http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/farming 2008-11-22T08:54:33Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63565-oneworld-at-the-tech-awards-2008 2008-11-22T08:54:33Z OneWorldTV <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-eCcErvbEe0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-eCcErvbEe0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63565-oneworld-at-the-tech-awards-2008"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79778" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>OneWorld's Lifelines programme honoured at the Tech Museum Awards 2008. In San Jose California this year's laureates were honoured for their innovative use of technology for social good around the world. Among them Naimur Rahman, Director of OneWorld South Asia, showcased the Lifelines programme, a mobile phone service offering expert advice to farmers and teachers in India, with our international partners BT and Cisco.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63565-oneworld-at-the-tech-awards-2008">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62821-open-blue-entry 2008-11-15T20:21:27Z bbartelt <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GtWwymNH-w8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GtWwymNH-w8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/62821-open-blue-entry"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/78531" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>V1.0</p> </div> <a href="/blog/62821-open-blue-entry">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62185-creatives-grow-better-in-the-south-west 2008-11-11T07:04:58Z rubberrepublic <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hgYwTELj-fs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hgYwTELj-fs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/62185-creatives-grow-better-in-the-south-west"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/77443" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Behind the scenes tour of of an award-winning creative farm, juicing process and distribution in South West England. The South West produces some of the UK&#39;s finest creative work (animation, web design, design, fashion, architecture....) Now you know why....nice conditions, space to breathe and opportunities with some of the best firms around. Proof here: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/4451118.stm">news.bbc.co.uk</a> High quality version here: <a href="http://www.dshed.net/harvest/">www.dshed.net</a> Win your own Creative Juicing Press here: <a href="http://www.creativejuices.org.uk">www.creativejuices.org.uk</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/62185-creatives-grow-better-in-the-south-west">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/58362-fallout-on-main-street-a-farmer-rsquo-s-tale 2008-11-22T08:52:24Z American News Project <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UPKeh3QhQPY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UPKeh3QhQPY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/58362-fallout-on-main-street-a-farmer-rsquo-s-tale"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/71484" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Jim Zumbrink is a farmer who has lived all his life in Rossburg, Ohio. Like many Americans, Zumbrink says he is deeply concerned about the ongoing financial crisis and what implications it might have on both his family and his way of life.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/58362-fallout-on-main-street-a-farmer-rsquo-s-tale">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/57664-world-credit-crunch-hits-us-heartland-15-oct-08 2008-10-20T00:53:29Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9Nu3O-MZWHE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9Nu3O-MZWHE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/57664-world-credit-crunch-hits-us-heartland-15-oct-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/70338" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Stock markets around the globe may be stabilising somewhat but it's the credit markets that will determine how harsh and how deep a recession the world is in for.</p> <p>The unwillingness of banks to lend money has hit hard in the US heartland - where farmers are finding it increasingly difficult to stay afloat.</p> <p>Clayton Swisher reports on one farming family in Wooster Ohio.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/57664-world-credit-crunch-hits-us-heartland-15-oct-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/53208--twelve-acres-clip-of-main-female-characters 2008-11-22T08:56:19Z Filmmaker In A Rucksack <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gYFOOia-L5c&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gYFOOia-L5c&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/53208--twelve-acres-clip-of-main-female-characters"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/64582" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>"Twelve Acres" - a film by Rajesh Thind</p> <p>Main female characters.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/53208--twelve-acres-clip-of-main-female-characters">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/53023-chef-alice-waters-on-edible-education 2008-11-01T03:30:53Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hy0O8JqOECo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hy0O8JqOECo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/53023-chef-alice-waters-on-edible-education"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/64331" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/07/31/Alice_Waters_In_Conversation_with_Eric_Schlosser">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Award-winning chef and founder of Chez Panisse Alice Waters discusses her interest in "slow food" and how this concept has inspired her program of "Edible Education."</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Help kick off our Third Annual Platforum Series, "How We Eat," with Waters, one of the most knowledgeable and dedicated slow-food advocates in the world.</p> <p>This James Beard Award-winning chef and author will discuss the importance of sustainable agricultural methods and practices, as well as the joy and the pleasure of eating well - The Commonwealth Club of California</p> <p>Alice Waters is a chef and the founder of Chez Panisse Restaurant and Cafe in Berkeley, California. An advocate of local farmers markets and sustainable agriculture, she features organic and seasonal foods and promotes the power of growing, cooking, and sharing food. She has also created the Chez Panisse Foundation, whose primary beneficiary is the Edible Schoolyard at Berkeley's Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School. Her books include the Chez Panisse Cafe Cookbook and, most recently, The Art of Simple Food.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/53023-chef-alice-waters-on-edible-education">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/50284-mitt-romney-town-hall-12-13-07 2008-10-29T21:29:52Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TdROnEEqKbk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TdROnEEqKbk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/50284-mitt-romney-town-hall-12-13-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/61068" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Mitt Romney <br />Town Hall <br />Muscatine, IA 12/13/07</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />MITT ROMNEY: . . . of course I came back, I came back to Iowa a little later, after I worked in a ranch in Idaho. Joan's dad, Joan's dad owned a ranch in Idaho and I worked on that in the summer time. I will tell you, its different faming in Idaho. At least in this part of Idaho, King Hill, Idaho. The ground is sort of sandy and kinda of a gray color. It doesn't rain very much, so you have uhh, to water the corn with, with uhh irrigation ditch water. And the corn doesn't grow real tall and the ears don't get real big. After the summer there I came back on the train, and you look out the window when you get to Iowa, you see the black soil, big tall dark green corn, great big ears, the water comes from the sky like its supposed to. I said to myself, "God must love Iowa." You know that, don't you?"</p> <p>LABEL: MR IA 12-13 (GR#14) GHIB - ClipA</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: <a href="http://issuealliance.box.net/shared/ggela0ihfp">issuealliance.box.net</a> </p> <p>To download the full campaign event, VISIT: <a href="http://issuealliance.box.net/shared/vf8rq8v1g1">issuealliance.box.net</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/50284-mitt-romney-town-hall-12-13-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49901-inside-usa-big-agriculture-s-exploitation-of-migrant-workers 2008-10-29T15:29:55Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/E3y1ZNd1YWo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/E3y1ZNd1YWo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49901-inside-usa-big-agriculture-s-exploitation-of-migrant-workers"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/60580" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>The big business of farming in the US is booming but undocumented migrants make up more than half of the farming workforce. They are ripe for exploitation and face low salaries, substandard housing, risk of injury, pesticides and heat stroke. Some literally work themselves to death. In this episode, Inside USA investigates farming in the era of free trade.</p><p><a href="../../blog/49897-inside-usa-the-state-of-agriculture-part-2">Watch part 2 here. </a></p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/49901-inside-usa-big-agriculture-s-exploitation-of-migrant-workers">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49897-inside-usa-the-state-of-agriculture-part-2 2008-10-29T15:29:49Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RoezckfVlIw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RoezckfVlIw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49897-inside-usa-the-state-of-agriculture-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/60574" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The big business of farming in the US is booming but undocumented migrants make up more than half of the farming workforce. They are ripe for exploitation and face low salaries, substandard housing, risk of injury, pesticides and heat stroke. Some literally work themselves to death. In this episode, Inside USA investigates farming in the era of free trade.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/49897-inside-usa-the-state-of-agriculture-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/42675-fighting-the-supermarket-racket-raj-patel 2008-10-27T15:31:10Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RMAPXY85kAY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RMAPXY85kAY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/42675-fighting-the-supermarket-racket-raj-patel"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/48161" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/05/16/Raj_Patel_Discusses_Stuffed_and_Starved">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Author Raj Patel examines how supermarkets are designed to encourage shoppers to buy more food, and argues that purchasing "safe" products (organic, fair/free trade, etc.) does little to help the global economy or the environment.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Raj Patel discusses Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System.</p> <p>Half the world is malnourished, the other half obese—both symptoms of the corporate food monopoly. To show how a few powerful distributors control the health of the entire world, Raj Patel conducts a global investigation. What he uncovers is shocking—the real reasons for famine in Asia and Africa, an epidemic of farmer suicides, and the false choices and conveniences in supermarkets. Yet he also finds hope—in international resistance movements working to create a more democratic, sustainable, and joyful food system. From seed to store to plate, Stuffed and Starved explains the steps to regain control of the global food economy, stop the exploitation of farmers and consumers, and rebalance global sustenance - Cody's Books</p> <p>Raj Patel received his PhD in Sociology from Cornell University and has worked at the World Bank, World Trade Organization, and the United Nations. He is a writer and activist concerned with land reform politics, development studies, and food sovereignty. He authored Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/42675-fighting-the-supermarket-racket-raj-patel">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/42663-global-markets-in-food-raj-patel 2008-10-27T15:30:55Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Cb2qGVqCjPI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Cb2qGVqCjPI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/42663-global-markets-in-food-raj-patel"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/48144" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/05/16/Raj_Patel_Discusses_Stuffed_and_Starved">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Author and activist Raj Patel explains the economic history of global markets in food production.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Raj Patel discusses Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System.</p> <p>Half the world is malnourished, the other half obese—both symptoms of the corporate food monopoly. To show how a few powerful distributors control the health of the entire world, Raj Patel conducts a global investigation. What he uncovers is shocking—the real reasons for famine in Asia and Africa, an epidemic of farmer suicides, and the false choices and conveniences in supermarkets. Yet he also finds hope—in international resistance movements working to create a more democratic, sustainable, and joyful food system. From seed to store to plate, Stuffed and Starved explains the steps to regain control of the global food economy, stop the exploitation of farmers and consumers, and rebalance global sustenance - Cody's Books</p> <p>Raj Patel received his PhD in Sociology from Cornell University and has worked at the World Bank, World Trade Organization, and the United Nations. He is a writer and activist concerned with land reform politics, development studies, and food sovereignty. He authored Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/42663-global-markets-in-food-raj-patel">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/42654-soy-farming-and-global-food-prices-raj-patel 2008-10-27T15:30:48Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZwjZlEMHDeo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZwjZlEMHDeo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/42654-soy-farming-and-global-food-prices-raj-patel"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/48132" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/05/16/Raj_Patel_Discusses_Stuffed_and_Starved">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Author and activist Raj Patel discusses the economic and environmental impacts of widespread global soy production.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Raj Patel discusses Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System.</p> <p>Half the world is malnourished, the other half obese—both symptoms of the corporate food monopoly. To show how a few powerful distributors control the health of the entire world, Raj Patel conducts a global investigation. What he uncovers is shocking—the real reasons for famine in Asia and Africa, an epidemic of farmer suicides, and the false choices and conveniences in supermarkets. Yet he also finds hope—in international resistance movements working to create a more democratic, sustainable, and joyful food system. From seed to store to plate, Stuffed and Starved explains the steps to regain control of the global food economy, stop the exploitation of farmers and consumers, and rebalance global sustenance - Cody's Books</p> <p>Raj Patel received his PhD in Sociology from Cornell University and has worked at the World Bank, World Trade Organization, and the United Nations. He is a writer and activist concerned with land reform politics, development studies, and food sovereignty. He authored Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/42654-soy-farming-and-global-food-prices-raj-patel">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/40868-increase-in-kenya-s-food-prices-affects-families-3-jun-08 2008-10-16T03:30:30Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m8gwGYPPDjE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m8gwGYPPDjE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/40868-increase-in-kenya-s-food-prices-affects-families-3-jun-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/46086" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The UN secretary-general has urged world leaders gathering at a summit on food security to make the "hard decisions" necessary to bring down soaring global food prices.</p> <p>The price of an average food basket is spiraling across the world.</p> <p>In Kenya, the post election killing spree disrupted farming and caused food prices to rise.</p> <p>Al Jazeera reports on the Nya-gahs, a middle class family living in the capital Nairobi, struggling to put food on the table.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/40868-increase-in-kenya-s-food-prices-affects-families-3-jun-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/40375-gene-giants-climate-saviors-or-profiteers 2008-10-26T09:29:42Z The Real News <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xPdWLSHkLJc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xPdWLSHkLJc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/40375-gene-giants-climate-saviors-or-profiteers"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/45547" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>More at <a href="http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=080501YT">therealnews.com</a> <br />Biotech companies seek hundreds of patents for genetically modified "climate-ready" seeds</p> </div> <a href="/blog/40375-gene-giants-climate-saviors-or-profiteers">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/39662-benefits-of-free-trade-ambassador-william-brownfield 2008-10-25T09:29:48Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ffu4CJ8iOdg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ffu4CJ8iOdg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/39662-benefits-of-free-trade-ambassador-william-brownfield"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/44766" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/03/24/The_Honorable_William_R_Brownfield_on_Colombia">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Brownfield gives his views on the importance of free trade agreements between the United States and Colombia, as well as with other nations.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Ambassador William R. Brownfield, United States Ambassador to Colombia outlines the current challenges facing Colombia and discusses the U.S.-Colombia relationship. Following his presentation, he answers questions from the audience.</p> <p>Ambassador William Brownfield, a career minister in the Senior Foreign Service, was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Colombia on August 21, 2007. Before arriving in Colombia, Ambassador Brownfield served as U.S. Ambassador to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Republic of Chile. His first assignment after joining the Foreign Service in 1979 was in Maracaibo, Venezuela.</p> <p>Ambassador Brownfield's other overseas postings also include Counselor for Humanitarian Affairs in Geneva and assignments in Argentina and El Salvador. He was temporarily assigned as Political Adviser to the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Southern Command in Panama 1989-90.In Washington, Ambassador Brownfield's assignments have included Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA), Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), Executive Assistant in the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Member of the Secretary’s Policy Planning Staff, and Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs.</p> <p>Ambassador Brownfield is a graduate of Cornell University (1974) and the National War College (1993); he also attended the University of Texas School of Law (1976-78). He speaks Spanish and French. He is a native of the State of Texas.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/39662-benefits-of-free-trade-ambassador-william-brownfield">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/39522-witness-forty-acres-and-a-dream-part-2 2008-10-14T11:24:23Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5mNkb2HBiXM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5mNkb2HBiXM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/39522-witness-forty-acres-and-a-dream-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/44611" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Photographer John Ficara captures the plight of black farmers in the United States.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/39522-witness-forty-acres-and-a-dream-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/39521-witness-forty-acres-and-a-dream-part-1 2008-10-14T11:24:24Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Pa5ml3dQPPc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Pa5ml3dQPPc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/39521-witness-forty-acres-and-a-dream-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/44610" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Photographer John Ficara captures the plight of black farmers in the United States.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/39521-witness-forty-acres-and-a-dream-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/39333-is-ethanol-a-good-idea 2008-10-20T09:31:05Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yg0E8CGde3k&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yg0E8CGde3k&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/39333-is-ethanol-a-good-idea"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/44402" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/04/07/Uncommon_Knowledge_T_J__Rodgers">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Economic libertarian and solar-power entrepreneur T.J. Rodgers evaluates ethanol's potential as a clean energy source.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>The Free-Market Case for Green with T.J. Rodgers.</p> <p>A dedicated, unabashed, free market capitalist, T. J. Rodgers takes a businessman's and engineer's view of global warming. How serious is it, and what should we make of the plans offered up by politicians such as Al Gore and Barack Obama to deal with it? If "cap and trade" or pollution taxes on CO2 are not the answer, what is?</p> <p>T. J. Rodgers is the founder and CEO of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation and the chairman of SunPower Corporation, a manufacturer of solar power systems. He holds a doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University - Hoover Institution</p> <p>T.J. Rodgers is the founder and CEO of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: CY) and the chairman of SunPower Corp, a manufacturer of solar-power systems. He holds a doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University and sits on the board of trustees of Dartmouth College.</p> <p>Peter M. Robinson is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, where he writes about business and politics, edits Hoover's quarterly journal, the Hoover Digest, and hosts Hoover's television program, Uncommon Knowledge.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/39333-is-ethanol-a-good-idea">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38749-david-cay-johnston-a-history-of-government-subsidies 2008-10-18T03:30:10Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DTyavVD3s1A&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DTyavVD3s1A&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38749-david-cay-johnston-a-history-of-government-subsidies"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43745" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete Video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/04/14/David_Cay_Johnston_Talks_About_Free_Lunch">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Author David Cay Johnston discusses the history of government subsidies for companies and corporations in the United States.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Since 1995 when David Cay Johnston turned his investigative reporting skills to explore the murky waters of tax law, Some tax policy officials now consider him, as one tax law professor put it, "the de facto chief tax enforcement officer of the United States."</p> <p>Johnston will detail how a strong and growing economy lends itself to job uncertainty, debt, bankruptcy, and economic fear for a vast number of Americans. As tax season draws to a close, come find out who is getting a free lunch and who is picking up the bill - The Commonwealth Club of California</p> <p>David Cay Johnston was an investigative journalist for The New York Times now focusing on the subject of taxation. He accepted a buyout offer from the Times in April 2008 and is now an independent reporter. </p> <p>He most recently published Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense and Stick You With The Bill, about hidden subsidies, rigged markets, and corporate socialism. It follows Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich - and Cheat Everybody Else, a New York Times bestseller. Johnston received the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting "for his penetrating and enterprising reporting that exposed loopholes and inequities in the U.S. tax code, which was instrumental in bringing about reforms." He also won the Book of the Year award from Investigative Reporters & Editors.</p> <p>Robert Saldich is the Chair of the Board of Governors at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, CA.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38749-david-cay-johnston-a-history-of-government-subsidies">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38734-david-cay-johnston-are-government-subsidies-unfair 2008-10-17T13:33:07Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0xqqoXY4kEY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0xqqoXY4kEY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38734-david-cay-johnston-are-government-subsidies-unfair"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43730" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete Video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/04/14/David_Cay_Johnston_Talks_About_Free_Lunch">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Author David Cay Johnston discusses the history of government subsidies for companies and corporations in the United States.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Since 1995 when David Cay Johnston turned his investigative reporting skills to explore the murky waters of tax law, Some tax policy officials now consider him, as one tax law professor put it, "the de facto chief tax enforcement officer of the United States."</p> <p>Johnston will detail how a strong and growing economy lends itself to job uncertainty, debt, bankruptcy, and economic fear for a vast number of Americans. As tax season draws to a close, come find out who is getting a free lunch and who is picking up the bill - The Commonwealth Club of California</p> <p>David Cay Johnston was an investigative journalist for The New York Times now focusing on the subject of taxation. He accepted a buyout offer from the Times in April 2008 and is now an independent reporter. </p> <p>He most recently published Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense and Stick You With The Bill, about hidden subsidies, rigged markets, and corporate socialism. It follows Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich - and Cheat Everybody Else, a New York Times bestseller. Johnston received the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting "for his penetrating and enterprising reporting that exposed loopholes and inequities in the U.S. tax code, which was instrumental in bringing about reforms." He also won the Book of the Year award from Investigative Reporters & Editors.</p> <p>Robert Saldich is the Chair of the Board of Governors at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, CA.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38734-david-cay-johnston-are-government-subsidies-unfair">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/36139-susan-kegley-pesticide-contamination-in-food 2008-10-17T13:32:09Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yNW5DFpi2vY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yNW5DFpi2vY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/36139-susan-kegley-pesticide-contamination-in-food"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/40494" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/03/18/Are_Pesticides_Poisoning_Our_Children_s_Future">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Dr. Susan Kegley, founder of the Pesticide Research Institute, discusses how susceptible various foods are to contamination by pesticide toxins.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Are Pesticides Poisoning Our Children's Future? Discussants include Gina Solomon, Susan Kegley, Tyrone Hayes, and Donique Brumley. William Grant chairs the panel.</p> <p>There is mounting evidence that man-made chemicals, notably pesticides, are accumulating in our environment, and that these chemicals may be far from benign. Hear from a distinguished panel of experts about the nature and magnitude of the potential harm and what we can do about it - The Commonwealth Club of California</p> <p>Dr. Susan Kegley is an organic chemist with expertise in pesticide toxicology, pollutant fate and transport; environmental monitoring and analytical chemistry; and experience with pesticide regulation, pesticide data sources and the pesticide toxicology and epidemiology literature. </p> <p>After 14 years of teaching, research and curriculum development in academia, Dr. Kegley worked as a Senior Scientist for nine years at Pesticide Action Network North America, a non-governmental, non-profit organization that works to promote sustainable alternatives to toxic pesticides. </p> <p>Dr. Kegley started Pesticide Research Institute in 2006.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/36139-susan-kegley-pesticide-contamination-in-food">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/36138-tyrone-hayes-pesticide-effects-can-span-generations 2008-10-17T13:32:10Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vxPYCsgpB9I&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vxPYCsgpB9I&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/36138-tyrone-hayes-pesticide-effects-can-span-generations"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/40493" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/03/18/Are_Pesticides_Poisoning_Our_Children_s_Future">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>UC-Berkeley Professor of Biology Tyrone Hayes describes how health effects from pesticide toxins can persist among subsequent generations.</p> <p>------</p> <p>Are Pesticides Poisoning Our Children's Future? Discussants include Gina Solomon, Susan Kegley, Tyrone Hayes, and Donique Brumley. William Grant chairs the panel.</p> <p>There is mounting evidence that man-made chemicals, notably pesticides, are accumulating in our environment, and that these chemicals may be far from benign. Hear from a distinguished panel of experts about the nature and magnitude of the potential harm and what we can do about it - The Commonwealth Club of California</p> <p>Tyrone Hayes is a professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, UC Berkeley. His research focuses on the role of steroid hormones in amphibian development and he conducts both laboratory and field studies in the U.S. and Africa. The two main areas of interest are metamorphosis and sex differentiation. </p> <p>His work addresses problems on several levels including ecological, organismal, and molecular questions. Studies examine the effects of temperature on developmental rates, interactions between the thyroid hormones and steroids, and hormonal regulation of skin gland development.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/36138-tyrone-hayes-pesticide-effects-can-span-generations">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/33173-nancy-boyda-shames-big-oil 2008-11-22T10:28:49Z alicescheshirecat <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0uO0scuB1Bg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0uO0scuB1Bg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/33173-nancy-boyda-shames-big-oil"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/36143" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The portion of the Washington Days speech "Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics" where Rep. Nancy Boyda (KS-02) addresses her hopes for alternative fuels and green technology in Kansas</p> </div> <a href="/blog/33173-nancy-boyda-shames-big-oil">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/28501-sustainable-farming-highlights 2008-11-22T08:54:38Z OneWorldTV <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e9Z3Mryq7s8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e9Z3Mryq7s8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/28501-sustainable-farming-highlights"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/30658" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>In this pair of films, designed for schools, Excellent Development provide case studies of their conservation driven development and community-led approach in semi-arid Kenya through the lenses of sustainable farming and sustainable development. These films and the series of mini-films which explore each individual element of the charity's holistic approach to soil and water conservation offer a valuable insight into how communities can strengthen their long-term sustainability and make a positive grassroots contribution to fighting global climate change.</p> <p>The sustainable farming case study demonstrates how farmers address problems of soil erosion and water availability using terracing, sand dams & trees as a first step towards sustainable farming. The terracing and trees massively reduce soil erosion and keep more moisture in the farms while the sand dams harvest rain water allowing farmers to dedicate more time to their farms, try out new farming methods like zero-grazing and inter-cropping, diversify the range of their crops and work towards achieving food security and generating incomes. <br />The sustainable Development case study explores why conservation of the environment has to be addressed first in order to make sustainable development possible in a semi-arid environment and looks at the impacts of soil and water conservation in terms of the improved availability of water and food, improvements in health, incomes and the positive contribution towards fighting climate change. The film also picks out the elements that make the development sustainable; the positive impact on the natural environment, Excellent Development's bottom-up approach and the use of appropriate technology.</p> <p>For more information please visit:</p> <p>www.excellentdevelopment.com</p> <p>to watch more films like this visit:</p> <p>http://tv.oneworld.net</p> </div> <a href="/blog/28501-sustainable-farming-highlights">Watch the video</a>