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Focus the Nation 2008
In January 2008, Focus the Nation organized the biggest national teach-in in US history, focused on global warming solutions, and engaging over 1900 colleges, universities, high schools and other institutions.
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Climate Counts Presents "Unstoppable"
Climate Counts is a non-profit campaign that scores companies annually on the basis of their voluntary action to reverse climate change. Launched by organics pioneer Stonyfield Farm, Climate Counts believes everyday consumers can be the most important activists in the fight against global warming.
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Ecospot: Grand Prize Winner
Sky is Falling
The Ecospot Grand Priz Winner 2007. From Current TV and The Alliance for Climate Protection "60 Seconds to Save the Earth Ecospot contest".
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Al Gore speaking at TED: New Thinking on the Climate Crisis
In Al Gore's brand-new slideshow, he presents evidence that the pace of climate change may be even worse than scientists were recently predicting, and challenges us to act with a sense of "generational mission" -- the kind of feeling that brought forth the civil rights movement -- to set it right.
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Craig Venter speaking at TED: On the Verge of Creating Synthetic Life
A case for optimism: If you’re not into micro-biology, skip to minute 14 and listen to Craig Venter’s jaw-dropping talk about how cells at his Institute will be able to produce octane from carbon dioxide by September, 2009.
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John Doerr speaking at TED: Seeking Salvation and Profit in Greentech
Doerr’s group, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is investing $200 million in green technologies to save the planet and make a profit to boot. |
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The Story of Stuff
The Story of Stuff will take you on a provocative tour of our consumer-driven culture — from resource extraction to iPod incineration — exposing the real costs of our use-it and lose-it approach to stuff. |
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ABC World News Tonight
On Climate Change
"There is now consensus among virtually all scientists that global warming is happening.... The only questions are how we are going to deal with it and try to prevent it getting far worse."
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CBS Primary Questions: Global Warming
Katie Couric asked ten leading presidential contenders whether or not global warming is a real and immediate threat.
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National Geographic
2 Degress Warmer: Ocean Life in Danger
"If the world warms by two degrees, some of the changes to the biosphere are no longer gradual."
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National Geographic
3 Degrees Warmer: Heat Wave Fatalities
"If the world warms by three degrees the Mediterranean and parts of Europe will wither in the summer's heat."
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National Geographic
4 Degrees Warmer: Great Cities Wash Away
"If the world warms by four degrees oceans will rise and glaciers will disappear, cutting off fresh water to billions."
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National Geographic
5 Degrees Warmer: Civilization Collapses
"If the world warms by five degrees the planet reaches a nightmare vision of life on Earth as traditional social systems break down."
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National Geographic
6 Degrees Warmer: Mass Extinction?
"If the world warms by six degrees, oceans will turn into marine wastelands and natural disasters become common events."
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