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Miles O’Brien

SkyTruth Board Member & Journalist

As a journalist, pilot, and lifelong explorer of science, technology, and the environment, I’ve spent my career telling stories about the world we live in—its triumphs, its challenges, and its fragility. The evidence is clear: our Earth is changing, and it’s up to us to protect it.

SkyTruth embodies this mission. They use cutting-edge technology and satellite imagery to uncover environmental issues that might otherwise go unnoticed. Their work empowers communities, policymakers, and organizations to take action and safeguard our planet for future generations. Whether it’s exposing oil spills or tracking deforestation, SkyTruth is a critical watchdog for our shared home.

I’ve been fortunate to witness humanity’s ingenuity and resilience. But I’ve also seen the consequences of neglect—ecosystems pushed to the brink and communities struggling in the aftermath of environmental disasters. I’ve been to the melted nuclear cores of Fukushima; I’ve dived on dying coral reefs. I have hiked on the fast-melting glaciers of Greenland. I have flown through the eyes of hurricanes, and I have been inside a devastating megafire.

I’ll never forget flying my small airplane across West Virginia, cruising at 6,000 feet. I looked down and saw mountain after mountain, decapitated. Scarred. Valleys filled with debris. It was the brutal aftermath of mountaintop removal mining. From that altitude, it could not be denied or sugarcoated. I could not look away. And I will never be able to unsee that. That flight changed me in profound ways.

That’s why I’m involved with SkyTruth. They don’t look away either. They use satellite technology and smart analysis to uncover environmental damage that most people never see. They expose oil spills, illegal deforestation, and mining destruction—giving communities the information they need to fight back.

I’m proud to serve on SkyTruth’s board because I believe in their vision: a world where transparency leads to accountability, and accountability leads to change. But they can’t do it alone. They need your support.

Your donation fuels the technology, research, and advocacy that make SkyTruth’s work possible. It’s an investment in a healthier planet—a commitment to being part of the solution. Together, we can ensure that our Earth remains vibrant and thriving for generations to come.

Join me in supporting SkyTruth today. Let’s keep watch over our planet so we can act when it matters most.

Barbara Morgan

SkyTruth Board Member & Former Astronaut

Weightless, I floated looking out Endeavour’s window. Seen from orbit, the sunlit Earth really shines. Its oceans spread out, deep blue and immense. Its landforms are art, sculpted and colored by time. Outer space, on the other hand, is blacker than black, different than any black I’ve ever seen on Earth.

There is nothing to compare it to, even when you are looking up at the night sky. And what struck me—the first time and every time I looked out—was how, seen from orbit, that blackness of space goes all the way down to the very edge of our planet. Here on Earth, we look up at our blue sky and it looks like it goes on forever. But it does not. From orbit, you see this incredibly thin blue line hugging the Earth’s edge. It holds all the air upon which all life on Earth depends. It is all we have between us and the vacuum of space.

I knew then, and I know now, we need to keep our eyes on our planet. We need to be Earth’s humbled guardians. I am proud of SkyTruth, and happy and committed to serve on its board, as SkyTruth helps us keep watch so we can act.

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