Planet in Peril on CNN

The Anderson Cooper 360 program on CNN has launched a six month project called Planet in Peril that will include a series of reports from around the world all related to the current state of the environment.  It is thrilling to see this mainstream media coverage, expanding beyond the topic of the war that had dominated the US media for the past five years.  Environmental stories common on channels like National Geographic or Animal Planet, but these channels reach a specific and limited target audience.  Information about the risks we all face from environmental change and destruction needs to get out to a much larger audience. It is exciting to see Anderson Cooper 360 program moving into new territory.  The 360 Executive Producer David Doss desribes the project in his February 13 posting on the 360 blog.   Anderson's stories and blog posting today mention his experiences with the bugs in the Amazon and I could definitely relate.  I have written about my experiences with the insects in Costa Rica often, most recently on Naturally Connected this week.