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Sustainability Documentaries On Netflix
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items A list of my favorite Netflix sustainability documentaries, including episodes from Netflix original series and full-length documentaries.
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oscar winning documentary about the important connection between humans and animals and the ocean
My Octopus Teacher
The documentarians originally wanted to create a film about blue whales, but once they saw how much plastic was in the oceans they shifted their direction. This documentary has a great balance of visuals of ocean micro-plastic pollution and scientifi...
A Plastic Ocean
This documentary is about coral and the global bleaching events that have been destroying coral and fish ecosystems. It follows scientists who photograph coral reefs for an extended period of time to monitor bleaching as a result of the climate crisi...
Chasing Coral
This documentary gives a great scientific explanation of how climate change is different from warming cycles and how climate is different from weather. Though it’s a long and dense documentary, it is a great starting point for people looking to learn...
Decoding the Weather Machine
Kiss The Ground is all about regenerative agriculture and why it is an important climate solution. It is a very optimistic documentary about the climate and the future of our planet and the species on it. It has received some warranted criticism, esp...
Kiss the Ground
One of the most uplifting sustainability documentaries I’ve ever seen. Waterschool follows young people throughout the world that participate in Swarovski Waterschool where they learn all about the importance of water. The documentary shows the exper...
Waterschool
episodes
Volume 1 Episode 4: This episode touches on many topics related to oil – offshore oil spills, the increase in oil production in the US, the way the US media discusses fossil fuel production, and this history of the global oil industry.
Oil | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
Season 1 Episode 4: This documentary dives into health issues caused by the chemicals in plastic, the growth of global plastic production and global plastic pollution, and the issue of wishcycling. If you want to learn more about how plastic is made ...
Broken: Recycling Sham
Volume 5 Episode 5: I absolutely loved the Fashion: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver episode but this Patriot Act episode about fast fashion has some great updated information.
The Ugly Truth Of Fast Fashion | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
Season 2 Episode 6: This episode shows the more human side of the climate crisis and the impact pollution has on communities. It follows former employees of a plastic production plant in a small town in Texas as they collect evidence of plastic pollu...
Dirty Money: Point Comfort
Season 1 Episode 2: This short episode gives a great overview of the water crisis, why water is such a valuable resource, and how it has become so scarce.
Explained: The World's Water Crisis
Season 2 Episode 3: This documentary is all about the bottled water industry. It not only touches on the environmental issues caused by bottled water, but it also touches on some of the hard hitting ethical questions – like whether Nestle donating bo...
Rotten: Troubled Water
series
Follows Zac Efron as he journeys around the world with his friend and wellness expert Darin Olien to explore healthy, sustainable ways to live
Down to Earth with Zac Efron