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  • GaiaGram #99 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis.
    -Long Island sound threatened by nitrate levels.
    -Lake Powell and Colorado river dangerously low levels
    -UN - 75% of crop diversity has been lost worldwide
    -U.S. Wind turbines produced more electricity than coal or nuclear plants
    -NYC largest all-electric skyscraper with net zero operational emissions
    -Calif. ran on more than 97% renewable energy briefly
    5 min
  • Between The Lines - 4/20/22 @2022 Squeaky Wheel Productions. All Rights Reserved.
    * Russia's War in Ukraine Exposes Double Standards in International Law and Human Rights; Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics at the University of San Francisco; Producer: Scott Harris.
    * Gamers For Peace Reaches Out to Young People Offering Alternatives to Military Service; Chris Velazquez with Gamers for Peace; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
    * Combating GOP Moral Panic and Classroom Censorship; Chris Finan, Executive Director of the National Coalition Against Censorship; Producer: Scott Harris.
    29 min
  • ICON Interviews Roger Steffens
    Roger Steffens (born June 17, 1942) is an American actor, author, lecturer, editor, reggae archivist, photographer and, producer.[1] Six rooms of his home in Los Angeles house reggae archives, which include the world's largest collection of Bob Marley material. Based on these archives Steffens lectures internationally with a multi-media presentation called The Life of Bob Marley.
    1 hr 52 min
  • ICON -Roger Steffens Interview Part 1
    ICON-Interviews Roger Steffens
    Roger Steffens (born June 17, 1942) is an American actor, author, lecturer, editor, reggae archivist, photographer and, producer.[1] Six rooms of his home in Los Angeles house reggae archives, which include the world's largest collection of Bob Marley material. Based on these archives Steffens lectures internationally with a multi-media presentation called The Life of Bob Marley.
    Roger shares previously unreleased Bob Marley tracks with Icon
    2 hr 23 min
  • GaiaGram #98 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis.
    Portland has 1st April snow storm in 82 years
    Greenhouse gas methane increased a record amount
    North Carolina to harness offshore winds
    Austin installs the power of geothermal energy to homes
    Interior Dept. invests climate money in Indigenous communities
    Spain's illegal taxidermy collection
    Honda announces 30 new electric Vehicles
    60 behavioral and lifestyle changes to save the planet
    5 min
  • Half-Earth Socialism - Authors Troy Vettese & Drew Pendergrass Digging in the dirt
    My guests on this episode of Digging in the Dirt are The authors Troy Vettese and Drew Pendergrass who have written a new book entitled Half - Earth Socialism: A Plan to Save the Future from Extinction, Climate Change and Pandemics. We discuss what the issues are that face the planet and humanity and how we are going to deal with the very real crises that are coming our way.
    Troy Vettese is an environmental historian who specializes in environmental economics, animal studies, and energy history. Troy writes on a wide array of environmental topics for a popular audience, and has had essays published in the Guardian, Boston Review and the New Statesman, among others.
    Drew Pendergrass is a PhD student in Environmental Engineering at Harvard University. His current research uses satellite, aircraft and surface observations of the environment to correct supercomputer models of the atmosphere. His environmental writing has been published in Harper’s, the Guardian and Current Affairs.
    36 min
  • Mai Malkawi And The Ramadan Storytime Project
    Mai Malkawi is a journalist and social justice activist living in Fairfield, Connecticut. She’s a mother of three and a volunteer with local organizations. She also reads a monthly story to children in both Arabic and English as part of the bilingual Storytime Project at the Bridgeport Public Library.
    During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which we are entering the third week of, there are Ramadan Storytime events happening at the Bridgeport Public Library, and Mai is one of the lead organizers behind them.
    The Eid Storytime Event will take place at 6:30pm on May 4 at the downtown Bridgeport Public Library (925 Broad Street).
    For more information on the Ramadan Storytime Project:
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1011736146086252
    29 min

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