Posted by Jane Clark:

More on the Bill Moyers Report:

     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 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 http://www.pbs.org/earthonedge> , will
debut on June 12.  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.

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