Advocacy & Activism

--We learn about the pedestrian accessibility plan for Lisbon, Portugal.

--We talk with a consultant about planning for pedestrians.

--We look at trams and trains around Lisbon.

Finding Opportunity in Peak Oil by Molly Brown.

Middle Class Lifeboat: Careers and Life Choices for Staying Afloat by Paul and Sarah Edwards.

School Garden Brings Learning to Life by Geralyn Wilson and Glenda Berliner.

An Engineer Examines a Town's Energy Future by Briapn Corzilius.

Gayla Benefield - Lessons of Libby, Montana

Now in her 60s, a community activist in Libby, Montana describes how her parents' deaths from asbestos-related disease led to her struggle to interest media in reporting on the health and safety issues related to the local vermiculite mine.

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Who looks out for consumers and ratepayers in California? Join DMA's Autumn Labbe-Renault as she interviews Mark Toney, Executive Director of TURN - The Utility Reform Network. TURN helps consumers understand their bills, challenge unjust utility company practices and access information about important money-saving programs. The interview covers unfair landline and cell phone practices affecting consumers in California, and explores TURN's broad range of work across the state.

John Li interviews members of Occupy.

Mary James hosts Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Ph.D., and Sally Ozonoff, Ph.D., professors with the M.I.N.D. Institute, and Stephen Nowicki, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.P., Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician.

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Patrick Shearer hosts Susan Lang and Wayne Meyer, volunteers with Label GMOs.  Disscusing the grass roots movement to label genetically modified foods.  For more info labelgmos.org and carighttoknow.org