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GRITtv: The Vanishing of the Bees

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Honeybees pollinate one out of every three bites of food on our tables, so when they started disappearing, beekeepers and other environmental activists took notice. Filmmakers Maryam Henein and George Langworthy took notice as well, and put together a documentary that looks into the circumstances.
Maryam and George joined Laura in the studio recently to talk about their film and some surprising facts about bees and their society, as well as the implications for all of us if the mystery of the vanishing bees isn't solved.

GRITtv: Mar. 8 2010

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Joining us today, International Women's Day, to talk about women around the world are Kavita Ramdas, president and CEO of the Global Fund for Women, and Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls of femLINKpacific: Media Initiatives for Women in Fiji. They discuss war and peace, media use, and women's rights as human rights."From Grass to Cheese" is the story of the Nolan family and their Laurel Valley Creamery, founded in 2005 as a way to make cheese sustainably and renew the connection between people and their food.

Democracy Now!: Thur. Feb. 18 2010

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Nobel economist Joseph Stiglitz on Obama's stimulus plan, debt, climate change and his book, "Freefall: America, Free Markets and the Sinking of the World Economy." President Obama has pledged $8.3 billion in loan guarantees needed to build the first nuclear reactors in nearly three decades, which represents a new federal commitment to the nuclear power sector. We go to independent journalist and longtime anti-nuclear activist Harvey Wasserman, who helped found the grassroots movement against nuclear power in the United States in the 1970s, for background and comments.

GRITtv: Brower Youth Awards: Sierra Crane-Murdoch

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Sierra Crane-Murdoch co-founded Power Past Coal and helped to create 300 actions against coal power in the first 100 days of President Obama's administration. For her work, she was honored with the Brower Youth Award from Earth Island Institute.

GRITtv: Feb. 17, 2010

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Joining guest host Esther Armah to discuss the the New York state legislature bill that would give minors the ability to consent to vaccinations for sexually transmitted infections are Rita Palma, founder of My Kids My Choice, and Corinne Carey, Public Policy Counsel for the New York Civil Liberties Union.

GRITtv: The Secret Life of Paper

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We talk a lot about the future of news and newspapers around here, but what about the paper that the news is printed on? In this video from Inform Inc, directed by Virginia Ramsey, Brian Ohl, and Eleanor Saunders, we take a look at paper, recycling, and its impact on the environment.

GRITtv: Feb. 9, 2010

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The blame has been flying -- it's Obama's fault, Rahm Emanuel's, Harry Reid's -- but what if the problem simply is the Senate? We ask the New Yorker's Hendrik Hertzberg, Lawrence Lessig and Nancy Scola of the Personal Democracy Forum.

GRITtv: Nuclear Power Back in Favor?

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No new nuclear power plants have been authorized since 1979, but with the growing concern for climate change, the nuclear energy industry has argued that it can produce large amounts of energy with very little carbon. Republicans in Congress have been pushing for 100 new nuclear reactors -- the first applications in 25 years started arriving in 2007.

GRITtv: Jan. 26, 2010

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What happened to rational thought, reasonable argument, disputes that didn't end in name-calling and learning from those who disagree with us? We ask Susan Jacoby and Frank Schaeffer to talk about the problems with our politics, our discourse, our religious disputes and why "moderates" don't get off the hook for this. When he took office, Barack Obama promised to close the prison at Guantanamo within the year. This week, the anniversary of that promise brought a fresh round of protests at the capitol rotunda, since Guantanamo is still open.

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