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Ted Turner honored with his own street – Ted Turner Drive
Atlanta Business Chronicle By Maria Saporta Atlanta business, political and civic leaders gathered under the sweltering hot sun on Tuesday morning to thank Ted Turner for helping put the city on the map. Hundreds of people came -- many sitting in the shade of a huge...
A Turning Point in Turner Country
New Mexico Magazine - JUNE 2015 The state's largest landowner is opening his two enormous ranches near Truth or Consequences to eco-tourism. It could be a pretty big deal. Right after you go past the Bosque del Apache while driving down I-25, you cut through a corner...
Vacationing like Ted Turner – NY Times
May 27, 2015 By Elaine Glusac Starting this month, Ted Turner Expeditions will offer travelers access to more than 1.1 million acres of private wild lands owned by the media titan. The new venture knits together two of Mr. Turner’s existing lodges in New Mexico,...
Turner foresees profit on ranches, where wildlife preservation meets luxury lodging
Santa Fe New Mexican May 23, 2015 By Margaret Wright Saving wildlife costs a pretty penny, especially when the efforts are spread across 2 million acres that constitute the largest private property holdings in New Mexico. Hundreds of animal species, including several...
Atlantans turn out in support of Ted Turner Drive
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Atlantans turn out in support of Ted Turner Drive April 28, 2015 By Katie Leslie A who’s who of Atlantans turned out Tuesday to support a city ordinance that would rename a downtown street for billionaire philanthropist Ted Turner....
11 Alive News: Bill makes solar power smart move for homeowners
ATLANTA -- "Welcome to our most favorite asset of our house," Rutherford Seydel said. Most people don't do interviews on the roof of their house, but to Seydel and his wife, Laura Turner Seydel, showing off their solar power system is one way to celebrate the passage...
Dominique Wilkins: Hall-of-Famer, Community Leader, Atlanta Legend
NBA.com By Charles Bethea Thirteen-and-a-half feet tall and 18,500 pounds of granite? Sounds about right. The fact that the long-awaited statue of Jacques Dominique Wilkins can't fly, well...that's the only unrealistic part as far as I'm concerned. Let's begin at the...
Can we save bison by eating them?
Star Tribune By Josephine Marcotty and Dave Hage Jerry Blanks took careful aim through the scope on his black hunting rifle as the buffalo surrounding the pickup truck watched him quizzically. He focused on the dark fur behind the ear of a young bull that stood...
Talking Grasslands with Ted Turner
The Huffington Post By Mark Tercek, President and CEO, The Nature Conservancy Ted Turner is one of my personal heroes, going back to his 1977 win of the America's Cup in Newport, Rhode Island, at the helm of the boat Courageous. Back then I never would have guessed...
Ted Turner’s trashy new habit (AJC)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution January 29, 2015 Ted Turner has made good on his $1 billion pledge to the United Nations and now spends some of his free time picking up trash to make Atlanta a prettier place, he told a group of prominent businesspeople on Wednesday....
