[NOVA] "Earth from Space" -- a suggestion to watch -- with a caveat below

This program looks utterly fabulous.  We will be taping it and watching it all. This is television at its most profound and a force for good.  It is a force for intellectual curiosity and instruction as to who we are and what transpires on our beautiful beautiful planet.  It makes one want desperately to be a steward of this one earth on which we miraculously reside and especially to stop earth's killer -- polluting and climate changing fossil fuels!

A Caveat must be mentioned:  PBS is now funded and its programming perhaps overseen by the Koch Brothers, who are right wing funders of right wing extremism and the Republican Party.  Their fortune is in oil and many other things.  Still, that does not mean all programming is tainted and it means some programming has worth.  BUT one should always know that this right wing slant has taken over what USED to be one of the best public stations on earth and, in my opinion, because of that fact, it no longer is.  I no longer give money to support its broadcasting but I will watch certain things I deem have merit.  

It is a sad fact and reality of the world in which we live that money buys it all and NOT for humane purposes.  It extends far and wide even to the media.  Beware and if you give to PBS I suggest you stop and tell them exactly why.  The Koch Brothers are major funders of the Tea Baggies, are major deniers of global climate change going against 98% of scientific expertise in the subject.  Beware of ALL things bearing their name!  --WHY WE MUST ELECT DEMOCRATS IN 2014 AND BEYOND!

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NOVA PRESENTS Earth from Space Airing Wednesday February 13 at 9 pm on PBS (Check local listings) Watch a Preview "Earth From Space" is a groundbreaking two-hour special that reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of our planet. Produced in extensive consultation with NASA scientists, NOVA takes data from earth-observing satellites and transforms it into dazzling visual sequences, each one exposing the intricate and surprising web of forces that sustains life on earth. Viewers witness how dust blown from the Sahara fertilizes the Amazon; how a vast submarine "waterfall" off Antarctica helps drive ocean currents around the world; and how the Sun's heating up of the southern Atlantic gives birth to a colossally powerful hurricane. From the microscopic world of water molecules vaporizing over the ocean to the magnetic field that is bigger than Earth itself, the show reveals the astonishing beauty and complexity of our dynamic planet. WEB FEATURES Watch a Preview Watch a preview of the program online now.  The Uses of Satellite Imagery Images from near-Earth orbit help us with everything from weather forecasting and disaster management to archeology. "Earth from Space” is now available on DVD from shopPBS.org.NOVA email subscribers receive an exclusive offer of 20% off your order of $60 or more at shopPBS.org. Enter promotion code: NOVANEWSLETTER to receive your discount. Cannot be combined with other offers. Valid thru 2/31/13. NOVA Launches New Energy Lab  NOVA is excited to announce the launch of the Energy Lab, the second Lab in a growing collection of research offerings on the NOVA Labs site. In this Lockheed Martin-funded site, students design renewable energy systems for cities across the U.S. and compete with Lab participants nationally. Visit the site now to design your own renewable energy system. 2012 Visitor/Viewer Survey Message Calling all NOVA scienceNOW viewers and/or digital content explorers! We rely on your feedback to learn and improve. Please take 5-10 minutes to complete this survey being conducted by our external evaluation firm. Become a NOVA and NOVA scienceNOW fan on Facebook, follow us onTwitter, and subscribe to our YouTube channel. Thank you for your interest in NOVA. We welcome your questions, comments, and feedback. You can send a message directly to nova@wgbh.org, or use ourfeedback form.  TWITTER  FACEBOOK  ITUNES  YOUTUBE  RSS  INSIDE NOVA      Major funding for this program is provided by The Kendeda Fund. Additional funding for this program is provided by Millicent Bell, through the Millicent and Eugene Bell Foundation.Funding for NOVA is provided by David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers.