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The Last Orca

Scientist Eva Saulitis has dedicated her life to a vanishing group of whales that survived the Exxon Valdez spill but is now nearly extinct. Read>> Table of Contents | Digital Edition
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By Sigourney Weaver
At Rio+20 Earth Summit, An Important Step Forward for the World’s Oceans
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June 20, 2012: As Dr. Grace Augustine in Avatar, I played a scientist committed to studying and calling attention to the interconnectedness and dependence of the alien Na’vi people on the planet Pandora’s natural wonders. In my life I... read more >
Don't Allow This to Be Another Silent Spring: Tell Lawmakers to Take Climate Action
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May 25, 2011: Rachel Carson has been on my mind lately. Maybe it's because we are approaching the 50th anniversary of the publication of Silent Spring. Maybe it's because I have been given the honor of receiving the Rachel Carson Award... read more >
The New Play That Will Have You Laughing About Our Terrifying Future
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April 11, 2011: Through all my work with the NRDC, I can sincerely tell you that climate change is no laughing matter. The increasing frequency and scale of natural disasters seen around the world, as well as the harmful impact of climate... read more >
Coral Reefs Are Trying to Tell Us Something: We Must Break Our Addiction to Fossil Fuels
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September 30, 2010: Coral reefs have always been sources of wonder and imagination for me -- teeming with unbelievable life, from the beautiful, to the bizarre and the powerful, all living together in a mysterious underwater world. In recent... read more >
In Midst of Gulf Disaster, New National Ocean Policy Gives Hope for Our Seas
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July 19, 2010: I have always loved the oceans. My father was a Navy man and one requirement he had for us growing up was that we had to live near a body of saltwater. I was raised listening to foghorns by night and being chased by... read more >
Protecting Our Oceans for Earth Day
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April 22, 2010: On the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, at a time when our country's attention will be focused on what we need to do to protect our planet, I am honored to be in our nation's Capital to testify before Congress on an... read more >
Swimming in a Sea of Acid
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October 14, 2009: My latest film is a beautiful, independent documentary called "ACID TEST" that explores the urgent problem of rising ocean acidity caused by our burning of fossil fuels.  The 22-minute film premiered in August on... read more >
Sigourney Weaver
Academy Award-nominated actress Sigourney Weaver has created a host of memorable characters in films ranging from Aliens to Avatar to Gorillas in the Mist. Born and educated in New York City, Weaver graduated from Stanford University and went on to receive a master's degree from... More
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