Blue Planet
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Initial release | 1990 |
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Directors | Ben Burtt |
Screenplay | Toni Myers |
Producers | Graeme Ferguson |
Cast | Toni Myers |
James Buchli | |
Composers | Micky Erbe |
Maribeth Solomon | |
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ID | 2333011 |
About Blue Planet
"Blue Planet," a space film about Earth, gives us an experience of our home planet that, until now, has only been shared by astronauts. Spectacular scenes from space, filmed aboard several space shuttle missions, are intercut with scenes of the Earth's surface, clearly showing the powerful forces that affect our planet. …
Claude Lorius: Pioneering French climate change scientist dies aged 91
... Lorius was also the first Frenchmen to receive the prestigious Blue Planet Prize...
Cost of living: Shoppers urged to consider the planet
... Back in 2018, TV series Blue Planet II highlighted, prompting many to cut back on single-use plastic...
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Asda studies of the mines on 'sustainability store'
... Morrisons says it has the highest percentage of loose fruit and vegetables, sale of the supermarket Single-use plastic waste is a major topic for discussion following the BBC s Blue Planet II...
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... Blue Planet II 14m BBC One 2017 source: BarbTop 10 games 1...
General election 2019: Your questions on climate change and the environment
... What will be done about single-use plastics? - Christine, High WycombeThe BBC s Blue Planet II series sparked a debate about single-use plastics, and it s also featured in this election campaign...
A family's tips for taking the plastic out of Christmas
... The Hoye family, Lydia 42, Dan, 40, Emanuel, 10, and Inés, four, have been trying to cut out as much plastic as possible from their daily lives for the past two years after seeing shocking scenes in the Blue Planet documentary series...
News Daily: Hong Kong stand-off continues, and Attenborough sees plastics change
... Attenborough: World changing habits on plasticSir David Attenborough, whose BBC series Blue Planet II has been credited with lifting awareness of plastic pollution, has said...
News Daily: Hong Kong stand-off continues, and Attenborough sees plastics change
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Hong Kong university stand-off enters third dayWith about 100 protesters, there appears to be no immediate resolution to one of the biggest flare-ups since anti-government protests began in June. While younger demonstrators were allowed to leave without being arrested, police have so far foiled three attempts by protesters to escape from the campus. Those still inside face 10 years in prison if they are convicted of rioting. Hong Kong 's leader - Chief executive Carrie Lam - has called on The Remaining protesters to surrender and "come out peacefully".
What's at stake for Hong Kong as the protests become increasingly Violent ? . which traces The Roots of the dispute back to April.
Attenborough: World 'Changing Habits ' on plasticSir David Attenborough , whose BBC series Blue Planet II has been credited with lifting awareness of plastic pollution, has said. Collecting an award for the programme at The International Think Tank Chatham House , the broadcaster and naturalist said people were changing their habits and "Waking Up to what we've done to The Planet ". Blue Planet showed how plastic items - estimated to total More Than 150 million tonnes - are drifting in The World 's oceans and causing the deaths of one million birds and 100,000 sea mammals each year.
Greens launch manifesto with net zero carbon pledgeThe Green Party of England and Wales, with a pledge to reach net zero carbon emissions in the UK by 2030. The Party - which is standing in 498 seats - also says it will increase NHS funding, hold a referendum on the UK's EU membership and give 16-year-olds the vote.
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Today, trust in economists is barely above that of politicians.
But Prof Esther Duflo of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who alongside her MIT colleague and husband Prof Abhijit Banerjee , and Harvard's Prof Michael Kremer , has certainly come off the fence in a new book that hits out at some of economists' prized myths.
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If you watch one thing today If you listen to one thing todayIf you read one thing today Lookahead11:00 The Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin is consecrated as The First black female bishop in The Church of England.
20:00 Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn go head-to-head in ITV's election debate.
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