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WPKN Community Radio

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  • GaiaGram # 207 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis
    -Arizona's heat officer plans to prevent related deaths
    -Historic floods in Brazil
    -Deadly flooding in Kenya has displaced over 280,000
    -More tornadoes are now concentrated in fewer days,
    -Rising sea levels negatively impacting coastal communities
    -World using more plastic packaging and bags than before
    -Climate change” are removed from Florida state law,
    -US has now officially surpassed 5 million solar installations
    5 min
  • Between The Lines - 5/15/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
    * Israel Expects International Criminal Court Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Other Officials; Michael Lynk, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Western Ontario, Canada; Producer: Scott Harris.
    * State Dept Report Presents Contradictory Findings re: Israel’s Illegal Use of US Weapons in Gaza; Raed Jarrar, Advocacy Director at DAWN; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
    * Trump's Contempt for Women Seen in Hush Money Trial, Linked to his Misogynist Policies; Amanda Marcotte, a senior politics writer at Salon and author; Producer: Scott Harris.
    29 min
  • GaiaGram #206 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis
    -Trump offers to gut climate initiatives for $1 Billion
    -Europe is the fastest warming continent
    -U.S. 2024 summer, will see record-breaking days of heat.
    -Cost of climate disasters in Texas could exceed $100 Billion
    -Jakarta is the world’s fastest sinking metropolis.
    - Europe's cities using nature-based solutions to fight Global
    warming
    5 min
  • Between The Lines - 5/8/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
    * The Criminalization of Pro-Palestinian, Anti-War Student Protesters; Helen Benedict, Professor of Journalism at Columbia University; Producer: Scott Harris.
    * Biden Expands ACA Health Insurance Program to DACA Recipients; Kica Matos, President of the National Immigration Law Center; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
    * Biased Cable News Gaza War Coverage Skews American Public Opinion; Ryan Grim, The Intercept’s D.C. Bureau Chief; Producer: Scott Harris.
    29 min
  • GaiaGram # 205 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis
    -Asia has been hit with a massive 2 week long heat wave
    -Oil companies knowingly suppressed link between fossil fuels -
    and climate
    -States to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate damages
    -Five companies are responsible 1/4 of all plastic waste
    -Microplastics are infiltrating our food supply
    -Drought in Mexico affecting farming, especially avocados
    5 min
  • Between The Lines - 5/1/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
    * Weaponizing Antisemitism Fuels Dishonest Repression of Students Protesting Israel's Vicious Gaza War; Arun Kundnani, author of "The End of Tolerance;" Producer: Scott Harris.
    * Protest at Citibank NYC HQ Kicks of ‘Summer of Heat’ Actions targeting Wall St Fossil Fuel Financiers; Alice Hu, Senior Climate Campaigner at New York Communities for Change; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
    * Haiti Crisis Draws International Intervention for Third Time in 30 Years; Kim Ives, an editor with the Haiti Liberté newspaper; Producer: Scott Harris.
    29 min
  • Bill Weir - CNN Anchor Author of "Life as We Know It (Can Be)"
    My guest is Bill Weir. Bill is a CNN anchor and Chief Climate Correspondent and he is host and executive producer of the acclaimed CNN Original Series "The Wonder List with Bill Weir." Now Bill is the author of a wonderful new Book entitled "Life as We Know It (Can Be) Stories of People, Climate, and Hope in a Changing World."
    37 min

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