The Captain Planet Foundation celebrated its 35th year at a gala and concert in metro Atlanta Saturday night — its first event since Ted Turner’s death in May.
Cofounded by Turner and Barbara Pyle, the environmental nonprofit is named for the animated superhero series Captain Planet and the Planeteers, which they created for his TBS network in 1989.
CPF Executive Director Leesa Carter joined in 2012. She said the cartoon’s premise of kids from around the world coming together to improve their planet is now a reality, with hundreds of elementary learning gardens in U.S. schools, international youth projects and sustainability summits…