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Jane Goodall
Angelina Jolie on Meeting Jane Goodall

  By Witnify • March 20, 2014 Uncategorized
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Actress Angelina Jolie remembers meeting Jane Goodall for the first time and Goodall explains why she was inspired to become an activist after working with chimpanzees. Continue reading

Tagged   Angelina Jolie, Jane Goodall, Nature
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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
'I Wasn't Going to Oil a Bird Just so I Could Keep This Contract'

  By Witnify • March 19, 2014 Uncategorized
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Following the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Bob Linville talks about the pressure on his team by contractors to bring-in large numbers of live oiled birds. Continue reading

Tagged   Bob Linville, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Nature
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2013 Moore Tornado
A Moore Tornado Survivor Shares His Account

  By Sarah Dejak • March 19, 2014 Uncategorized
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Doug Burdette shares what he experienced on May 20, 2013 when a tornado destroyed much of his neighborhood in Moore, Oklahoma in the Moore tornado. Continue reading

Tagged   2013 Moore Tornado, Moore Tornado, Nature
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Joplin Tornado
A Young Mother Explains Her Joplin Experience

  By Sarah Dejak • March 19, 2014 Uncategorized
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A young mother, Kara Kay, shares how a typical day of shopping and running errands turns into one of massive destruction in Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011. Find out her perspective during the storm and how it changed after she saw the town, post-storm.

Tagged   Joplin Missouri, Joplin Tornado, Natural Disaster, Nature
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Joplin Tornado
A First-Person Account of the Joplin Tornado

  By Sarah Dejak • March 19, 2014 Uncategorized
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A young lady named Shelby shares what it was like to be in the midst of the Joplin, Missouri tornado on May 22, 2011. Continue reading

Tagged   Joplin Missouri, Joplin Tornado, Natural Disaster, Nature
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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Tom Copeland on His Illegal Efforts to Clean Up the Spill

  By Witnify • March 18, 2014 Uncategorized
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Fisherman Tom Copeland describes the illegal 'bucketeering' he and his crew did to help remove oil from the water by hand, using buckets. Continue reading

Tagged   Exxon Valdez, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Natural Disaster, Nature
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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Cleanup Crew Member Describes His Work on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

  By Witnify • March 18, 2014 Uncategorized
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Roy Robertson describes orders he received from Exxon to ignore oil on the beaches he was cleaning and explains how his job was threatened if he didn't comply.
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Tagged   Exxon Valdez, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Natural Disaster, Nature
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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
John Devens on Hiding Oil & 'Cleaning' Pristine Beaches to Reach Quota

  By Witnify • March 17, 2014 Uncategorized
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John Devens Jr. describes how in trying to meet impossible quotas for cleaning the Exxon Valdez oil spill, he was nearly caught illegally disposing oil after they had proclaimed the project done. Continue reading

Tagged   Exxon Valdez, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Natural Disaster, Nature
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Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
Libby Riddles on Her 1985 Iditarod Win

  By Witnify • March 17, 2014 Uncategorized
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Musher Libby Riddles speaks about her strategy during the 1985 Ititarod in a short clip before sharing her favorite memories of dog sledding at the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame. Continue reading

Tagged   Animal, Dogs, Iditarod, Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Nature, Sports
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Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
Libby Riddles’ Advice For New Mushers

  By Witnify • March 17, 2014 Uncategorized
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Libby Riddles, the 1985 Iditarod champion, shares mushing advise for new participants in the dog sled race based off her own experience. Continue reading

Tagged   Animal, Dogs, Iditarod, Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Nature, Sports
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