The movie's heart and spine is Halla (Halldora Geirharosdottir), 50, a sunny choir director and fearless eco-activist.
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In this, she has a lot in common with her eco-activist grandmother, Willow, although she knows almost nothing about her.
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Brian Wood's, The Massive, series relates the story of an eco-activist gang who roam the international seas in the near future, trying to save the planet from further harm.
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Fraser used the underwater performance skills she learned as a mermaid to create eco-activist videos such as "Manta's Last Dance," which ultimately helped put manta rays onto an endangered species list in 2014.
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"There is this deep, fundamental alienation that is driving people to seek different ways to reconnect to the natural world and give them a sense of community," the American author J.P. Harpignies, an eco-activist with a long-standing interest in psychedelics, told me.
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Along the way, they'll follow an eco-activist and ship captain who's chasing rogue Chinese fishing vessels in the South Indian Ocean; a satellite sleuth in landlocked West Virginia who culls signal data to help patrol the world's seas; an American aid worker struggling to help former fish boat slaves in Thailand; and conscientious retailers and restaurant owners trying to make sense of a shadowy supply chain.
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Along the way, they'll follow an eco-activist and ship captain who's chasing rogue Chinese fishing vessels in the South Indian Ocean; a satellite sleuth in West Virginia who culls signal data to help patrol the world's seas; an American aid worker struggling to help former fishing boat slaves in Thailand; and conscientious retailers and restaurant owners trying to make sense of a shadowy supply chain.
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Along the way, they'll follow an eco-activist and ship captain who's chasing rogue Chinese fishing vessels in the South Indian Ocean; a satellite sleuth in landlocked West Virginia who culls signal data to help patrol the world's seas; an American aid worker fighting to help former fish boat slaves in Thailand; an American fishing fleet owner who defends U.S. industry practices; federal agents who patrol our ports in search of illegal seafood shipments; and conscientious retailers and restaurant owners trying to make sense of a shadowy supply chain, including executives from Whole Foods who talk about their commitment to ethically sourced seafood.
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Bioneer (root: "biological pioneer") is a neologism coined by filmmaker, author and eco-activist Kenny Ausubel.Utne Reader. (1999 Mar-Apr). "15 Ideas That Could Shake the World" .
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The film is the documentary debut for Indian-born and Brooklyn- based, eco-activist and filmmaker Shalini Kantayya. Kantayya had a career breakthrough when she became a finalist in the 2007 reality TV show On the Lot.
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British Fantasy Society 2014.Purser- Hallard, Philip. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 2014. The protagonist, Jory Taylor, bears the device of Sir Gawain, which puts him in direct conflict with an eco-activist cell called the Green Chapel and led by the avatar of the Green Knight.
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Toni! Tone!, and Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day also emerged from Oakland (actually the members of Green Day hailed from suburban Pinole area). On May 24, 1990, a pipe bomb placed underneath traveling eco-activist Judi Bari's car seat exploded, tearing through her backside and nearly killing her.
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The second forum, the United Nations Champions Body Burden Forum, took place in New York in May 2010 at the 18th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development. Among the participants there were the American screen actor and eco-activist Ed Begley Jr. and Norwegian Olympic Gold Medalist Stine Lise Hattestad Bratsberg.
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Mashtots Park Movement's roots are in eco-activist movements of late 2000s in Armenia, when civic initiatives were formed to protect several endangered aspects of Armenian nature - including Teghut forest, Trchkan waterfall, Kajaran, and others; and the urban initiatives of Yerevan fighting for the preservation of the gardens, monuments, historical buildings and green zones.
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Gorjan Jovanovski (born 1993) is a Macedonian eco-activist, entrepreneur and software engineer, working on raising awareness about air pollution through technology. In 2014, he created the AirCare mobile app, which uses open data to visualize air pollution, and its launch triggered nationwide protests in North Macedonia and Serbia by citizens demanding that local governments take more serious action against the issue.
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Earth Ambulance By the 1980s, Aylon, was a self-described eco- feminist. She began to create anti-nuclear and eco-activist art, which included Earth Ambulance.Michael Wise, "Double Yentls, Chanel Kippahs and P.C. Torahs: The Times are Changing the Jewish Museum," Forward (1 July 1994). This work consisted of an "ambulance" (a converted U-Haul van) that symbolized an attempt to save the world from nuclear war.
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In 2012, she appeared in the television series Brief Guide To A Happy Life. On 7 September 2012, MTV Russia launched a talk-show GosDep (State Department) with Ksenia Sobchak. The show was supposed to cover hot social and political issues. The first episode of the show, titled "Where is Putin leading us?" featured interviews with the head of Left Front Sergei Udaltsov, member of "Solidarnost" (Solidarity) movement Ilya Yashin, and eco-activist Yevgeniya Chirikova.
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In the summer of 2017, Japan passed new anti-terrorism legislation in view of the coming 2020 Olympics. Among others, the new law declare the presence of eco- activist vessels near whalers a terrorist offence. Citing the new laws, Sea Shepherd declared it will stop sending their ships to the Antarctic Ocean against Japanese whaling ships. Sea Shepherd has also pointed out that their vessels were being tracked through the use of Japanese military surveillance satellites.
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Ent website She married Desmond Koh at the Uma UbudThe Uma Ubud - Como Hotels and Resorts The Uma Ubud in Bali on 16 December 2006, and currently resides in Singapore. Nadya is an eco-activist, eco-centric jewellery designer and well known personality in Singapore and Asia. She launched her own sustainable jewelry line called OSEL meaning ŒClear Light¹ in Tibetan and is a practicing Buddhist. Nadya hosted the first 2 cycles of Asia's Next Top Model.
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Nixon's subsequent films continued to focus on themes related to conservation, ecology, and environmental activism, and included the 1990 documentary, America the Beautiful, which was hosted by Curt Gowdy and featured President George H.W. Bush. In 2014, Nixon produced and directed Mission Blue, a biographical portrait of renowned oceanographer and eco-activist Sylvia Earle. The film's premiere served as the opening of the 2014 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Nixon's film Amazon Diary was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
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In 2011, Judge Benson sentenced eco-activist Tim DeChristopher to two years in prison for disrupting an oil auction in 2008. Benson had barred DeChristopher's defense team from explaining to the jury why he disrupted the auction. Critics have accused Judge Benson for doling a harsh sentence to DeChristopher. Peter Yarrow, the folk singer, and member of Peter, Paul, and Mary, wrote in an editorial for the Los Angeles Times, that DeChristopher's actions were comparable to leaders of the civil rights movement.
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Mindy Baha El Din (1 November 1958Twitter announcement by Nature Conservation Egypt – 18 March 2013) was an American-born Egyptian ornithologist, eco- activist, and environmentalist. Together with her husband, ornithologist and herpetologist Sherif Baha El Din she made notable contributions to the protection of migratory birds and their habitats,BirdLife International: BirdLife mourns the passing of Mindy Baha El Din 20 March 2013 she also helped lay the foundations of the Nature Conservation Sector (NCS) of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) and in the establishment of Egypt's Protected Area network.
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On May 13, 2012, The Costa Rica Star reported on the arrest of Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, by German law enforcement officials in Frankfurt. From that day on, The Costa Rica Star reported extensively on the saga of the Canadian eco-activist, once eliciting comments from Paul Watson himself through the website's Facebook commenting plugin. The Costa Rica Star has also published press communications written by Paul Watson for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as well as an official response from the International Whale Protection Organization on this contentious matter.
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In 2009, a Belgian dumpster diver and eco-activist nicknamed Ollie was detained for a month for removing food from a garbage can, and was accused of theft and burglary. On February 25, 2009, he was arrested for removing food from a garbage can at an AD Delhaize supermarket in Bruges. Ollie's trial evoked protests in Belgium against restrictions from taking discarded food items. In Ontario, Canada, the Trespass to Property Act—legislation dating back to the British North America Act of 1867—grants property owners and security guards the power to ban anyone from their premises, for any reason, permanently.
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Passage of the $625 million Growing Greener Bond in 2005; Enactment of the state's Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard mandates; and Enactment of state rules to cut mercury pollution and ease the purchase of "clean" cars. Add to these successes frequent campaigns to contact legislators about specific legislation, hosting "Lobbying Days" in the Capitol, and providing pre-written letters for its grassroots activists to send to lawmakers. PennFuture has received more than $900,000 from alternative energy companies during the past five years, much of which the eco-activist group has used to lobby for tax breaks, subsidies and mandates for the wind and solar industries. Foundations led by the Heinz and Haas families have donated generously.
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With no knowledge of the fashion industry, Morgan decided to make a film on the topic after being shocked by the news of the collapse of Rana Plaza. After spending several days getting information, and discovering the industry's human rights violations and "staggering environmental impacts", he was sure he had to make the film. He had also previously had an appreciation for the genre, saying he was "actually fascinated by those [fashion] films that follow one person". Like Morgan a non-connoisseur of fashion, executive producer and eco-activist Lucy Siegle said that she does not like such films as they are usually limited to exploring the aesthetic aspects of the industry.
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Directorː Stroke Recoveryː Taking Back Our Lives (2010) Becket Films He produced a series of eight films on ship-borne symposia that brought together religious leaders and scientists, long estranged, to find common ground on the issue of the environment.Each symposium, under the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, ‘The Green Patriarch’, traveled seven bodies of water in ecological jeopardy ranging from the Amazon to the Arctic to the Adriatic.see, religion, science and environment Becket’s most recent efforts include Sons of Africa (2014) where the sons of two bitter enemies scale Kilimanjaro on a Peace Climb and The Seeds of Vandana Shiva (2020) recounting the life story of the Indian eco-activist, Dr. Vandana Shiva.
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Homer suddenly appears with a boat (which he had apparently offered to test drive) and a harpoon and they rush to the rescue, only to be stopped by two eco-activists, who caution Lisa that being an eco-activist means supporting all forms of life (including sharks but excluding cockroaches). Lisa agrees and stops Homer from shooting the sharks, but he inadvertently falls overboard. The eco-activists advise Homer to hit the sharks on the nose with a steel pail, which will either cause them to retreat or make the sharks devour Homer faster. When the eco-activists throw the pail to Homer, it strikes him in the head causing him to bleed and even more sharks arrive and circle Homer.
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Mindy Baha El Din was born as Mindy RosenzweigDeutsche Welle: Egypt mourns eco-activist Mindy Baha El Din 20 March 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. After her graduation in Arabic and economics at the Indiana University she took a course in field ornithology at the Cornell University and became a birdwatcher. As employee of BirdLife International she went to Egypt in 1988 and established an environmental education center at the Giza Zoo in Giza. In the early 1990s she helped in establishing the Technical Office of the Environment (TCOE) of the EEAA, which was the dynamic technical kitchen that helped develop and finance the early development of Egypt's primary environmental protection organization. Since the late 1990s she and her husband, whom she married in 1989, worked as freelance ecologists and wildlife management consultants, organizing and guiding birding tours through Egypt, producing educational materials, launching campaigns promoting migratory bird conservation and studying migration.
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