction.

Incerdible standard births deaths to computers sold, deaths due to hunger, days of coal left...tickers for everything!

Current tallying of Population, environment, economics, food, etc.

This has a live, constantly-changing track of various world statistics, including toxic waste produced, desertification, and CO2 emissions.

Vice videos can have some foul language. I use this when teaching Air and Water Pollution. This video is somewhat benign in the language department. Video also can be used to discuss developing countries and recycling of minerals.

Part 2. I recently found this site with the same video. Great for Air and Water Pollution.