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Climate Change Panel Discussion
Hear three renowned conservationists -- Dr. Sylvia Earle, Richard Leakey and John Morgridge -- in an impassioned discussion of the issues surrounding global climate change, recorded at the 2007 International Achievement Summit in Washington, D.C. The discussion is moderated by U.S. Representative Edward J. Markey. When he was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1976, he was one of the youngest men ever to serve in the body. A national leader on issues of energy and the environment, he has served as Chairman of both the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and the Energy and Environment Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee. Botanist, biologist, conservationist, author and entrepreneur, Sylvia Earle is the most celebrated woman marine scientist on the planet. When she first began her career, many funding organizations refused to support a woman traveling with men on long scientific expeditions, so she organized and led a
Episodes
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Climate Change - Part 1
U.S. Representative Edward J. Markey he points out the dangers of not resolving the global warming and climate change issues and moderates the panel.
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Climate Change - Part 2
Sylvia Earle speaks about the importance of the health of the oceans to the survival of our planet and how the oceans drive the way the planet works.
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Climate Change - Part 3
Richard Leakey reminds us that something must be done to mitigate the acceleration of climate change, that the protected areas in Africa and around the world have become like islands and that climate change can potentially devastate island populations.
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Climate Change - Part 4
John Morgridge talks about what Nature Conservancy is doing now in order to protect the habitats and species of the world . He also reminds us that the longer we wait, the less opportunity there will be to stop the effects of global warming.
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Climate Change - Part 5
The panel answers questions from the audience.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hear three renowned conservationists -- Dr. Sylvia Earle, Richard Leakey and John Morgridge -- in an impassioned discussion of the issues surrounding global climate change, recorded at the 2007 International Achievement Summit in Washington, D.C. The discussion is moderated by U.S. Representative Edward J. Markey. When he was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1976, he was one of the youngest men ever to serve in the body. A national leader on issues of energy and the environment, he has served as Chairman of both the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and the Energy and Environment Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee. Botanist, biologist, conservationist, author and entrepreneur, Sylvia Earle is the most celebrated woman marine scientist on the planet. When she first began her career, many funding organizations refused to support a woman traveling with men on long scientific expeditions, so she organized and led a
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