SELC VIDEOS
Southern Exposure: Lost in the Wake
Three years after the 2010 BP oil spill, a devastated community on Mobile Bay, AL, continues to suffer ecologically, physically, and financially—its formerly booming fishing economy now stagnant. (11 min 54 sec) View»
Southern Exposure: Overview
Learn about SELC's new documentary film fellowship program, created to help raise awareness of important environmental issues in Alabama, from fracking in the Talladega National Forest to battling pollution from a proposed coal mine on the Black Warrior River.
(4 min. 27 sec.) View»
Southern Exposure: Saving Shepherd Bend
This compelling documentary looks at the controversial Shepherd Bend coal mine--a massive strip mine proposed on the Black Warrior River northwest of Birmingham, Alabama. (9 min. 40 sec.) View»
Southern Exposure: Between the Fracks
Director Mike Agnew interviews Alabama residents, sportsmen, conservationists, and others who are concerned about the potential impacts of fracking in the Talladega National Forest. (13 min. 4 sec.) View»
Southern Exposure: Jewel of Alabama: Conserving the Tensaw Delta
In this short documentary by Hiram Rogers, viewers take a journey through one of the most beautiful and ecologically important hotspots on the planet: Alabama's Mobile-Tensaw Delta. (11 min. 56 sec.) View»
Southern Exposure: For the Fish
Alabama's waterways--and the people and wildlife who depend on them--are facing an unprecedented array of threats, from the BP oil spill to coal ash pollution to contaminated runoff from construction sites. (10 min. 37 sec.) View»
Southern Exposure: In the Air
Why is air quality in Birmingham worse than other Southern cities? How does bad air impact our health? Through interviews with doctors, citizens, and conservationists, director Ingrid Pfau examines these questions in her short documentary, In the Air.
(9 min. 26 sec.) View»
Let’s Go 29
Better than a bypass, and more cost effective: A new 29 that gets you where you need to go. (2 min. 58 sec.) View»
25 Years of Results
SELC is known and respected for its long, consistent history of results, and for its ability to identify, create, and utilize powerful leverage points. (5 min. 44 sec.) View»
Highlights from SELC Board Meeting, May 2011
Overview by SELC founder and Executive Director Rick Middleton, followed by insights from Deputy Director Jeff Gleason about the future of clean energy in the South. (28 min. 9 sec.) View»
Uranium Mining in Virginia: A Risky Experiment
Virginia Uranium Inc. is pushing to lift a 30-year ban on uranium mining in Virginia so it can mine and mill the radioactive metal, beginning in the Roanoke River basin where the waste would remain toxic for generations. (7 min. 13 sec.) View»
Charles Maynard Receives SELC Writing Award
SELC presented Charles Maynard with its annual environmental writing award. (14 min. 11 sec.) View»
Sam Evans Receives SELC Writing Award
SELC presented Sam Evans with its annual environmental writing award for the Journalism category. (9 min. 11 sec.) View»
Going, Going, Gone
A moving anthem for Appalachia accompanied by striking images of its beauty and the devastating impacts of mountaintop removal. (4 min. 31 sec.) View»
True Costs of Coal
Southern utilities say coal is "cheap,” but this argument doesn’t add up when you factor in the costs to our environment and health. (4 min.) View»
Why I Do What I Do: Rick Parrish
"A Champion for Southern Waters" Senior Attorney Rick Parrish joined SELC 20 years ago and spearheads our work on protecting and restoring the Chesapeake Bay. (3 min. 26 sec.) View»
Interview with Lee Smith, Southern Writer
In an exclusive interview with the Southern Environmental Law Center, award-winning author Lee Smith discusses the influence of natural landscapes on her work. (3:47) View»
Snow Geese Wintering in Eastern North Carolina
80,000 snow geese resting and feeding in Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. (1 min.) View»
The Inside Story: Turning the Tide
SELC’s efforts to rein in excessive beach driving have led to a resurgence of nesting shorebird and sea turtle populations on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. (4 min.) View»
From the Front Row: King William Reservoir
Deborah Murray, Senior Attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center, summarizes the 15-year legal case involving the King William Reservoir in Virginia. (8 min., 8 sec.) View»
The Inside Story: Mountaintop Removal
SELC blocks rule that eased the way for this destructive practice. (3 min.) View»
The Inside Story: Not a Single Acre Lost
Standing up for Southern Appalachian Roadless Forests (3 min.) View»
The Inside Story: Migratory Birds or Fighter Jets?
SELC Battles U.S. Navy to Protect Wildlife, Family Farms in NC (3 min. 45 sec.) View»
Insider News Briefing: SELC’s Unanimous Supreme Court Win Against Duke Energy
Get the inside story on SELC's unanimous Supreme Court victory against Duke Energy. (22 min. 32sec.) View»
Defending the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park contains the largest unbroken roadless area east of the Mississippi (4 min. 46 sec.) View»