Great story in The Huffington Post about Ted Turner, Rufus Wainwright, Erin Brockovich, Dr. David Suzuki, Dr. Tara Cullis, Tom Szaky, and Charles Orgbon ΙΙΙ at the Captain Planet Foundation’s annual Gala.
Billionaires are eccentric, but Ted Turner may be the only one who hosts an annual fundraiser in honor of a cartoon character. Each year in Atlanta, the cable-mogul-turned-rancher and his daughter Laura Turner Seydel gather a crew of celebs who are as crazy about saving the environment as they are – all in the name of Captain Planet, the animated eco superhero Turner, 75, created in 1991 with Barbara Pyle (the syndicated series still airs on Turner networks). In 2012, Richard Branson and Alison Krauss helped Turner fund green causes and youth programs supported by the Captain Planet Foundation Gala; in 2013, it was time for Erin Brockovich and Rufus Wainwright to join the ranks… READ FULL ARTICLE