A Week of Tales: Environmental film festival returns to Madison
UW Nelson Institute, April 4, 2012

Spotlight: 'The City Dark'
77 Square, March 29, 2012

Panel focuses on role of green jobs in revitalizing the economy
The Badger Herald, March 27, 2012

Preview: Tales from Planet Earth Film Festival
The Badger Herald, March 26, 2012

Biz Beat: Green jobs advocate laments lack of progress
The Cap Times, March 26, 2012

Discussion of Tales from Planet Earth with Festival Programmer Peter Boger
WORT 89.9 FM, March 23, 2012 (links to mp3 podcast download of program, discussion is from 12:26 to 22:00)

Tales from Planet Earth Festival Broadens Idea of Environmental Film
77 Square, March 23, 2012

History group to explore environmental ethics and activism, March 28-31
UW-Madison, March 23, 2012

Hey, Watch It! What's Playing in Madison Theaters This Weekend
77 Square, March 23, 2012

Van Jones to Keynote Environmental Film Festival in Madison
The Madison Times, March 21, 2012

Three Things to Know This Week: Real Life
Wisconsin State Journal, March 19, 2012

Green screenings: Tales from Planet Earth is an eco-themed film festival
The Isthmus, March 15, 2012

Green Screens: Eco Film Fests Focus on Environmental Topics
Viv Magazine, March 8, 2012

Film festival finds environmental stories in unexpected places
UW-Madison, March 7, 2012

Lights, Camera, Action! Environmental Film Festivals are Rolling
Living Green Magazine, February 9, 2012

Tales from Planet Earth at the Wisconsin Film Festival
UW Nelson Institute, March 21, 2011

Green Tuesdays Kicks Off Dane County Expansion; Special Guest: Tony Hayward of BP
The Natural Step Monona Press Release, August 21, 2010

Determined, she helped start a recycling revolution
Wisconsin State Journal, January 17, 2010

'Cooked' goes inside Chicago heat wave of 1995
77 Square, November 9, 2009

Porchlight Benefits From Eco-Friendly Film Festival
WISC-TV, Channel 3, Madison, November 8, 2009

What's On Your Plate? Film teaches how to eat good food
77 Square, November 8, 2009

Planet Earth Film Fest: A call to action
77 Square, November 7, 2009

Gregg Mitman and Judith Helfand discussed Tales from Planet Earth. (links to Real Player file of the program)
Wisconsin Public Radio's statewide Ideas Network from 9 to 10 a.m., November 6, 2009.

Student films connect environment and community issues
77 Square, November 6, 2009

Saving the planet, one film festival at a time
The Isthmus Daily Page, November 6, 2009

Student films aim to save the planet
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, November 6, 2009

Film festival challenges definition of 'environment'
SmartPlanet, November 5, 2009

Students take environmental messages, activism local
UW-Madison, November 5, 2009

UW's environmental film festival becomes a popular pathway for spreading planet-wise messages
77 Square, November 5, 2009

Planet Earth Notables
Madison.com, November 4, 2009

Preview Review: The Greening of Southie at the Tales from Planet Earth film festival
Dane101.com, November 4, 2009

John Ford's classic Grapes of Wrath (1940) screens in Madison's Tales from Planet Earth film fest
Milwaukee Examiner, November 4, 2009

Film festival gives Earth some love
The Badger Herald, November 4, 2009

Preview Review: Garbage Dreams at the Tales from Planet Earth film festival
Dane101.com, November 3, 2009

Gregg Mitman and Judith Helfand talk about Tales from Planet Earth (links to mp3 of the program)
"A Public Affair," WORT-FM, Tuesday, November 3, 2009

What else ails the world?: The A.V. Club's Tales From Planet Earth Film Festival preview
A.V. Club Madison, November 2, 2009

Preview: Trouble the Water at Tales from Planet Earth
Dane101.com, November 2, 2009

UW-Madison Student News Releases, November 2, 2009:

• Calling All Birders for Films, Talks, and Field Trips
• Leading Latino Filmmaker to Attend Screening
• Madison Community, Film Festival 'Pear' up to Combat Hunger
• Film Festival Inspires Community Garden Events
• See Wildlife Films and Help the Four Lakes Wildlife Center

Op-Ed: Tales from Planet Earth is more than a film fest
The Cap Times, November 1, 2009

Tales from Planet Earth shaping up to be Madison's second great film festival
Dane101.com, October 29, 2009

Majora Carter, Hurricane Katrina film to open Tales from Planet Earth festival
UW Nelson Institute, October 29, 2009

Tales from Planet Earth film fest 2009 returns with broad community ambitions
The Isthmus Daily Page, October 27, 2009

Tales from Planet Earth film festival
Madison Audubon Society Newsletter, October 2009

Activate your inner environmentalist at Tales from Planet Earth film festival
Madison Nature Travel Examiner, October 27, 2009

Environmental Film Festival held in Madison
Chicago Tribune, October 25, 2009

Festival leverages power of film for community action
Wisconsin Week, October 21, 2009

Tales from Planet Earth Leverages Power of Film for Community Action
UW Nelson Institute, October 15, 2009

Tales from Planet Earth: Films for Environmental Action
Sustainable Times, October 2009

Film Fest Talks Mother Earth
Channel 27 WKOW-TV, November 4, 2007

Tales from Planet Earth opens before an eager Madison
Isthmus|The Daily Page, November 3, 2007

Flipper To The Rescue: Tales From Planet Earth Film Festival Schedules 22 Movies To Raise Environmental Awareness And Hope - The Fun Way
The Capital Times, November 2, 2007

Film festival to take lighter look at global warming
Wisconsin State Journal, November 1, 2007

Professor talks about environmental film festival
The Daily Cardinal, November 1, 2007

Larry Meiller Show: Conversation with Tom Sinclair & Lloyd Spencer Davis
Wisconsin Public Radio, 11:00 a.m., November 1, 2007

New classes explore environmental film's mobilizing power
UW Madison University Communications, October 31, 2007

Environmental film fest to offer family-oriented screenings
UW Nelson Institute, September 18, 2007

Sundance Film Showing with Peabody Awarding Winning Filmmaker and Guest Artist Judith Helfand
UW Arts Insititute, September 7, 2007

Festival to showcase environmental films in November
UW Nelson Institute, September 5, 2007

UW Arts Institute brings Environmental Filmmakers Judith Helfand and Sarita Siegel to campus
UW Arts Institute, August 31, 2007

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