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Greentime TV # 332: “Roundup and Feeding a Growing World”
Host Don Fitz and guest Daniel (digger) Romano of the Independent Media center question whether lack of food is the cause of hunger and if genetically modified foods will really help. In the second portion of his speech “Everything You Have to Know about Genetically Modified Foods,” Jeffrey Smith explains that the Bt toxin put into plants can exacerbate allergies in humans and is thousands of times more concentrated when used via genetic modification. This Green Time (No. 332) is produced by the Gateway Greens in conjunction with KDHX.
Air Date:01/18/2010Greentime TV # 331: “Who’s Giving your Kids Food that Rats Won’t Eat?”
In his speech “Everything You Have to Know about Genetically Modified Foods,” Jeffrey Smith documents that rats are one of several species refusing food routinely given to children. He charges that the Food and Drug Administration allows food companies to decide for themselves if what they use is safe. Host Don Fitz and guest Daniel (digger) Romano of the Independent Media center discuss claims of food safety by the biotech industry. This Green Time (No. 331) is produced by the Gateway Greens in conjunction with KDHX. Call 314-727-8554 or contact fitzdon
aol [dot] com for info.Air Date:01/04/2010Greentime TV # 330: “Hidden Destruction of the Appalachian Mountains”
What does mountaintop removal of coal have to do with the environment in St. Louis? Host Don Fitz and guest David Henry of Alliance for a Livable World discuss less destructive types of energy that are available, especially using less energy. This Green Time (No. 330) includes the documentary “Hidden Destruction of the Appalachian
Mountains,” which graphically portrays consequences of mountaintop removal. 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:*
Air Date:12/21/2009Greentime TV # 329: “Down the Yellowcake Road”
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 fitzdon
aol [dot] com for info.Air Date:12/07/2009Greentime TV # 327: “Lead in Rural and Urban Missouri”
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 fitzdon
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Air Date:11/09/2009Greentime TV # 326: “The Social Ecology of Health Care”
Host Don Fitz and guests Dr. Abbe Sudvarg and Erin O’Reilly discuss shifting the focus of care from specialists and hospitals to family care, prevention and primary care. They look at the need for a single payer system for improving health and the environment. This Green Time (No. 326) includes Dr. Jifunza Wright speaking on her community model of health care 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 fitzdon
aol [dot] com for info.Air Date:10/26/2009Greentime TV # 325: “Environment, Diet, Health”
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 fitzdon
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Air Date:10/12/2009Greentime TV # 324: “Environment, Childbirth, Breastfeeding”
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 fitzdon
aol [dot] com for info.Air Date:09/28/2009Greentime TV # 323: “Community vs. Corporate Health Care”
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.Air Date:09/14/2009Greentime TV # 322: “The Story of Stuff”
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.
Air Date:08/31/2009
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