I am at the sixth annual Greening Our Children Event in Greenwich, CT. This event is honoring two of my favorite eco-heroes, Dr. Phil Landrigan and Jessica Alba. Dr Phil Landrigan is from the Children’s Environmental Health Center and has worked tirelessly to remove lead from gasoline after his studies showing the correlation between the lowering of children’s IQs and their level of lead exposure. He researches harmful chemicals and their effect on the health of our children, as well as educates the public about the inherit risks of exposure. Jessica Alba is receiving the Mt Sinai Champion For Children Award because of her dedication to the prevention of childhood chronic disease as it relates to exposure to harmful toxicants. She is the spokesperson for the large and growing coalition Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families. Jessica is partners with Christopher Gavigan formerly the director of Healthy Child, Healthy World, in their eco-friendly, stylish baby and home products business, The Honest Company. The Honest Company makes the cleanest and safest non-toxic children’s products available, including diapers! I am here with Vice Chair of the Children’s Environmental Health Center (CEHC), Rhonda Sherwood. Because of Phil Landrigan and the work of the CEHC, New York State and Conneticut were the first to ban BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups. Now they have worked successfully to ban BPA in cash register receipts. Is Georgia the next state to do the right thing by our children and ban this ubiquitous chemical in cash register receipts?

Dr. Wright from Harvard has opened a new lab at Mt Sinai that is focused on epigenetics and bio markers. Prior to this new lab it took the Centers for Disease Control two years to get test results back. Now the CHEC in-house lab will be able to provide immediate results! For the first time they can take baby teeth that have rings, similar to the rings on a tree, and see when exposures to heavy metals occurred in that infant/child’s life. This allows for a much broader study of chemical exposures and related chronic childhood diseases. Congratulations to Jessica and Phil! Keep up the good work! I encourage everyone to learn more about the amazing work of the Mt Sinai Children’s Environmental Health Center.

This article is taken from GreenLaw.org

This is such exciting news and a big step forward for sustainability in Georgia, thank you so much to everyone who helped make this happen!
GreenLaw & Sierra Club Cheer Decision, Call for More Wind

In a major step forward for the clean energy economy and public health, thousands of Georgia homes and businesses will be powered by clean wind energy imported from Oklahoma by 2016. Georgia Power just announced a deal to import wind energy from Oklahoma to Georgia customers. The wind power will help stabilize energy rates for Georgia Power customers, will provide a boost to a growing domestic industry, and will avoid the need for power generated from dirty fuels like coal or gas.

“We applaud Georgia Power’s move in the right direction. Adding wind power not only allows for more consumer choice, a more diversified energy portfolio and thus keeps rates stable over the long term, but helps clean up our air.  What’s more, wind power uses no water, so this helps make sure we have enough water supply for our farmers.  We look forward to working with Georgia Power to bring even more clean, stable wind power to our state,” said Ashten Bailey, staff attorney for GreenLaw.

Georgia Power will purchase 250 megawatts (MW) of wind power in two separate agreements, which will power approximately 60,000 homes. Alabama Power previously purchased 202 MW of wind power from Oklahoma, and then found the power so affordable that the company purchased an additional 202 MW a few months later. This wind energy will begin powering homes and businesses in 2014. A Georgia-based engineering firm was hired to address transmission issues and ensure the power arrived safely in Alabama.

Across the southeast, utilities are finding Midwest wind power to be amongst the cheapest available energy sources on the market. To date, the Tennessee Valley Authority has signed ten wind power purchase contracts, bringing in at least 1,500 MW of wind power to customers before the end of 2012.

“Georgia Power has taken a strong step forward on twenty-first century clean energy solutions,” added Colleen Kiernan, director of the Georgia Chapter of the Sierra Club. “While there is always room for improvement, it is important to acknowledge Georgia Power’s smart decision. We hope they will follow in the footsteps of their sister company, Alabama Power, by doubling this wind power purchase agreement in the near term. Importing wind power is affordable and promotes clean air for Georgians: it’s a win-win.”

“Georgia does not have a single commercial wind turbine operating today, yet the wind industry is still creating jobs for Georgians, who go to work designing and building turbine components, as well as engineering wind energy transmission. Clean energy is Georgia’s greatest untapped job creator, so the Sierra Club is so pleased to see Georgia Power taking positive steps forward to bring more clean energy to Georgia and to grow this vital economic sector,” said Eleanor Hand, chair of the Smart Energy Committee of the Georgia Sierra Club.

The Georgia Public Service Commission is currently reviewing Georgia Power’s Integrated Resource Plan, detailing how the company will generate electricity for the next twenty years. Currently, Georgia Power’s IRP does not include plans to build new clean energy projects in Georgia. The Sierra Club and GreenLaw, along with partners and allies, are working to demonstrate to both Georgia Power and the Public Service Commission that Georgia’s untapped clean energy resources are the most affordable and most prudent choice for generating electricity in Georgia.

Join the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper this summer for fun and educational trips to explore your local waterways!

I was invited to speak and participate on a panel discussion at the World Travel and Tourism Council’s annual Global Summit which was held in Abu Dhabi this year. The conference had a large focus on bringing more sustainable practices to the Tourism industry. My session was entitled “Meeting the Challenges of Growth”. The panel included actress and activist Daryl Hannah, adventurer and environmentalist David de Rothschild , BBC reporter Tanya Beckett and myself.

With so many more people traveling around the world, the question is how can the travel industry help protect and restore our natural systems like water, air, land, species and local communities and their cultural heritage.

The discussion became quite lively right away. Daryl Hannah spoke about her involvement in her work with promoting alternative energy and protecting the environment. She spoke about how travelers want an authentic experience and that the travel executives need to work to protect local communities where they operate. David de Rothschild took the stage and talked about how we ARE nature. It is not us or nature. During the panel – he picked up a piece of plastic that sits on top of a glass cup and said what the hell do we need this for – it will just end up in the landfill or ocean. Then the hotel’s CEO stood up in the audience right away and said he would stop using the plastic lids which was greeted with a roaring applause from the audience.

For my part, I talked about how we are in the 11^th hour of our world environment. We may be winning some battles but we are losing the war. With a burgeoning population estimated to be at 10 billion by 2050, the continuing effects of global warming like extreme weather, losing our endangered species and running out of water – time is running out.

The lack of fresh water is a special challenge – especially for travel and tourism. Only one half of one percent of the world’s water is safe for drinking or irrigation. 70 – 90 percent of that one half of one percent is used for producing energy or irrigating crops. Around the world, ancient aquifers are running dry leading to higher foods cost and nation instability.

When it comes to issues like water, climate, and energy, we cannot continue business as usual.

I believe we all have a role to play and the travel and tourism industry in particular has a lot of power to shape the future of our planet.

The travel industry connects people and cultures around the world building understanding and reducing conflict.

The travel industry enables people to experience nature and the incredible diversity of our planet.

The travel industry has the power to bring economic opportunity to residents in the developing world in how they staff their facilities, pay the workers and source their supplies.

The travel industry has the power to make our world more sustainable.

This is why the Turner Foundation has been working with the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Since we have been working with them on their green certification, more than 3,000 hotels have earned a Green Key rating. The association has also helped hotels become Energy Star and LEED certified.

In addition to hotels, we’ve also been working with the restaurant industry. In 2006, the Turner Foundation started a formal partnership with the National Restaurant Association in the U.S. Food service is one of America’s largest private employers with over 21 million workers and has a huge impact on natural resources.

When you “green” the restaurant industry, you are educating millions of people about the need to conserve energy, water and divert materials from landfills.

The challenges facing us are daunting, but the outcome is in our hands. If we work in a collaborative effort, we can make progress to save the planet for our children and future generations. If we don’t change our ways, we will pass down unsolvable problems to our children.

Here are all the upcoming times for my sister Jennie’s EcoSense for Living on GPB in April!

EcoSense for Living: Environmental Body Makeover, episode 5, takes a close look at some of the food that’s making us sick. Dr. Sanjay Gupta from CNN, Ken Cook from EWG, Dr. Andrew Weil from the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, and Environmentalist Laurie David join Jennie and discuss hidden toxins in foods. Useful and quick tips include shopping the outer aisles of the grocery store for less processed items and choosing meat that is hormone-free. Shauna K. Young, PhD joins for a look at how a manganese-free diet helped a young boy with autism make remarkable strides.

• Air date: Wednesday, April 24, 2013; 7:30pm ET on GPB
• Link to video short

EcoSense for Living: Environmental Home Makeover, episode 6, welcomes back Dr. Gupta and Ken Cook and introduces Pete Myers from the Environmental Working Group. Together they take a look at common household products with potentially harmful ingredients. From cell phones to water bottles to flooring to kitchen utensils to thermal paper receipts, Jennie and her team explain how to avoid these dangers. Tips include always using a hands-free device to keep your cell phone away from your brain and using wooden or stainless steel utensils (not plastic) when cooking with high heat.

• Air date: Wednesday, May 1, 2013; 7:30pm ET on GPB
• Link to video short

EcoSense for Living, this first episode premiered in 2007 following a successful, 2005 PSA series. This episode features Clark Howard and other green cleaning experts showing environmentally friendly ways to save money everyday around the house.

• Air date: Wednesday, May 22, 2013; 7:30pm ET on GPB

• Link to view show online

EcoSense for Living: Children & Nature, episode 2, profiles the importance of getting children outside and involved in nature. Richard Louv identifies the phenomenon of dwindling exposure as “nature deficit disorder” in his book “Last Child in the Woods” and is interviewed in this episode.

• Air date: Wednesday, May 29, 2013; 7:30pm ET on GPB

• Link to view show online

EcoSense for Living: Green Jobs, episode 3, explores how corporations large and small are making a difference in America with green jobs. The Louisiana Green Corps, a small pizza place called Pizza Fusion, and Coca-Cola’s Spartanburg plant, a model of sustainability and material recovery, are all profiled in this episode.

• Air: date: Wednesday, May 8, 2013; 7:30pm ET on GPB
• Link to view show online

EcoSense for Living: Green Buildings, episode 4, profiles homes, a school and even Atlanta’s Phillips Arena to illustrate how energy efficient buildings reduce our carbon footprint in remarkable ways. The episode compares modular, new, completely green homes to modified older homes with energy efficient systems and opens by touring the Solar Decathlon in Washington, DC for a glimpse of the cutting edge, LEED certified building designs. Green Buildings won a regional Emmy in 2011.

• Air: date: Wednesday, May 15, 2013; 7:30pm ET on GPB
• Link to view show online

About:

Episodes 1-4 of EcoSense for Living series has aired in top markets nationally, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Detroit and Seattle. In total, the four episodes have aired nearly 2,000 times nationwide. Each episode is produced by SaltRun Productions and made available to PBS stations across the United States via NETA, an internal network/satellite service.

Watch GBP (Georgia Public Broadcasting) on these nine stations across Georgia: Atlanta – Channel 8.1; Albany – WABW/14.1, Augusta – WCES/20.1, Chatsworth – WCLP/18.1, Columbus – WJSP/28.1, Dawson – WACS/25.1, Macon – WMUM/29.1, Savannah – WVAN/9.1 ,Waycross – WXGA/8.1

Originally published in Atlanta Intown April 2013

Everyone knows I’m passionate about the environment. One of the main reasons for that is that I spent a great deal of time in my childhood outside.

Being outdoors, actually seeing how each and every part of our natural systems work, is so vital to understanding and appreciating Mother Nature. And those times outside with my family are some of the best memories I have now.

There’s another, more immediate reason to get your kids outdoors, too. Increasingly, studies are showing that being outside in nature is essential to the healthy development of children, most of whom spend a majority of their days in front of different types of electronics.

Child advocacy expert Richard Louv has an excellent book on the subject, “Last Child in the Woods.” He calls this deprivation from the outside nature-deficit disorder, and his book outlines the importance of connecting your kids to the natural world that surrounds them. More information on his book and the disorder can be found at richardlouv.com.

We’re lucky to live in an area of the country with so many great outdoor family activities nearby. Nearby, some of my favorite places to hike and take in the view of the birds, animals and plants are the hiking trails at Kennesaw Mountain and Stone Mountain parks. The trails are winding, and the parks hold family-friendly activities all season long.

Just a few hours away are the well-equipped campgrounds and scenic waterfalls of Amicalola Falls State Park. Families can hike a piece of the Appalachian Trail, go horseback riding and whitewater rafting, and camp for the night at a campground that’s out in nature but equipped with bathrooms, showers, and fresh water.

If beaches are more your speed, Cumberland Island National Seashore is a beautiful destination off the coast of Georgia. Its undeveloped beaches are a great opportunity for the kids to see birds and wildlife in a natural setting. It’s even far enough away from city lights for a great view of the stars!

If a trip a little farther from home is what you have in mind, check out Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. It’s the world’s longest known cave system, which gives kids lots to explore. The park rangers even hold kids-only tours, which means some peaceful hiking time for parents, so you can get out and appreciate nature, too!

Chimney Rock State Park in North Carolina is closer than you think at only three hours from the Atlanta metro area. The park has bird watching, rock climbing, and they even invite you to bring the dogs – it’s a pet-friendly park.

Another nearby outdoor destination is Little River Canyon National Preserve in Fort Payne, Ala. The park has waterfalls, canyon rims, sandstone cliffs and boulders, which means there’s lots to see and do, like hiking, kayaking, and rock climbing.

A fun game to play, when you visit national parks, is to see if you can fill out a checklist of all the animals and plants you see. The National Park Service keeps a record of the animals that live in each park and provides a list on each park’s website. Start at nps.gov and find the park you’re going to for your park-specific list.

I love looking through the photographs from our outdoor trips as a kid, and from the adventures I’ve had with my own children out in nature. Go on, make memories. Mother Nature has so much to offer!

This Thursday Georgia State University is holding “Ray Day”. In partnership with the Ray C. Anderson Foundation, Georgia State University is promoting sustainability on campus and inspiring students, faculty and staff to push for more integration into the campus culture.
The Foundation seeks to spread the message of sustainability to students, and the surrounding Atlanta communities, and continue Ray Anderson’s legacy by encouraging the next generation of decision makers to choose to brighten the corners of the world while being mindful of the condition we leave our Earth in for tomorrow’s child.

Please listen to Ray’s reading of Tomorrow’s child below. This is what it is all about, creating a healthy future for our children.

Originally published in Southern Seasons Late Spring 2013
Spring is here! On April 22, we’ll all get together to celebrate the 44th Earth Day.

Earth Day started as a movement, a series of protests and demonstrations across the nation in 1970. The efforts of Earth Day organizers have helped bring the environment to the forefront of American life, and now, the annual event keeps us talking about the life-saving changes we need to make to keep ourselves and future generations healthy.

The ancient Greeks celebrated spring as the return of the goddess Demeter’s daughter, and that image serves as a reminder of how integral protecting our environment is to protecting our children. Earth Day is a great opportunity not only to take a stand against the egregious chemicals we are exposing our children to, but also, to teach kids about the environment, so they can become responsible stewards.

According to a study by the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans spend 90 percent of their time indoors. And children spend 8-10 hours every day in front of some type of screen.

In 2013, we should all try to get our kids outdoors more. Kids spend so much time indoors playing videos games, but research shows that interaction with the natural environment plays an important role in children’s development, including building problem solving and critical thinking skills, as well as fostering creativity. I call on all adults to take kids hiking and camping or go just plain encourage them to spend unstructured time outdoors. Go! Explore!

Several of the Earth Day events around Atlanta have kid-friendly activities, with many ways to get the kids out into nature.

The Captain Planet Foundation and the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell have teamed up again for the 11^th annual Earth Day Kids Fest. The Kids Fest is scheduled for April 13th at the Nature Center. The event will have music, games, arts and crafts exhibits, and of course Captain Planet, the world’s only eco-superhero, will be hanging out. I always have a wonderful time at this event, and it’s a fun way to get the kids outside and interacting with animals and nature. The day will offer a fantastic array of “edutainment” to engage and entertain families. Laughing Pizza will bring their power packed musical performance on stage. And things will get a little wild with live native animal presentations by CNC! You’ll always enjoy the face painting and canoe paddling on the pond, but don’t be surprised to see some new famous faces. A green Eco-Village marketplace will provide guests a place to peruse an array of earth-friendly household goods and ideas to green both homes and businesses.

If you are looking to have fun and support a good cause, I recommend the 19^thAnnual Hoochie event supporting the Nature Conservancy of Georgia held at the Tophat Fields in Buckhead. The Hoochie has raised more than $3 million for conservation in Georgia. The casual evening features gourmet cuisine, live music, nature-related exhibits and a silent auction.

This event is a fun way to help an organization that works hard all across the state to preserve some 317,000 acres, care for our rivers, and protect our coast. For more information about the Nature Conservancy, visit their website, here: http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/georgia/index.htm

There are other really active, fun ways to get the kids involved and do a little honest work on your own, too. Trees Atlanta (treesatlanta.org) organizes neighborhood tree plantings all over the city. The organization is also working to build the Atlanta BeltLine Arboretum, a live, growing, free green museum that will run along all 22 miles of the BeltLine.

If you’d rather spend a day splashing around, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper is hosting the third annual Sweep the Hooch, a volunteer opportunity to clean up tons of mostly plastic and other trash from inside the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. At last year’s event, volunteers collected 3.21 tons of materials. This year, the event will be held on April 13.

And EarthShare of Georgia has several great events planned, including the Earth Day Leadership Breakfast on April 19 at the Georgia Aquarium. This event brings together business and environmental leaders to focus on ways to improve our community.

But really, Earth Day is just one day out of the year. It’s important to recognize the importance of making Earth Day every day and protect and restore the ecosystems that are our life support—our water, air, land, food and biodiversity.

I challenge you to grow a chemical-free yard in 2013. Most of the time, if you’re following the elemental rules of gardening basics, you won’t need to expose yourself, your family, and the Earth to all the chemicals out there that claim the grass will be greener on their side.

Paul Tukey, whose organization SafeLawns.org works to combat the use of synthetic chemicals in lawn and garden care, has some great recommendations for getting a green landscape without using the egregious chemicals and fertilizers that can have a negative impact on our aquatic systems and the critters that share our yards. Don’t forget that our children and pets play in those yards, too, and exposing them to these chemicals can have unintended long-term effects.

One easy lawn saver is to leave the clippings behind after you mow, a process known as grasscycling. The clippings disappear into your lawn in a day or two, and it provides half your lawn’s fertilizer needs for the season.

Another idea is to leave the clover in your yard. Clover is the favorite flowers of bees. I actually seed my yard with two types of clover, because I keep a beehive and want to make sure they have enough pesticide-free food. Plus, my family and I love clover honey!

One out of every three bites of food from your dinner plate was made possible by the pollination of honeybees. Some crops, such as almonds, are 100% dependent on honeybees to produce. These insects are an essential part of the systems that produce our food, but they’re threatened the world over. To learn more about this crisis, please visit Help the Honey Bees (http://www.helpthehoneybees.com/), The Pollinator Partnership (http://www.pollinator.org/), or the Xerces Society (http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/).

Clover also puts vital nitrogen back into your soil, keeping your whole yard healthy, lush and green. And it softens the hard grass, making it more comfortable on bare feet.

As the flowers blossom and birds sing, celebrate this beautiful planet by attending events, getting your children out into nature, and growing your own flowers and foods. And as you’re celebrating, join my family and me in making a promise to do all you can to protect our God given Garden of Eden – and our children’s health.

Celebrate Earth Day in Georgia
Here are my recommendations for Earth Day events around the state.

• Chattahoochee Riverkeeper’s third annual Sweep the Hooch event on April 13 places volunteers at 21 sites along a 48-mile stretch inside the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area to help clean up the trash that collects in our life-giving river. http://www.ucriverkeeper.org/sweep-the-hooch.php
• Earth Day Kids Fest on April 13, sponsored by the Captain Planet Foundation and Chattahoochee Nature Center, is a kids-centered day of fun and service with music, food and games. www.captainplanetfoundation.org
• EarthShare of Georgia has several events planned around EarthDay. This organization raises funds through employee giving for more than 60 environmental member organizations dedicated to conserving and protecting our air, land and water.The Corporate Green Day Challenge on Saturday, April 6 provides volunteer opportunities for employees of Earth Day event sponsors at specially selected environmental improvement project sites across Metro Atlanta and beyond. The Earth Day Leadership Breakfast on Friday, April 19, will be held at the Georgia Aquarium with keynote speaker Bea Perez, Corporate Sustainability Officer for The Coca-Cola Company. The Earth Day Party on Thursday, April 25, is a celebration that includes food, music and an Eco-silent auction. This event will be held at the King Plow Arts Center, a renovated historic building, once home to the King Plow Company. (earthsharega.org)
• The 19th Annual Hoochie, on April 19, is a casual event with games, entertainment, and eco-friendly cuisine. It’s one of the most anticipated environmental events of the year and I highly recommend it!http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/georgia/19th-annual-hoochie.xml

Please join the Turner family for a premiere screening of my sister Jennie Garlington’s newest episode in the Emmy Award winning series, “EcoSense for Living”.  Ken Cook, President of EWG, is featured in “Eco Hazards in the Home and Body Exposed” and will be joining us along with Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley and Dr. Yolanda Whyte for Q&A. It will be an enlightening evening not to be missed!  For more info I have included the press release. Hope to see you on the 26th!

New EcoSense For Living Episodes Premiere on Atlanta’s GPB for Earth Month
Eco-Hazards in the Home and Body Exposed

CNN’s Sanjay Gupta and Environmental Experts Join Host & Producer Jennie Turner Garlington

Atlanta – January 31, 2013 – Two new episodes of the popular environmental series EcoSense for Living will premiere on Georgia Public Broadcasting during April for Earth Month. Focusing on ecohazards in your home and in your body, each 30-minute episode features quick tips and interviews with a host of experts including CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta, Ken Cook, the director of the Environmental Working Group, Environmentalist Laurie David and others. The series founder, producer and host is Atlanta native Jennie Turner Garlington whose father, Ted Turner, instilled deep environmental consciousness in her and in his entire family.

Today, as an environmental media champion, former CNN producer, mother and concerned citizen,Jennie embraces her father’s sustainability views. Because she is passionate about providing for future generations, she developed EcoSense for Living, which began as a PSA series in 2005. It received such high acclaim that she quickly developed a 30-minute episode of the same name featuring Clark Howard. That first show offered environmentally friendly ways to save money everyday around the house and led to three subsequent episodes, one of which won a regional Emmy in 2011.

“Our two latest episodes of EcoSense for Living are especially near to my heart because although toxins are everywhere,” Jennie said, “in many cases, it’s pretty easy to keep yourself – and your children – more healthy with just a little education. My goal with ‘Environmental Body Makeover’ and ‘Environmental Home Makeover’ is to give people some easy-to-use tips to help us all live better lives and enjoy improved health.”

EcoSense for Living: Environmental Body Makeover, episode 5, takes a close look at some of the food that’s making us sick. Dr. Sanjay Gupta from CNN, Ken Cook and Dr. Andrew from the Integrative Medicine, and Environmentalist Laurie David join Jennie and discuss hidden toxins in foods. Useful and quick tips include shopping the outer aisles of the grocery store for less processed items and choosing meat that is hormone-free. Shauna K. Young, PhD joins for a look at how a manganese-free diet helped a young boy with autism make remarkable strides.

EcoSense for Living: Environmental Home Makeover, episode 6, welcomes back Dr. Gupta and Ken Cook and introduces Pete Myers from the Environmental Working Group. Together they take a look at common household products with potentially harmful ingredients. From cell phones to water bottles to flooring to kitchen utensils to thermal paper receipts, Jennie and her team explain how to avoid these dangers. Tips include always use a hands-free device to keep your cell phone away from your brain and
use wooden or stainless steel utensils (not plastic) when cooking with high heat .

The new episodes will air on Georgia Public Broadcasting throughout April. Consult local listings for exact dates and times or visit www.gpb.org. Other episodes in the series include:

• EcoSense for Living, this first episode features Clark Howard and other green cleaning experts showing environmentally friendly ways to save money everyday around the house.
• EcoSense for Living: Children & Nature, episode 2, profiles the importance of getting children outside and involved in nature. Richard Louv identifies the phenomenon of dwindling exposure as “nature deficit disorder” in his book “Last Child in the Woods.”
• EcoSense for Living: Green Jobs, episode 3, explores how corporations large and small are making a difference in America with green jobs.
• EcoSense for Living: Green Buildings, episode 4, profiles homes, a school and even Atlanta’s Phillips Arena to illustrate how energy efficient buildings reduce our carbon footprint in remarkable ways. Jennie won a regional Emmy in 2011 for this episode.

To date, the EcoSense for Living series has aired in top markets nationally, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Detroit and Seattle. In total, the four episodes have aired nearly 2,000 times nationwide. Each episode is produced by SaltRun Productions and made available to PBS stations across the United States via NETA, an internal network/satellite service.

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There’s a new book coming out about my dad, Last Stand: Ted Turner’s Quest to Save a Troubled Planet, written by Todd Wilkinson. Anyone that knows me, knows what a huge influence my father has been on me and what an environmentalist icon he is to the world.

Last Stand: Ted Turner’s Quest to Save a Troubled Planet, written by Todd Wilkinson, tracks the rise of the famed American media mogul who has become one of the world’s pioneering “eco-capitalists” and peace-minded humanitarians in the 21st century.

With two million acres of private land and a bison herd 55,000 animals strong, Turner is considered a pathfinder in showing how profit-minded agriculture can be pursued in ways that advance protection of imperiled species. His historic $1 billion gift to the United Nations not only resulted in creation of the United Nations Foundation, which is breaking new ground in advancing peace and trying to elevate hundreds of millions of people worldwide out of poverty, but it served as a catalyst for a new ethic in charitable giving being embraced by many high profile plutocrats. Turner also has been a leader, through his co-founding of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, in trying to eradicate nuclear weapons and keeping nuclear materials out of the hands of terrorists.

Last Stand is a book that reveals not only a story certain to resonate with those who love the natural world and want to make a positive difference but business leaders desiring to create a better future for their kids and grandchildren.

- From TedTurner.com

This is a must-read for business owners and citizens alike. Changing the world begins in our own backyard.

“LAST STAND is a great literary portrait of the many parts of a fascinating and important man – Ted Turner. Ted is on a mission to save the world and the world should be grateful to have an energetic and imaginative friend.”
—Tom Brokaw, lead anchor emeritus NBC News and author of “The Greatest Generation”
“Ted Turner is one of the great originals of American history, an innovator of the first rank, and, as LAST STAND shows, a unique human innovation of his own making. Out of his many achievements, the most important may be the proof that capitalism and environmentalism can be joined to major humanitarian effect.”
—Edward O. Wilson, University Research Professor Emeritus, Harvard University and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner

Pre-order your copy of Last Stand at BarnesandNoble.com, Amazon.com, Walmart.com or IndieBound.