TUC Radio's February 13th and 20th shows cover some of the most important challenges facing us as we try to survive as a species: the destructive forces of globalization that are driving the planet's ecological crisis; the dangers to our water supply due to over-pumping, privatization, and pollution; and how the World Bank funds destructive development in fossil fuels.
Vandana Shiva had just witnessed the arctic melt on Greenland and speaks eloquently about the destructive forces of globalization that are driving the ecological crisis. She also sheds light on the effects of rapid economic growth in her home country, India.
Maude Barlow has completed a new book, entitled: Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and The Coming Battle for the Right to Water. She explains how we are losing water through pollution, over-pumping and displacement while the demands for water are rising. She names the corporations that are in the process of capturing water sources – the new Blue Gold.
Daphne Wysham of the Institute for Policy Studies speaks on the World Bank’s destructive role in driving climate change. She lays out in great detail how the system of carbon trading came about and how the World Bank is funding destructive development in fossil fuels - and she talks about solutions.
For a broadcast quality mp3 version of Part ONE with Vandana Shiva click:
http://www.tucradio.org/2008_02_27.Triple_one.mp3
For a broadcast quality mp3 version of Part TWO with Maude Barlow and Daphne Wysham click:
http://www.tucradio.org/2008_02_20.Triple_two.mp3
For a LOWBAND VERSION of Part ONE click HERE
For a LOWBAND VERSION of Part TWO click HERE
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