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Back from Copenhagen: Moving Climate Justice Forward

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The climate talks at Copenhagen closed in 2009 with no binding agreements or timetables for curbing greenhouse gas emissions. On this edition, we hear from climate justice activists who went to Copenhagen and say we need a system change, not climate change.

Native Harvest in a Modern World

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An agricultural renaissance has taken root among the Taos Pueblo people in New Mexico. Sustainable agriculture is returning, after years of unhealthy food, poor health and obesity. Rita Daniels brings us a story of rebirth and renewal.

How We Survive: Sprouting Up in Empty Breadbaskets

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The irony of food poverty in California’s agriculturally rich Central Valley and a look at community gardens popping up in food deserts. We also explore a project bringing healthy food to low income neighborhoods in Oakland, California.

The Greening of America: A New Deal for Everyone?

post thumbnail Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

President Obama wants a New Deal–– only this one is green. Obama plans to create more than two-and-half million “green” jobs over the next two years. But will these jobs be as plentiful and equitable as the new administration will have us believe?

The War Dance of the Winnemem Wintu

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A small tribe in Northen California tell the story of their struggle to prevent the flooding of the sacred land they have called home for centuries.

A Report Back from the World Water Forum

post thumbnail Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

One billion people lack access to safe drinking water, and at least 31 countries face water scarcity. We hear from organizers working for the right to water on a global level, about the failures of private water management, and alternatives to corporate control.

Green Jobs, Race and Economic “Recovery”

post thumbnail Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

The Obama Administration is spending billions to create so-called green jobs. But what are these jobs and who will get them? We hear from community advocates who are working to make sure the green jobs money benefits those who need it the most.

Exxon’s Oil to Tennessee’s Coal

post thumbnail Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Twenty years after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, we hear from Alaskans who saw their homes forever altered, and have been fighting Exxon in court ever since. And we go to Tennessee, where a 2008 coal sludge flood is being called the new Exxon Valdez.

Erica Fernandez vs. BHP Billiton Petroleum

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Erica Fernandez successfully helped her community defy a multi-national billion-dollar corporation from building a liquefied natural gas facility near her home town.

Dirty Harry: When the American Dream Became a Nightmare, Part 2

post thumbnail Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

For more than two decades, the United States tested nuclear weapons in Southern Nevada. A total of 928 nuclear detonations affected the people working at, and living nearby the test site. We’ll hear their stories on part two of “Dirty Harry”.

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