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PBS Environment Special Tuesday, June 19, 2001 at 8pm (check local listings) I want to share with you some information about an upcoming television broadcast that the World Resources Institute, is collaborating on with acclaimed journalist Bill Moyers. Bill Moyers Reports: Earth on Edge is the latest in a series of Moyers' broadcasts with an environmental focus. It will showcase new data depicting the scale of human impact on the planet's life-support systems and explore one of the most important questions of the new century: What is happening to the Earth's capacity to support nature and civilization? The film brings to life many of the findings in WRI's report "World Resources 2000-2001: People and Ecosystems: The Fraying Web of Life." The two-hour broadcast will premiere across the nation on PBS on Tuesday, June 19, 2001 at 8pm (check local listings). The broadcast will be augmented by an extensive educational website providing in-depth information about ecosystems as well as updates on their status and information about how concerned citizens can take action. The website, www.pbs.org/earthonedge, will debut on June 12. A preview site is up now. In addition, WRI will be launching EarthTrends, an informational portal to give free, global access to the vast amount of case histories, maps, and other scientific information from "World Resources 2000-2001." EarthTrends will make key information accessible and useful to those who influence environmental policy - in governments, in international organizations, in academia, in corporations, and in think tanks and other civil society organizations. EarthTrends will also be available to educators, students, and the public at large to fill their information needs and satisfy their curiosity. Features on this portal will include a section on environmental conditions and trends: 1) overviews and short pieces for users who want interpretative assistance to accompany their data analysis; 2) more detailed interpretation of select trends and data sets. EarthTrends will be an ongoing component of WRI's website and will continue far beyond the broadcast. Earthtrends.wri.org will debut on June 12. We believe this broadcast is a great opportunity for all of us who are concerned about the rapidly deteriorating global environment to help reinvigorate a national recommitment to these issues. That is why I am seeking your assistance. Specifically, I would like you to consider distributing some information about the broadcast to your members and friends, through your newsletters, listserves, and on your websites. would be delighted to talk with you in more detail about this. Sincerely, Rich Barnett Director of Strategic
Marketing and Outreach Visit us online at http://www.WRI.org
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