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Earth Ambassadors
Filmmakers Activate Environmental Awareness
Disney’s Tinker Bell may be Earth’s most
appealing spokespixie, having been
named the United Nations Honorary
Ambassador of Green prior to the screen-
ing of Walt Disney Pictures’ animated
film, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure,
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late last year. She’ll likely be on hand for Many Americans Mix
this year’s Disney documentary debut of Western, Eastern, New Age
Oceans on Earth Day, April 22, and she’s
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in good company.
The latest poll by the Pew Research
The top 10 environmental documen-
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taries of 2009 hail from around the
Life finds that one-third of
world, aimed to shock, entertain and inspire humanity to make a difference. They
Americans attend religious services
examine everything from the negative effects of America’s industrial agriculture
at more than one place, while a
system and the rising domination of the petrochemical industry to the threatened
quarter of us sometimes attend reli-
livelihood of trash-recycling entrepreneurs and people’s right to safe drinking
gious services of a faith different
water.
from our own. Sixty percent attend
at churches or houses of worship;
For details on 2009’s best, visit mnn.com (Mother Nature Network) and search
other locations include houses,
“top films,” which also pulls up a look at what might be the top 10 environmental
schools, restaurants, hotels, parks
activist films of all time.
and campgrounds. Some 38 percent
attend at least once a week and 34
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