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Expedition Blue Planet- Interview: Tab benoit (Voice of the Wetlands)
| Content Provider | WatchKnowLearn |
|---|---|
| Description | Alexandra interviews Tab Benoit, outspoken advocate for conservation and restoration of the Louisiana wetlands.The longest river in the USA and third largest in the world, the Mississippi drains 40 percent of the country, including the majority of its farming heartland. At present, there are no federal laws governing pollution being dumped into the Mississippi River, and last year alone some 817,000 tons of nitrogen made its way into the Gulf of Mexico via the river. These agricultural chemicals have led to the largest ever ‘deadzone’ (an area so starved of oxygen that it cannot sustain life) in the history of the Gulf.Alexandra interviews Tab Benoit, outspoken advocate for conservation and restoration of the Louisiana wetlands and founder of Voice of the Wetlands. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | Proprietary |
| Subject Keyword | k-12 homeschool homeschooling home school Blue Planet Series parents educational videos k12 preK-12 Environmental Science Ecosystems Biomes Science Marine Biomes Oceans |
| Content Type | Video |
| Educational Role | Student Teacher |
| Educational Use | Self Learning Discussion/Debate |
| Time Required | PT4M15S |
| Pedagogy | Discussion |
| Resource Type | Discussion |
| Subject | Ecosystem |
