This clip is from State of the Planet, another BBC gem yet to be released in the US. This is perhaps the best presentation of the story of Easter Island there is, and intimately relevant to this day, Earth Day.
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Lessons from the Past
Category: Conservation • Ecology
Posted on: April 22, 2007 10:01 AM, by Jeremy Bruno
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Attenborough is of course one of our national treasures. But its a shame that he only started making public statements about climate change when this programme was made (about a year or two ago).
Posted by: MikeB | April 22, 2007 5:58 PM