Earth On Edge tonight at 8:00 on PBS, (check local listings)

The report features interviews,
> real life stories and the newest environmental facts and figures about
> human impact on the Earth.  Journalist Bill Moyers will globetrot from
> countries such as Brazil, Mongolia and the U.S. speaking with scientists
> and citizens to discuss Earth's capacity to sustain life.  The program
> will also offer valuable discussion about what we can do as citizens to
> ensure our planet's long-term health.
>
> "Earth on Edge" will air in conjunction with the launch of the Millennium
> Ecosystem Assessment study featured in the "World Resources 2000-2001:
> People and Ecosystems: The Fraying Web of Life" report.  The report
> underscores the program's timeliness and significance by illuminating jaw
> dropping statistics such as: half the world's wetlands have been lost in
> one century, half the world's forests have been chopped down and 70
> percent of the world's wetlands have been depleted.  For further
> information about "Bill Moyers Report: Earth on Edge" and the Millennium
> Ecosystem Assessment, log onto www.pbs.org/earthonedge.

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