Episode list

An examination of two cases of industrial pollution: the dumping of asbestos into Lake Superior, and of mercury into an Ontario river system. Philippe Cousteau is the host.

This look at the global food picture examines population growth and efforts to increase food production. Topics include over-fishing, expanding housing developments, and overuse of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Guests include Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug, biologist Paul Ehrlich and Margaret Mead.

River, lake and ocean pollution is examined with looks at the Hudson River and the coastal zone off New York City. Guests include Isaac Asimov, Paul Ehrlich, Jacques Cousteau, Carl Sagan and Pete Seeger. Philippe Cousteau.

An examination of the population explosion in Central America looks in particular at El Salvador and Costa Rica. Commentators include Margaret Mead, Buckminster Fuller and Isaac Asimov. Philippe Cousteau is the host.

A look at nuclear power, coal and solar energy as alternatives to oil includes reports on projected solar collectors in space, strip mining, and California's San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Host: Philippe Cousteau.

A look at the different futures technology may hold: pollution and destruction or super-cities and colonies in space. Guests include astronaut Rusty Schweikart, Buckminster Fuller, astronomers Carl Sagan and Jesse Greenstein, and writer Isaac Asimov. Philippe Cousteau is the program host.