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No ‘Fracking’ Way: The Perils of Natural Gas Drilling

post thumbnail Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

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


Lessons from Latin America

post thumbnail Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

We hear from activists and experts who say the U.S. can learn a lot from social movements in Latin America.


Tapped Out: Clean Water in Peril

post thumbnail Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

From a grassroots toxic canal clean up to a long-standing watershed war, we’ll hear from U.S. water stewards across the country. They’re people working to protect and restore our valuable fresh waterways and to keep water resources part of a shared global commons.


Swimming Upstream: Can Our Rivers Be Saved?

post thumbnail Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Freshwater is our most vital natural resource. It’s a finite one too, although we don’t always treat it that way. So how do we protect our water supply? Many say start at the source––take care of the rivers.


The War Dance of the Winnemem Wintu

post thumbnail Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

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.


Whatcha Gonna Do When The Well Runs Dry?

post thumbnail Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

From Australia to Arizona, we take a look at three growing communities facing water shortages along with the pressure to grow. We’ll hear their different approaches to finding solutions — including denial.


Women Rising XVII: Climate Change and Water

post thumbnail Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

We profile two women activists taking on the global water crisis, warning us about the link between climate change and the loss of one of our most basic human requirements.


Paradise Lost: Military Training in Makua Valley

post thumbnail Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Native Hawaiian and Making Contact intern Samson Reiny reports on what happens when the military takes over Makua Valley, a historically sacred land, and on how people are fighting back to reclaim this once pristine area.



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