Greentime TV

What is the role of bottom-up decision making in creating an environmentally friendly economy? Elston McCowan of the Green Party of St. Louis and Fredric Raines, Washington University Professor Emeritus in Economics, join host Don Fitz. They discuss how a city can invest in its citizens. This Green Time (No. 317) includes footage of Mitchell Szczepanczyk speaking at the June 2008 Surviving Climate Change Roundtable. It is produced by the Gateway Greens in conjunction with KDHX. Call 314-727-8554 or contact fitzdonaol [dot] com for information.

In early 2009 the Missouri legislature defeated attempts to pave the way for a new nuclear power plant by repealing the state’s No-CWIP law. “CWIP” refers to “construction work in progress. Host Don Fitz interviews veteran nuke foe Kay Drey and Kathleen Logan-Smith of the Missouri Coalition for the Environment. They discuss how the No-CWIP law prevents citizens from paying for a nuclear power plant that is never completed. This Green Time (No. 318) is produced by the Gateway Greens in conjunction with KDHX. Call 314-727-8554 or contact fitzdon@aol.com for information.

Host Don Fitz and Dr. Dan McKeel of Southern Illinois Nuclear Workers discuss the dangers of Generation I nuclear power, including radioactivity releases during mining, milling, transportation, routine operation of plants and disposal of nuclear material. They look at the extent to which these dangers would be present in Generation II, III and IV nuclear reactors. This Green Time (No. 320) is produced by the Gateway Greens in conjunction with KDHX. Call 314-727-8554 or contact fitzdonaol [dot] com for information.

*Airs on Double Helix Channel 21 in the City of St. Louis:*

What are avian (bird) flue and swine flu? Host Don Fitz and Dr. Dan McKeel of Southern Illinois Nuclear Workers discuss the nature of viruses, influenza viruses A, B and C, whether the H1N1 virus was behind the 1918 pandemic and causes of viral mutations. This Green Time (No. 321) is produced by the Gateway Greens in conjunction with KDHX. Call 314-727-8554 or contact fitzdonaol [dot] com for information.

*Airs on Double Helix Channel 21 in the City of St. Louis:*

8:30 p.m., Monday, August 17 & 24, 2009,

7:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 19 & 26, 2009,

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad. “The Story of Stuff,” shown in its entirety on Green Time, is a look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. Host Don Fitz and Elston K. McCowan, who is an organizer for Service Employees International Union, Baptist minister, and former Green Party candidate for mayor, discuss the attempt to use stuff to fill empty lives. This Green Time (No. 322) is produced by the Gateway Greens in conjunction with KDHX.

At the panel on “Quality Health Care For All” during the 2008 Surviving Climate Change roundtable, Dr. Abbe Sudvarg spoke of the massive waste and negative environmental effects of a hospital-focused health care
system. Host Don Fitz and registered nurse Ginny Spernoga discuss preventive medicine, urban redesign and food and diet as alternatives to the current sickness-based medical system. This Green Time (No. 323) is produced by the Gateway Greens in conjunction with KDHX. Call 314-727-8554 or contact fitzdonaol [dot] com for info.

Host Don Fitz discusses environmental problems of dominant childbirth practices with Dana Albillo and Jamie Bodily. They cover the role of midwives and doulas, including their emotional support for the mother and effect on infant mortality. This Green Time (No. 324) includes Erin O’Reilly explaining benefits of breastfeeding at the panel on “Quality Health Care For All” during the 2008 Surviving Climate Change roundtable. It is produced by the Gateway Greens in conjunction with KDHX. Call 314-727-8554 or contact fitzdonaol [dot] com for info.

Host Don Fitz and guests Erin O’Reilly and Dr. Abbe Sudvarg discuss the importance of nutrition on health. They look at walking, antibiotics in meat and sugar and salt in prepackaged food. This Green Time (No. 325) includes Dr. Rosa Kincaid speaking on healthy diets, especially vegetarian ones, at the panel on “Quality Health Care For All” during the 2008 Surviving Climate Change roundtable. It is produced by the Gateway Greens in conjunction with KDHX. Call 314-727-8554 or contact fitzdonaol [dot] com for info.

*Airs on Double Helix Channel 21 in the City of St. Louis:*

Host Don Fitz and guests Joyce McCowan and Rev. Elston K. McCowan compare lead problems in rural Missouri and inner cities. They look at corporations and governments which blame the victims of lead poisoning and how citizens are often not told of how dangerous an area can be. This Green Time (No. 327) includes the first part of Will Godar’s film “Unleaded.” It is produced by the Gateway Greens in conjunction with KDHX. Call 314-727-8554 or contact fitzdonaol [dot] com for info.

*Airs on Double Helix Channel 21 in the City of St. Louis:*

8:30 p.m., Monday, November 9 & 16, 2009,

Dangers of nuclear power production involve far more than a potential meltdown. Host Don Fitz discusses the potential for massive contamination of water during mining and milling uranium with guests Henry Robertson of the Great Rivers Environmental Law Center and Bob Criss, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washington University. This Green Time (No. 329) includes the documentary “Yellowcake,” which explores several stages of nuclear production. It is produced by the Gateway Greens in conjunction with KDHX. Call 314-727-8554 or contact fitzdonaol [dot] com for info.