He may not have had the sweet green flattop/mullet combo haircut, but make no mistake about it: Ted Turner was Captain Planet . This morning, following the maverick mogul’s passing , Turner is being most-remembered for launching CNN, a 24/7 cable news channel that undeniably changed the media landscape forever. But his contributions go much further and are not limited to the stations that bear his name, like the first “Superstation” TBS (Turner Broadcasting System) and later TNT (Turner Network Television). A decade after founding CNN, Turner created the Turner Foundation, which provides grants to support environmental causes. More specifically, the Turner Foundation was established “to protect and restore the natural systems — air, land and water — on which all life depends,” its mission statement reads.…