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>Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 17:37:48 -0800
>Subject: PBS Environmental Series
>From: Jason Venetoulis <jvenetoulis@westcoastefs.org>
>To: "WCN   2 (9/02)" <jvenetoulis@westcoastefs.org>
>
>***Public Television Airs Primetime Environmental Series
>
>The PBS series "Journey To Planet Earth" returns for its second season on
>Wednesday, March 26, 2003, 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Eastern time (check local
>listings) to explore the balance between people and the world they inhabit.
>The concluding two episodes of the series will air on April 2 and 9, also
>from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Eastern time.
>
>Academy Award winner Matt Damon is the host and narrator of the series. He
>also is featured on the series Web site, introducing a variety of special
>features for students, teachers, community groups, museum educators, and
>parents.
>
>The first episode, "On the Brink" (3/26), investigates how environmental
>pressures may contribute to terrorism and regional conflict. The episode
>was filmed in Haiti, South Africa, Bangladesh, India, Peru, and along the
>United States/Mexico border.
>
>The second episode, "Seas of Grass" (4/2), examines the environmental,
>political, and economic effects of the degradation of the world's
>grasslands, which make up 30 percent of Earth's land surface. The program
>was filmed on the pampas in Argentina, the steppes of Mongolia, the
>savannas of Kenya, the plains of South Africa, and the prairies of North
>America.
>
>The third episode, "Hot Zones" (4/9), rounds out the series by examining
>how recent trends in globalization and the altering of ecosystems may have
>contributed to increases in the spread of infectious diseases. The program
>was shot in Kenya, Peru, Bangladesh, New York City, and along Maryland's
>Chesapeake Bay.
>
>For more information about the "Journey To Planet Earth" series, visit the
>PBS Web site at http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth/ or contact Melanie
>Wood at (202) 364-0055 or mwood@screenscope.com.
>
>To learn about climate change, check out the EPA Global Warming Site at
>http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming. The site has up-to-date information on
>the climate system; greenhouse gas emissions; impacts of climate change;
>and actions that can be taken at the national, state, local, business, and
>individual levels.
>
>EPA's policy is to send listservs only to those who signed up to receive
>them. You subscribed to this listserv, but to subscribe to or unsubscribe
>from this or other EPA climate change listservs, please visit
>http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/listservs.

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Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 17:37:48 -0800 
Subject: PBS Environmental Series 
From: Jason Venetoulis &lt;jvenetoulis@westcoastefs.org&gt; 
To: &quot;WCN&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 (9/02)&quot;
&lt;jvenetoulis@westcoastefs.org&gt; 
 
***Public Television Airs Primetime Environmental Series 
 
The PBS series &quot;Journey To Planet Earth&quot; returns for its second
season on 
Wednesday, March 26, 2003, 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Eastern time (check
local 
listings) to explore the balance between people and the world they
inhabit. 
The concluding two episodes of the series will air on April 2 and 9,
also 
from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Eastern time. 
 
Academy Award winner Matt Damon is the host and narrator of the series.
He 
also is featured on the series Web site, introducing a variety of
special 
features for students, teachers, community groups, museum educators,
and 
parents. 
 
The first episode, &quot;On the Brink&quot; (3/26), investigates how
environmental 
pressures may contribute to terrorism and regional conflict. The
episode 
was filmed in Haiti, South Africa, Bangladesh, India, Peru, and along
the 
United States/Mexico border. 
 
The second episode, &quot;Seas of Grass&quot; (4/2), examines the
environmental, 
political, and economic effects of the degradation of the world's 
grasslands, which make up 30 percent of Earth's land surface. The
program 
was filmed on the pampas in Argentina, the steppes of Mongolia, the 
savannas of Kenya, the plains of South Africa, and the prairies of
North 
America. 
 
The third episode, &quot;Hot Zones&quot; (4/9), rounds out the series by
examining 
how recent trends in globalization and the altering of ecosystems may
have 
contributed to increases in the spread of infectious diseases. The
program 
was shot in Kenya, Peru, Bangladesh, New York City, and along
Maryland's 
Chesapeake Bay. 
 
For more information about the &quot;Journey To Planet Earth&quot;
series, visit the 
PBS Web site at
<a href="http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth/" eudora="autourl">http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth/</a>
or contact Melanie 
Wood at (202) 364-0055 or mwood@screenscope.com. 
 
To learn about climate change, check out the EPA Global Warming Site at 
<a href="http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming" eudora="autourl">http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming</a>. The site has up-to-date information on 
the climate system; greenhouse gas emissions; impacts of climate change; 
and actions that can be taken at the national, state, local, business, and 
individual levels. 
 
EPA’s policy is to send listservs only to those who signed up to receive 
them. You subscribed to this listserv, but to subscribe to or unsubscribe 
from this or other EPA climate change listservs, please visit 
<a href="http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/listservs" eudora="autourl">http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/listservs</a>. 
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