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3P-009 Friends Don't Let Friends Condone Genocide
Jan. 11, 2009, 5:14 p.m.
Reports on grassroots organizations within Gaza and urges
engagement with Jewish-Americans who are "neutral."
Jan. 11, 2009, 4:58 p.m.
Info form The Slingshot Organizer, and the Daily Bleed the Peoples Calendar web site. Audio barrowed from Columbus Community Radio Neighborhood Foundation & The Pacifica Network.
Ending song by Leonard Cohen
Dr, Jeffrey Parr - Carbon Sequestration cheap, simple
Jan. 11, 2009, 3:32 p.m.
Dr. Parr, ARC Postdoctoral Fellow, speaks about his research into agricultural crops for longterm carbon sequestration.
School of Environmental Science and Management - Southern Cross University - Lismore - recorded: 9th Jan 2009 in Nimbin
Jan. 11, 2009, 3:25 p.m.
Bucky Buckaw has an agenda to replace factory farming with backyard agriculture - one coop at a time. This week, he adds composting worms to the agenda and explains why.
Jan. 11, 2009, 2:04 p.m.
A recent decision of the B.C. Court of Appeal means that what you say in the privacy of your own home could get you sued for libel and defamation. A retired justice of the peace from Vernon, B.C., was secretly recorded by a private detective during a casual conversation in his own home and his words were then successfully used against him in a B.C. court.
Informing Canadians about prescription drug risks
Jan. 11, 2009, 1:50 p.m.
Every year doctors across the country prescribe thousands of drugs to Canadians. knowing that some drugs have the potential to seriously harm some patients. Last year, Health Canada created a committee to advise the government on how to inform Canadians about these risks. Alan Cassels is a pharmaceutical policy researcher at the University of Victoria. He has some suggestions.
Jan. 11, 2009, 1:43 p.m.
The government-sponsored ads encourage gamblers to "Know your limit, play within it". But Zeus Yaghi says that the average gambler is not the person spending a few dollars of disposable income on a harmless form of entertainment. He says it's more likely someone on a fixed income going into debt in their efforts to escape poverty and that governments shouldn't be supporting it.
Protecting the Flathead Valley
Jan. 11, 2009, 1:35 p.m.
The Flathead Valley has been compared to Africaâs Serengeti for its richness of plant species. The valley has never been settled and is home to significant populations of large carnivores. MAX Resource Corp has recently begun exploration there, drilling for gold in the headwaters of the Flathead. A new poll by Wildsight and the Sierra Club found that a majority of Kootenay residents want to see the valley protected as a national park.
Jan. 11, 2009, 1:03 p.m.
Our Community Bikes started as a do-it-yourself bike shop back in 1993. It now provides free bikes to low-income people, teaches kids to build their own bikes and much more. Alicia Gladman talks about some of the programs that take place out of OCBâs Main Street store.
Jan. 11, 2009, 12:51 p.m.
The U.S. military now routinely outsources translation, intelligence gathering and even food and cleaning services. We speak with journalist Pratap Chatterjee, author of an upcoming book on contracting out in the military.
Jan. 11, 2009, 10:47 a.m.
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TVA Situation - Jon Elliot Show
Jan. 11, 2009, 10:22 a.m.
Network radio show takes call on the situation in Eastern Tennessee. Future calls to the show are encouraged.
Jon Elliot + www.jonelliottshow.com or AirAmerica.com
- 8-11pm m-f pt 866 303 2270
TVA Non-Disaster Status - WLAC Learns of Situation
Jan. 11, 2009, 9:52 a.m.
Discussion of TVA Dam Collapse on Nashville Radio station WLAC. This is the first notification of the non-disaster status of the Kingston, TN dam collapse. His comments and questions to Knoxville talk-show host Terry Frank. Gill also has an interview with US Rep Zach Wamp, R-TN, but the issue is not raised, so that interview is not included.
CLIMATE PANIC & BIOFUEL SCAMS
Jan. 11, 2009, 9:26 a.m.
Scientists panic, calling for geo-engineering to save climate. Alex's 2009 prospects. Then 3 pieces on the Biofuels Scam. A digest of Dr. Ted Patzek, speech by Cornell's David Pimentel, CitizenShift Podcast voices from Global South.
Senate TVA Hrg Jan-8, 2009 - panel 2
Jan. 11, 2009, 8:30 a.m.
The massive dam that burst on December 22, 2008 in Kingston, Tennessee caused the US Senate âOversight Hearing on the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Recent Major Coal Ash Spill.â
Senate TVA Hrg Jan-8, 2009 - panel 1
Jan. 11, 2009, 7:35 a.m.
The massive dam that burst on December 22, 2008 in Kingston, Tennessee caused the US Senate âOversight Hearing on the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Recent Major Coal Ash Spill.â
Jan. 11, 2009, 3:50 a.m.
1. Greece is the word
2. Oakland riots
3. Sea Shepherd stink bomb attack
4. Coal christmas
5. The first auction hero
6. Anarchists Against the Wall
7. Barack Israel Obama
8. Buh Bye King of Pain
9. Beastie Boys
10. New Yearâs Revolutions
11. Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping.
Jan. 10, 2009, 10:14 p.m.
A soundtrack to the Bush Era, recorded from the weekly 40ACM show on KUOI-FM / www.kuoi.com (Fridays 3:30 pm PT). FCC compliant for daytime play. Station ID's, time checks and local references have been scrubbed. Slowly stir in and enjoy.
Kathy Kelly and Voices for Creative Non-violence at Camp Hope
Jan. 10, 2009, 4:47 p.m.
Kathy Kelly, co-founder of Voices for Creative Non-violence speaks from Chicago's Camp Hope before leaving for Rafah on Gaza's border with Egypt. Also, the Resolution in U.S. Congress supporting Israel's right to defend itself, Rashid Khalidi's writing, and the point of view of a fighter with Islamic Jihad in Gaza.
Rethinking Infrastructure Stimulant; A Secretary for Labor
Jan. 10, 2009, 3:48 p.m.
Direct government spending on infrastructure eliminates wasteful private sector profits & labor intensive investment also produces more jobs for the buck. Rep Solis has a resume a mile long on the rights of labor, women and the environment.
Jan. 10, 2009, 3:43 p.m.
1- How to Play Nice? A Team Approach to Getting it Done, E. J. Grindley. 2- Got Conflict? What's your Management Style? K. Keskinen. 3- Success comes in many forms, D. Daley Laursen. End music is Wisdom by Isidro Aublin.
BEST OF FLASHPOINTS - Gaza Massacre
Jan. 10, 2009, 3:01 p.m.
"Best of Flashpoints" is a weekly, one-hour digest featuring the hottest segments of the week.
Jan. 10, 2009, 11:43 a.m.
We hope you're prepared for two hours of incredibly funky and soulful music that you'll get to hear on very few shows around the world. Make sure to stick around for the entire show, because you won't be disappointed. Mr Felty and DJ Pari will be diggin' out some hard hitting tracks from the 1970s and late 1960s!
218 - Resisting Israel's Violence
Jan. 10, 2009, 9:41 a.m.
Pt A - News: The suffering of Gaza's civilians, Professor Chomsky about Israel's invasion, Josh Ruebner: background info on Gaza, Jewish women occupying the Israeli Consulate in Toronto, Commentary by NH residents on Gaza, music.
Pt B - Outside The Box, Peak Oil Check-In, The Everyday Environmentalist: reusing calendars, Media Minutes, Radio Spin, Between the Lines.
Jan. 10, 2009, 8:52 a.m.
Part 2 of a two-part series on the small record labels putting out great reissues of African music. This week: Network Medien, Sterns Africa and Syllart Productions.
Viet Nam's Socialist Oriented Market Economy
Jan. 10, 2009, 8:40 a.m.
Jan. 10, 2009, 7:40 a.m.
Tennessee Valley Authority Disaster - NOT YET!!?!
Jan. 9, 2009, 11:11 p.m.
The massive dam that burst on December 22, 2008 in Kingston, Tennessee has still not been declared a disaster. This is an audio file of Tisha Calabrese-Benton, spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Tennessee Valley Authority Disaster - NOT YET!!?!
Jan. 9, 2009, 11:11 p.m.
The massive dam that burst on December 22, 2008 in Kingston, Tennessee has still not been declared a disaster. This is an audio file of Tisha Calabrese-Benton, spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Jan. 9, 2009, 9:20 p.m.