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Fiji Water: Beyond the Bottle (podcast#312)
The bottle might look unique and the image might be of a ecological alternative style bottled water company, but is that the whole story? Investigative journalist Anna Lenzer examined Fiji Water in her recent piece for Mother Jones, looking into the details of who owns the company, their environmental record, as well as their... »
Will California Agriculture Survive? (Podcast#309)
People in the US and around the world are used to getting their fruits and veggies from California. But will Cali be able to deliver if their water system collapses? My guest Dr. Juliet Christian-Smith, Senior Research Associate with the Pacific Institute’s Water Program, joins me to discuss their report “Sustaining California Agriculture in an... »
5th World Water Forum
Not the sexiest topic for the mass media to cover, but over in a city I like very much – Istanbul – the 5th World Water Forum is taking place. Essentially a meeting about addressing the state and future of the planet’s water, this is supposed to be the gathering where conflicts and concerns... »
Threatening NYC Water
Some of you may recall a great guest I had on the podcast last year, Al Appleton, the man who saved the NYC water system. I thought of Al today as I read about how »
bm280 On the Ground in Haiti
3 storms have left the poorest nation in the western hemisphere in an even greater humanitarian crisis. Several years after his first appearance on this podcast, Tarak joins me from Haiti to explain the situation on the ground there, what needs to be done and what factors have shaped the reality there. Topics covered: The present... »