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Southern Company acquires nation’s largest DC tracking solar installation
ATLANTA, Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company today announced its acquisition of the largest direct current solar tracking array of its kind. The Spectrum Solar Facility – a 30-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic installation in Clark County, Nev. – will have...
The First Man of Philanthropy: Ted Turner
BY EILEEN GORDON At age 73, Ted Turner may be the best he has ever been. He is articulate, philosophical and, perhaps, a kinder and gentler Ted than ever before. But, let there be no doubt, he’s as sharp as a razor and focused on the future. His remarkable life has...
Service Awards Turner Endangered Species Fund with Recovery Champion Award
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe presented Ted Turner and the Turner Endangered Species Fund (TESF) with the Service’s 2011 Recovery Champion Award at an event at the Ladder Ranch in Caballo, New Mexico. The award was...
Turner talks U.N., philanthropy
Variety Magazine 'I could be doing more!' says the media giant. Ted Turner's Superstation TBS marked the start of basic cable, and he pioneered made-for-basic-cable programming. His TBS-Atlanta Braves synergy rewrote the rules of sports broadcasting. His CNN was the...
Going Native
Garden & Gun May/June 2012 Since I first made his acquaintance in the 1980s, it’s always been the same. He comes out and invites you in. The greeting is never about him. In our history he’s never been the Great Man Behind the Huge Wooden Desk. Instead, he’s up and...
US being unfair with Iran on nukes issue: Ted Turner
CNN-IBN Ted Turner, founder of the United Nations Foundation, said he is trying to make the world a better place to live. He spoke to CNN-IBN's Suhasini Haidar in an exclusive interview for the global affairs show World View. For the full transcript please visit...
Cleveland’s City Club honors media mogul Ted Turner with free speech award
CLEVELAND.COM By Harlan Spector CLEVELAND, Ohio — Media mogul Ted Turner, in Cleveland Friday to accept the City Club's Citadel of Free Speech Award, delighted an audience with a mix of blunt-edged observations of the world's problems and more than a few crisp...
Yes: Atlanta must move forward to solve its transportation problems or be left behind.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution My businesses grew as Atlanta rose to prominence. To succeed, I had to be bold and innovative, and so did Atlanta. Atlanta became a world-class city and won the privilege of hosting the Olympics by being forward-thinking, but it has also...
Southern Company and Ted Turner Acquire Second Solar Photovoltaic Power Project
Southern Company Chairman, President and CEO Thomas A. Fanning and Turner Renewable Energy founder Ted Turner today announced that the companies have acquired and will bring on line a 20 megawatt solar photovoltaic power plant in Nevada. The Apex Solar Project was...
Ted Turner on Piers Morgan Tonight (CNN) – Part 1
Ted Turner sits down with Piers Morgan to discuss CNN, politics, his humanitarian work and his relationship with Jane Fonda.
