After 23 Years, David Koch Leaves Board of American Museum of Natural History

January 21, 2016
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And billionaire Republican donor David Koch has left the board of the prestigious American Museum of Natural History after 23 years. This comes after a campaign called on the American Museum of Natural History and other top scientific institutions to divest from the fossil fuel industry and cut ties with David Koch, whose company, Koch Industries, has poured millions into climate denial. Earlier this week, we spoke with award-winning New Yorker writer Jane Mayer about the Koch brothers’ interest in funding climate denial.

Jane Mayer: Their fortune is built on fossil fuels. I mean, they are refiners, and they have tremendous numbers of pipelines, and they own a huge amount of the tar sands that are up in Canada. And so, if America moved off fossil fuels, it would be catastrophic for their business. It’s a direct interest that they’ve got in this. And so, one of the things I do is try to follow the money in the denial of climate change, and an awful lot of it goes back to the Kochs and their circle.”

David Koch says the campaign did not influence his decision to leave the board of the American Museum of Natural History. He still sits on the advisory board of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

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Food On Film Presents: Symphony of the Soil

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Published on Feb 12, 2014

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Food Fight -Panel Discussion

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Uploaded on Nov 13, 2011

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Mark Bittman – Food Matters

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Uploaded on Mar 16, 2011

Mark Bittman is known for his no-nonsense style and no-frills approach to cooking. Drawing links between diet, health, and climate change, the popular food writer shows us how our bodies and our planet are paying the price for overproduction and overconsumption of food.

In Food Matters, Bittman takes the mystery out of what terms like “organic” and “agricultural sustainability” mean to focus on what small, but powerful things we can do to eat in an environmentally responsible and budget-friendly way. He explains how to eat more consciously and to become less reliant on animal products and nutritionally worthless food. By making simple adjustments to his diet, Bittman lost 35 pounds, improved his health, and reduced his carbon footprint. Join us for an evening that will make you rethink your relationship with food.

This program was part of the Celebrity Science Series, spotlighting luminaries of science, technology, and culture, and the Let’s Talk About Food series, inviting visitors to find out how food influences our culture and shapes our health and environment. Funding provided by the Reno Family Foundation.

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“Mimicking Nature: Woodleaf Farm’s Ecological Design” by Carl Rosato and Helen Atthowe

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Published on Mar 10, 2015

“Mimicking Nature: Woodleaf Farm’s Ecological Design” by Carl Rosato and Helen Atthowe

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EE 101: “Sustainable Farming through Agroecology” by Stephen Gliessman with Mark Bittman

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Published on Mar 31, 2015

“Sustainable Farming through Agroecology” by Stephen Gliessman with Mark Bittman

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The Future of Food by Mark Bittman – April 8th, 2015

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Published on Jun 24, 2015

Award winning journalist and author Mark Bittman delivers a lecture at the Englert Theater in Iowa City as a part of the University of Iowa’s “Food for Thought” themed semester.

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Lunch Lessons, Changing the Way We Feed Our Children: Ann Cooper at TEDxManhattan

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Published on Mar 5, 2013

A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY, Ann Cooper has been a chef for more than 30 years including positions with Holland America Cruises, Radisson Hotels, Telluride Ski Resort as well as serving as Executive Chef at the renowned Putney Inn in Vermont. She has been featured in many prominent publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, and The Chicago Tribune and has appeared on many media outlets. Ann has shared her knowledge and experience by speaking at the Smithsonian Institute and the National Restaurant Association among other institutions and conferences. She has been honored by SLOW Food USA, selected as a Kellogg Food and Society Policy Fellow, and awarded an honorary doctorate from SUNY Cobleskill for her work on sustainable agriculture. Ann is the author of four books. She is past president of The American Culinary Federation of Central Vermont, and past president and board member of Women’s Chefs and Restaurateurs. She also served on the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Organic Standards Board, a Congressional appointment, and was an Executive Committee member of Chefs Collaborative. In 2009, Ann founded Food Family Farming Foundation (F3) as a nonprofit focusing on solutions to the school food crisis. Chef Ann is happily working overtime as a Chef, Nutrition Services Director, Consultant, Author, Public Speaker, and Advocate because she sees a need for change and has the gifts to help.

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TEDxBOULDER – Ann Cooper – Lunch Lessons: Changing The Way We Feed Our Children

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Uploaded on Oct 11, 2011

Chef Ann Cooper is a celebrated author, chef, educator, and enduring advocate for better food for all children. Ann is Director of Food Services for the Boulder Valley School District. She is co-founder of Lunch Lessons LLC and the Food Family Farming Foundation(F3)’s Lunch Box Project: Healthy Tools for All schools. F3 is also the managing partner of the Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools initiative, working to donate 6,000 salad bars to schools by 2013. In a nation where children are born with shorter estimated life expectancies than their parents because of diet-related illness, Ann is a relentless voice of reform by focusing on the links between food, family, farming and children’s health and wellness.

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Ann Cooper – SCHOOL LUNCH’S – TED TALK – documentary, lecture, talk (health)

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Uploaded on Feb 24, 2012

Ann Cooper – School Lunch’s – TED talk – documentary, lecture, talk (health)
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Speaking at the 2007 EG conference, “renegade lunch lady” Ann Cooper talks about the coming revolution in the way kids eat at school — local, sustainable, seasonal and even educational food.

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Ann Cooper cares — a lot — what kids eat for lunch. As the head of nutrition for Berkeley, California, schools, she serves organic, regionally sourced and sustainable meals to lots of lucky children.

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