Empty Promises? NAFTA at 10
On this edition of Making Contact, we hear from people who are working on the front lines of so-called free trade-farmers and a fisherman-and get their perspectives on corporate-led economic globalization.
ElectionWatch ’04 The Texas Two-Step: Bush, Corporate Cash, and Environmental Rollbacks
On this edition of Making Contact – the second of our monthly ElectionWatch ’04 series- we take a look at how the oil, gas, mining and electric utilities industries have influenced the Bush Administration’s environmental policies and the impact on communities located near industrial facilities.
The Intimate Ecology of Motherhood
On this Women’s Desk edition of Making Contact, we’ll hear Steingraber’s speech at the Women’s Environmental Health and Justice Bay Area Summit in San Francisco in October of 2003.
Trouble at Sea: The State of the World’s Oceans
On this edition of Making Contact, we’ll take a look at the over-all health of the ocean today, along with a close-up of the impact of cruise ships and shrimp farming.
Before the Rains: The Struggle for Montes Azules (encore edition)
On this edition of Making Contact, we go to Montes Azules and hear about threats by the Mexican government to forcibly remove dozens of communities from land that indigenous people and campesinos claim is rightly theirs.
Mine Your Own Business: The Coal Industry and Government Oversight
On this edition of Making Contact, we shed light on this issue through an investigative story on regulatory responses to the Martin County Coal slurry spill of October 2000.
Unwrapping Plastic: A Look at Food and Beverage Containers (encore edition)
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at the production, use, and disposal of plastic food and beverage containers.
Before the Rains: The Struggle for Montes Azules
On this edition of Making Contact, we go to Montes Azules and hear about threats by the Mexican government to forcibly remove dozens of communities from land that indigenous people and campesinos claim is rightly theirs.
Global Assault: Environmental Consequences of U.S Military Actions
On this edition of Making Contact we take a look at the environmental record of the U.S. military.
Warnings from the Coal Fields (encore edition)
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at the impacts of a common practice in the coal industry known as “mountain top removal.” We also hear about alleged collusion between an Alabama-based coal company and paramilitaries in Colombia against union organizers.
