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Looking Back, Moving Forward: 2011 Year in Review

post thumbnail Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

A look back at some of the most important issues of 2011: Attacks on organized labor, the Egyptian revolution, and the struggle to address climate change. We’ll hear highlights from some of our best programs of the year, and get updates on where those stories stand now.


The Toxic Truth About Nail Salons (Encore)

post thumbnail Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

We take a look at the health impacts of chemical exposure, the shoddy regulation of cosmetics, and the movement towards greener nail salons.


Bees: The Threatened Link in Food Security

post thumbnail Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Honey bees help pollinate 1 in every 3 bites we eat. But they’re fighting to survive, in a world filled with pesticides and parasites. We’ll learn about colony collapse disorder and hear from beekeepers, researchers, and gardeners who are trying to protect the honey bee.


Christian Parenti: Unstable Climate, Unstable People

post thumbnail Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

Journalist Christian Parenti speaks about his new book, Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence. He connects the effects of climate change to the increasing number of civil wars, ethnic violence, criminality and failed states in Kenya, Brazil and India, among others.


Women Rising XXI: Women’s Rights to Water, Land, and Farming

post thumbnail Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

As part of our “Women Rising” series, we profile a dynamic partnership between the Women’s Earth Alliance and the Global Women’s Water Initiative: working on women’s rights to water, land, farming and basic human dignity. This is a special collaboration with Lynn Feinerman and Crown Sephira Productions.


Still ‘Fracking’:
The Perils of Natural Gas Drilling

post thumbnail Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

We’ll hear excerpts from the movie “Gasland,” and from people who are trying to prevent the toxic fallout from ‘fracking’ before it starts.


Changing the Climate on Climate Change

post thumbnail Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

With the UN’s climate negotiations faltering, indigenous and other grassroots community groups are re-strategizing. We’ll hear voices from the streets of Cancun and look at where the world might turn for answers to catastrophic climate change.


The Toxic Truth About Nail Salons

post thumbnail Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

We take a look at the health impacts of chemical exposure, the shoddy regulation of cosmetics, and the movement towards greener nail salons.


Looking Back, Moving Forward: 2010 Year in Review

post thumbnail Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

The earthquake in Haiti. The BP oil spill. A crumbling US economy and educational system. And domestic workers in New York receive a historic bill of rights. We look back at some stories we brought you in 2010, and look ahead to 2011.


Standing Up to Big Oil

post thumbnail Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

From courtroom battles to government regulation, we take a look at how citizen groups around the world are holding oil companies accountable for environmental contamination and human rights abuses.



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