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Episode 148 (March 18th 2010)
Macdonald Stainsby, a creator of savegreenpeace.org, talks about why the appointment of Tzeporah Berman as director of Greenpeace International global climate and energy campaign has caused such an uproar within the Canadian ranks of Greenpeace. Stainsby also talks about the growing tendency of environmental groups to take money from the world’s biggest polluters. Sid Shniad of Independent Jewish Voices is one of the 8800 Jewish Canadians and Americans named in this year’s Self-Hating Israel-Threatening (S.H.I.T.) list. He talks about the list and what its creators intend by it. Devlin Kuyek of Grain describes the amazing global land grab as vast portions of the most fertile lands of Africa are being bought off or leased by multinational companies. Mitch Podolak devotes Music is the Weapon to fallen comrade Liz Barkley. Download this episode (27.2 MB)
Show Notes
On February 13th, Greenpeace International announced that it was hiring Forest Ethics founder Tzeporah Berman as director of its global climate and energy campaign. The move has provoked intense outrage among many Greenpeace supporters, staff and activists. We spoke to Macdonald Stainsby, creator of savegreenpeace.org, about this controversy.
Sid Shniad is the Chair of Independent Jewish Voices, a growing national organization in Canada that condemns the continuing Israeli occupation of Palestine lands.
An amazing global land grab is taking place as we speak. Vast portions of the most fertile lands of Africa are being bought off or leased by multinational businesses. Why is this happening and what are the consequences for the people of Africa, among the poorest in the world? To answer these questions we spoke with Devlin Kuyek, a senior researcher with Grain.
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