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Slideshow: Take A Trip Down the Ganges With This Documentary Film Crew

A trip down the length of India's holy river.

Ben Jervey
By Ben JerveyJun 16, 2011
Ben Jervey
Ben is a writer and editor covering climate change, energy, and environment, and is currently the Climate and Energy Media Fellow at Vermont Law School. He was the original Environment Editor at GOOD Magazine and his work has appeared regularly in National Geographic News, Grist, DeSmogBlog, and OnEarth. He recently worked with the non-profit Focus the Nation to publish an Energy 101 primer. When living in New York City, he wrote a book, The Big Green Apple, on how to live a lower impact life in the city. A bicycle enthusiast, Ben has ridden across the United States and through much of Europe.
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All images taken by Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee on an iPhone using Hipstamatic. Vaughan-Lee also provided the captions.

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