The History of Fracking

ForaTv

Published on Apr 9, 2015

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Fracking for oil and natural gas is transforming the way America powers its economy. The flood of low-priced natural gas has undercut new nuclear plants and nudged utilities to pull the plug on old ones. Cheap gas also has stolen market share from coal and also hit renewable sources of power such as wind and solar. Now the fracking bonanza is spreading to China and beyond. With the US poised to become the world’s largest petroleum producer in a few years the world’s new energy equation could undermine OPEC and profoundly alter the geopolitical balance of power. Russell Gold’s new book “The Boom” illustrates Texas oilmen and Oklahoma wildcatters who developed and perfected hydraulic fracturing technology that ushered in a new era of American industry. In this video, Gold gives a brief history of the origins of fracking, and how the industry got to where it is today. Speaker: Russell Gold, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal; Author, The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World This program was recorded before a live audience on April 1, 2014.

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IMF chief Lagarde on Greece, China and the uneven global recovery

PBS NewsHour

Published on Apr 9, 2015

Future economic growth has been seriously affected by the scars of the financial crisis, says IMF head Christine Lagarde. But, she says, “the new mediocre” can be avoided with the right steps.Judy Woodruff interviews LaGarde about reforming the Greek economy, how aging countries can tap labor potential and China’s efforts to a create a bank to fund infrastructure in developing countries.

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Culture in Decline – Consumerism & Advertising

Joe Leonardi

Published on Dec 6, 2012

This is an excerpt from Zeitgiest’s Peter Joseph’s new series “Culture in Decline”. It’s a reality perspective on consumerism and advertising.

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THE STORY OF STUFF – Consumerism, Capitalism, & Environment in America

Bright Enlightenment

Published on Aug 15, 2012

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Without Saying a Word This 7 Minute Short Film Will Make You Speechless

Mitkö Dimitröff

Published on Mar 9, 2014

Consumerism on a grand scale to supply and demand… We are, sadly the worst type of animal.

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SUPERMARKET SECRETS & DECEPTIONS

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Uploaded on Nov 5, 2011

Watch Part 1&2 here: http://www.chinesehealthandfitness.co…
AKA “How To Avoid Being Fooled at the Supermarket” This excellent British documentary details a number of food deceptions and flat out lies used in supermarkets and food production to make foods look and taste better and fresher than it really is.

Some scenes in the video may be disturbing to some viewers with some mild scenes of animal cruelty.

Check out this related article “Why You Should Avoid Fast Food at All Costs”
and “More Reasons to Avoid Fast Food at All Costs” http://chinesehealthandfitness.com/Ar…

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TPP – Wikileaks has released another bombshell

The Big Picture RT

Published on Nov 14, 2013

Mike Papantonio, Ring of Fire Radio joins Thom Hartmann. Wikileaks has released another bombshell – this time publishing a portion of text from the secretly negotiated Trans Pacific Partnership. Now that the text is out in the open – will lawmakers in Washington finally realize how devastating the TPP is to the American economy?

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Conversations w/Great Minds – Prof Robert D. Putnam – The Opportunity Gap Explained

The Big Picture RT

Published on Mar 13, 2015

My guest for tonight’s Conversations with Great Minds is one of the world’s leading political scientists. Currently the Malkin Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University – Robert D. Putnam, who has been called “the most influential academic in the world.” He has advised three U.S. presidents – and has won a number of distinguished awards. Professor Putnam’s 2000 book Bowling Alone is considered a classic of its kind – an was a national besteller. His new book – “Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis” – is a fascinating and challenging look at our nation’s deep crisis of opportunity.

For more information on the stories we’ve covered visit our websites at thomhartmann.com – freespeech.org – and RT.com. You can also watch tonight’s show on Hulu – at Hulu.com/THE BIG PICTURE and over at The Big Picture YouTube page. And – be sure to check us out on Facebook and Twitter!

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The Summit of the Americas in the Context of US Imperialism

TheRealNews

Published on Apr 9, 2015

Scholar and activist Gerald Horne traces modern day US foreign policy in Latin America to its colonial roots

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Chellis Glendinning from What a Way to Go: Life at the End of Empire

TSWabbit

Published on Feb 28, 2015

This is the complete and slightly edited interview footage we shot with Chellis Glendinning in 2005, in preparation for our feature-length documentary, What a Way to Go: Life at the End of Empire.

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