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Countdown to Copenhagen

In December 2009, leaders from across the world will meet in Copenhagen to establish a new climate protocol to succeed the famous Kyoto protocol (which the U.S. never signed). The outcome of this meeting will likely define the international stance on climate change and global warming for the coming decades. Not to get ahead of ourselves this year . . . but we at TERRA think this is the most important approaching environmental milestone of 2009 and the foundation for earnest change is already beginning. So, with this global spirit in mind, let's kick off the new year with some great environmental films and a newly-announced collaboration with the United Nations to continue bringing you fresh content from around the world. Don't change that dial! We've got an amazing slate of films for you in 2009 . . . a year that will be remembered for new beginnings based on sustainable values.

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TERRA 309: Picante! The Power of Peppers - PART ONE

10:05mins | 2007-02-06 | Produced by: Eric Burge
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"I'm asked all the time, 'Are chile-peppers a fad?' Well, if they are a fad, they've been a fad for ten-thousand years - which is about how long human beings have been eating them." (David Dewitt) Legend has it that the chile originally came from the anatomical unmentionables of the 'First Man' - who appeared at a festival sometime long ago in our mythical past. Understandably, many of the other people gathered at that same festival were, at first, very hesitant to sample the chile. But the 'First Man' persuaded them: 'It will add much spice to your life!' In short order, the people tried, and grew to love, the chile pepper. This marvelous anecdote may or may not account for the chile's current wave of mainstream popularity (it is once again inspiring festivals). The myth does not, however, explain how the chile became a tool for fighting cancer, quelling insurrection, protecting wildlife, repelling microorganisms and bubbling up in countless other places where the story continues to develop, like a volatile recipe, getting spicier all the time.
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