Expedition Blue Planet 2010: North America
Follow the Expedition Blue Planet crew as they explore critical water issues across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The expedition will tour more than 14,500 miles in a biodiesel tour bus converted to serve as a “rolling Calypso” for daily production and Web broadcasting of films, photos, and findings. In addition to filming a range of critical water issues on the Colorado River, the Gulf Coast, the Tennessee Valley, the Great Lakes, and Chesapeake Bay, Expedition leader Cousteau and her Expedition team will stop in 20 communities along the route to host watershed action days.
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