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WE HAVE GROWN-in numbers, talent and knowledge, contacts and depth. This year we added John Balkcom to our Board.  Gerri Walsh, (retired) Sustainability Director, Ball Corp, joined our Advisory Council. Morgan Rider joined our Team bringing her knowledge and experience in sustainability to both...

Earth Protect.com Surpasses 2 Million Video ViewsProof that people do care about living sustainably. (September 10, 2012) Denver, CO— Earth Protect Website Moves People “From Image toAction”If viewing videos to learn about how to take action to protect the earth is any indicator of people unifying ...

Algae Magazine Interview: NASA’s Dr. Jonathan Trent  By David Schwartz NASA scientist, Jonathan Trent, Ph.D., the inventor, heart, and soul of the OMEGA system (Offshore Membrane Enclosures for Growing Algae) has been developing an idea for a way to grow algae using wastewater, but not on lan...

Earth Protect was very fortunate to have Molly as a Summer Intern entering her Junior Year this fall at Drexel University.  She is a Film & Video and Television Major. Molly has great organization skills, is a whiz at editing and wowed the IGERT graduate students at UCSD Scripps Institution...

By Roli Mahajan "We are here to articulate and build our vision of a sustainable future," Karuna Rana, 24, one of Rio+20's youth speakers, said in addressing the gathering's opening plenary. But that wasn't quite how youth saw the sustainable development summit turning out as it finished Friday. ...

By Leon Kaye Aruba’s government, led by Prime Minister Mike Eman, announced this afternoon at the Rio+20 Conference that the country is partnering with the Carbon War Room (CWR) to transition to an energy portfolio of 100 percent renewables. CWR, one of Richard Branson’s many sustainability initiat...

By JENNY BARCHFIELD The earth's environmental systems "are being pushed towards their biophysical limits," beyond which loom sudden, irreversible and potentially catastrophic changes, the United Nations Environment Program warned Wednesday. In a 525-page report on the health of the planet, the age...

From 6,000 miles away, tuna that migrated from the Fukyshima nuclear plant in Japan retained radioactive comtamination according to a story by Alicia Chang, The Associated Press May 29, 2012. While far below the "safe to eat limits, tissue samples tested by Fisher of New York's Stonybrook University...

877 dolphins and 1,200 pelicans have washed up on Peruvian beaches since February for unexplained reasons! The Peruvian Ministry of Health has warmed people to stay away from Pacific beaches because this crisis in continuing and they are trying to determine the cause. Denver Post Wire - May 7, 2012

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On Friday, February 24th, Earth Protect's Founder and Creative Director Grant Barbeito, hosted the Filmmaker Brunch.   Rocky Thompson, Principal of Gaia Video and President of the Colorado Environmental Film Festival Board moderated. Other panelists and attendees include: Steve Roberts, H...

Earth Protect is a proud sponsor of the CO Environmental Film Festival in Golden, CO February 23 through the 25th. The Filmmakers Brunch is Friday the 24th from 10 until 12. Use this link to learn more and register. Earth Protect will also be hosting trailers and films post Festival so stay tuned. ...

 Join filmmakers from this year's Festival along with many local Colorado directors as they enjoy a lovely brunch and lively discussion about what it takes to produce films. Questions about funding opportunities, distribution sources and other topics will be discussed. This is a great opportuni...

Shannon Skelton, Environmental Hero with a Fish Story Worth Hearing The early years were a scary endeavor and squeaky tight financially. Yet, Shannon Skelton knew he could build a better river. With water resources valued for sustaining human life, Skelton had his work cut out for him to champion a...

Contact: Danette Dacey BohlColorado Environmental Film FestivalPhone: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.       www.ceff.net FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE MERCURY CAFÉ HOSTS  PREVIEW EVENT ON JANUARY 20th 2012 FOR CEFF Golden, CO – January 9, 2012: On January 20th, 2012, The M...

Two Golden-based Film and Theater Organizations Celebrate a Decade of Progress with Strategic Merger Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 — Golden, CO — Two Golden-based organizations whose missions aim to inspire and educate audiences through film and theater are merging. The Colorado Environmental Film Festiva...

Thursday, December 15, 2011 - The Colorado Environmental Film Festival (CEFF) announced today that it will host a Sustainablity Expo and Call To Action programming in conjunction with the 6th annual festival which will be help February 23-25th in Golden, CO at the American Mountaineering Center. CE...

Safety slighted before blow out was the conclusion of a new independent report by the National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council citing multiple flawed decisions from a deficient overall systems approach to safety among the corporations that ran the drilled of the Macondo well. Th...

Recycle Hawai'i has donated 25 "Earth Patriot" CD's to Earth Protect new members. The reward givaway begins December 1, 2011. Earth Patriot is performed by Kumanu and addresses global environmental and social issues. Kumanu is a 13 piece vibrant global fusion group that consists of musicians, voca...