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Ted Turner and Laura Turner Seydel Listed in The 100 Most Influential Atlantans of 2013
Atlanta Business Chronicle Welcome to Atlanta Business Chronicle’s annual special section profiling Atlanta’s 100 most influential people, as selected by the Chronicle’s editors. The list contains many familiar names, but also some new ones: There’s Virginia Hepner,...
TEDx Talk: Todd on Ted: A Turner we never knew
By Jake Nichols on June 11, 2013 JACKSON HOLE, WYO - Respected author and journalist Todd Wilkinson just released his new book on media mogul and billionaire Ted Turner. Wilkinson won Turner’s respect and confidence during a years-long process after the founder of CNN...
Turner Renewable Energy and Southern Company Subsidiary Acquire 139-Megawatt Campo Verde Solar Project
TEMPE, Ariz., April 23, 2013 – First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced it has sold the 139-megawatt(MW) Campo Verde Solar Project to Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power and Turner Renewable Energy. Under the terms of the agreement, First Solar will...
Trailer – “Last Stand: Ted Turner’s Quest to Save a Troubled Planet”
"Last Stand: Ted Turner's Quest to Save a Troubled Planet" is a dramatic trailer for a new book by author Todd Wilkinson. It charts Turner's rise and evolution from media mogul to bison baron and pathfinding 21st century "eco-capitalist-humanitarian".
Ted Turner Purchases Historic Sierra Grande Lodge and Spa
New venture a first for CNN founder and philanthropist in Truth or Consequences, NM Truth or Consequences, NM — April 4, 2013 — Renowned businessman, conservationist and philanthropist Ted Turner is broadening his presence in the hospitality industry. Turner purchased...
Last Stand: Ted Turner’s Quest to Save a Troubled Planet
Last Stand: Ted Turner’s Quest to Save a Troubled Planet, written by Todd Wilkinson, tracks the rise of the famed American media mogul who has become one of the world’s pioneering “eco-capitalists” and peace-minded humanitarians in the 21st century. With two million...
New EcoSense Episodes Premiere on GPB
New EcoSense Episodes Premiere on GPB and Expose Eco-Hazards in Home, in Body CNN’s Sanjay Gupta and Environmental Experts Join Host & Producer Jennie Turner Garlington Two new episodes of the popular environmental series EcoSense for Living will premiere on...
Captain Planet’s Executive Director Discusses “Learning Gardens”
WABE - Atlanta's (NPR) Steve Goss interviews Captain Planet Foundation Executive Director Leesa Carter on the organization's "Learning Gardens" program. CLICK HERE to listen to audio interview.
I Am Eco-Warrior New York Fashion Week
Ted Turner and other eco warriors discuss the urgent need for change and ways in which we can all make a difference.
How Giving Became Cool
The New York Times By Nicholas Kristof It was 15 years ago that Ted Turner needed something interesting to say in a speech — and decided, in a rush, to give away $1 billion. “I was on my way to New York to make the speech,” Turner recalled to me. “I just thought, what...
