Inside Fukushima’s Time Bomb – 101 East

Al Jazeera English

Published on Aug 25, 2016

Bubbling streams, lush forests, cherry blossoms in full bloom – Japan’s north is stunningly picturesque. But nature’s beauty hides a lethal secret – dangerous levels of radiation contaminate this area, fall-out from the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Five years after the twin catastrophes of the tsunami and nuclear meltdown, villages sit silent and empty. Thousands of workers still toil to clean up the radioactive material but it could be decades before their work is finished. As Japan continues to suffer the toxic aftermath of one of its worst ever disasters, 101 East reveals that the countryside may never again be safe.

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On the 100th birthday of our national parks, how they grant us ‘breathing space’

PBS NewsHour

Published on Aug 25, 2016

One hundred years ago today, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act, creating the National Park Service. To reflect, Jeffrey Brown takes his Bookshelf segment outdoors to Virginia’s Great Falls Park. He’s joined by Terry Tempest Williams to discuss her new book, which narrates the stories of America’s “sacred lands,” the power they offer visitors and the challenges of maintaining them.

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The GOP’s Stealth War Against Voters… (w/Guest: Greg Palast)

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Published on Aug 25, 2016

Thom speaks with Investigative Reporter Greg Palast about how the rigged elections could help Trump win the White House.

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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Awaits Court Ruling On Dakota Access Oil Pipeline

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Published on Aug 25, 2016

TRNN’s Kim Brown speaks to protesters outside the Washington, D.C. District CourtVisit http://therealnews.com for more videos.

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Climate One Lightning Round: Can California Get to 100% Clean Power?

Climate One

Published on Aug 25, 2016

Joining Climate One:

Mark Jacobson, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
Steve Malnight, Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, PG&E
Mark Ferron, Former Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission

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Greed Trumps Science – Why American Healthcare Is Such A Disaster

The Ring of Fire

Published on Aug 25, 2016

The Mylan pharmaceutical EpiPen price hike is just the latest example of how deceptive, crooked, and greedy the pharmaceutical industry has become in America. Cures and medicine no longer matter – the only thing they care about is how much money they can make as quickly as possible.

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About Those CEOs Who Put Profits Over Country…

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Published on Aug 25, 2016

Thom talks about corporate inversions, tax evasion, and what Leona Helmsley may have meant when she said “Only little people pay taxes…”

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Nigerian activists demand action from government

CCTV Africa

Published on Aug 25, 2016

Protesters from the Bring Back Our Girls campaign are increasing pressure on the Nigerian government to rescue the girls. Campaigners in Abuja have marched to the Presidential villa in the capital. They’re demanding the government do more, accusing authorities of being lax in their efforts to rescue the girls from Boko Haram. More than two hundred young women were kidnapped from their school in Chibok more than two years ago. Earlier this month, Boko Haram released a video supposedly showing some of the girls. Some protesters say the government should have at least issued a statement in response to the video.

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Does California Already Have the Technology to Get to 100% Clean Power?

Climate One

Published on Aug 25, 2016

On August 23, 2016 Climate One released a Twitter poll asking if California already has the technology needed to get to 100% clean power. Experts from the energy industry weighed in on the survey’s results. Check out the findings as well as what Stanford’s Mark Jacobson, PG&E’s Steve Malnight, and Mark Ferron, the former Commissioner of the California Public Utilities Commission have to say.

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Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes to Fight Zika

The Big Picture RT

Published on Aug 25, 2016

The Standing Rock Sioux tribe and its allies from other indigenous nations are protesting the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. Once finished – the pipeline will bring oil almost 1200 miles from the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota all the way to Illinois. Although the project was approved by the government -the Standing Rock Sioux say their interests and historical claims were not taken into account when that decision was made. Which is why they’ve now brought their protest right here to Washington, DC. Today – the Standing Rock Sioux asked a federal judge to put the Dakota Access pipeline on hold. They also led a really outside the court – which was attended by people from around the country – including actresses Susan Sarandon and Shailene Woodley. Joining me now is the woman who MC’d today’s rally – Bobbi Jean Three Legs – a Youth Organizer with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

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