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Article: LIVE EARTH FEATURES MICHELLE GARDNER-QUINN ESSAY
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 13, 2007
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The University of Vermont issued the following news release:
The New York venue for Live Earth screened a short film inspired by an essay written by UVM student Michelle Gardner-Quinn days before her death last October. Gardner-Quinn's personal essay was part of an assignment in Professor Cecilia Danks' environmental studies course. It described the senior's strong environmental ethic and desire to make a difference on issues such as climate change.
The film, directed by Live Earth's Damon Cason, features a cast of women, each standing alone in front of a black backdrop reciting excerpts of the essay while holding a framed portrait of Gardner-Quinn. The piece includes Tipper Gore; Duchess ...