Topic: Ecology

There are millions of creatures in our own backyard. Follow two-time Pulitzer Prize winner E.O. Wilson in BioBlitz—a segment where he and a group of kids explore the vast biodiversity in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

This week's Aspen Valley Ski Club's (AVSC) Athlete of the Week is Oliver "Sharky" Bacharach. Bacharach won gold in the 14-15 year old Youth Men age category at this year's USASA Nationals Snowboard Competition at Copper Mountain this past week. According to on the scene report Bacharach "killed it in half pipe dropping a backside air, to back to back nines followed by a frontfive and alleyoop rodeo" for the win. Bacharach beat out 79 other competitors from around the country for the top spot on the podium. Oh, and you might have heard of his singer-songwriter dad (Burt Bacharach.) Congratulations Oliver!

Freelance photographer for National Geographic, Paul Nicklen caught up with Plum during the Aspen Environment Forum to talk about shooting in the Arctic, drastic ice melt, and what is at stake with global warming.

Peter Seligmann, cofounder and CEO of Conservation International talked to Brandon Blocker about climate change, partnering with Starbucks, and the future of the farming industry.

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Chris Johns, editor in chief for National Geographic talked to Plum about the environment, sustainability, and how journalists catalogue changes in the earth through articles, photos, and film.

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Wayne Shepperd, consulting silviculturist for the U.S. Forest Service, stopped by The MorningNoon&Night Show to talk about S.A.D., or Sudden Aspen Decline, which has already affected 340,000 acres of Colorado's legendary aspen forests.

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David Monsma, executive director of the Energy & Environment Program at The Aspen Institute appeared on MNN to talk about how the Aspen Environment Forum came to be and what the inaugural event has to offer.

Daniel Nocera, professor of energy and chemistry at MIT, talked to Graham Veysey about the strength of the global community, the state of the environment, and how the world’s energy problem can be solve with sunlight and water.

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Plum sat down to with Rocky Mountain Institute founder, Dr. Amory Lovins, during the Vail Symposium lecture series back in February. Don't miss Lovins' 10:45 a.m "Peak Oil" presentation March 28, at the Doerr-Hosier Center as of part of the Aspen Environment Forum.

The Aspen Institute has for nearly 60 years provoked thoughtful conversations and fostered ideas on how to improve our lives, our community, and our world. While the sold out Aspen Ideas Festival hits town June 30-July 4, The Institute and National Geographic magazine present the inaugural Aspen Environment Forum March 26-30, where scientists, politicians, historians, activists, educators, and leaders will gather in Aspen for an exchange about the state of our environment.

Some of the great minds presenting at the Forum include E.O. Wilson professor and honorary curator in entomology at Harvard, James Rogers President and CEO of Duke Energy, Lester Brown founder and president of Earth Policy Institute, Sally Benson executive director of the Global Climate & Energy Project at Stanford University, Steven Strong founder and president of Solar Design Associates, and Jeff Seabright manager of environmental affairs at Coca Cola.

Topics will range from climate change to wilderness extinction, clean sources of energy, sustainability in business to urbanization, as well as many other conversations focusing on our environment.

For more information on passes and individual tickets please visit www.aspenenvironment.org. And if you're unable to attend, be sure to stay tuned to Channel 16 as Plum will be live and onsite during the Forum, interviewing some of the environment's biggest heavy hitters.

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James Balog

Elliot Gerson

Lester Brown

Princess Basma Bint Ali

Ed Bangs

Dr. Amory Lovins

Lyndon Rive

James Kunstler

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