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FEATURE STORY

BLOWING THE LID OFF PEAK OIL
WE'RE DOWN TO THE "CRAP CRUDE"

King World News — 13 Nov 2009
Matt Simmons, one of the most vocal Peak Oil analysts of the last few years, comments on the news that an International Energy Agency whistleblower has exposed a cover-up by that organization of the seriousness of the future limitations on global oil supplies.

Among Simmons' points: The oil that remains is way more energy- and water-intensive to extract and refine, which drives up the price and leaves less net energy for productive use. He puts it bluntly: we're down to the "crap crude."

Go to page  |  Download/Listen   22:57

Matt Simmons book:
-- Twilight in the Desert

Related GP articles:
-- Peak Oil Solutions
-- Fuel Shortages and Power Outages?
-- Peak Oil Articles (all)

More GP resources for Peak Oil:
-- Peak Oil Books
-- Peak Oil Movies
-- Peak Oil Quotes

HOT & WHAT NOT

One Radio Network

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Vitamin D—A Panacea? — 12 Nov 2009 — A number of very smart people, including the Web Bot Predictions guy, have repeatedly emphasized the importance of Vitamin D intake for fighting the flu and other maladies. They have also noted that the current officially recommended daily amounts of D are woefully inadequate. Dr. John Cannell walks us through the state of the science on Vitamin D. This is must-listening!
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   57:52

Andrew Gause: They're Fixing the Fed? Not Really — 11 Nov 2009 — Currency historian Andrew Gause notes that the proposals to fix the Federal Reserve are all pointless. The "reforms" leave out the one thing that really matters—the authority to create money.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:04:13

Media Minutes

Internet Traffic Priority Schemes Work Against Users — 13 Nov 2009 — A new paper shows how prioritizing Internet traffic works against Internet users and undermines the overall health of the Internet ~~ Lou Dobbs has resigned as CNN anchor ~~ Broadband seekers have just one more chance to apply for funding
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   5:00

Democracy Now

John Perkins on Corporatate Domination — 10 Nov 2009 — John Perkins, the former "economic hit man," explains why corporations must be reformed from their money-driven mania so that their activities include the goal of a just, sustainable, peaceful world.  (We the public charter them; we the public can demand it. --GP)
Watch Interview  |  Download/Listen   13:43

John Perkins books:
-- Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
-- Hoodwinked: An Economic Hit Man Reveals Why the World Financial Markets Imploded--and What We Need to Do to Remake Them

Food Chain Radio

The Seed Giants — 07 Nov 2009 — Four seed companies now control 75% of the seed marketplace—and the trend is toward even more concentration. The discussion covers the tactics that have been used by these companies, especially Monsanto, to achieve this level of dominance.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   42:27

Free Speech Radio News

Headline News

Friday, 13 Nov 2009:
Stories include... Napolitano indicates immigration reform to come soon ~~ Militant attacks escalate in Pakistan ~~ NASA confirms the presence of water on the moon
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   6:02

Thursday, 12 Nov 2009:
Stories include... Top US diplomat opposes troop increase ~~ FHA reserve fund at an all time low ~~ Medvedev encourages privatization of russian economy
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   6:38

Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009:
Stories include... Obama to determine Afghan troop strategy ~~ Former Blackwater execs say company tried to pay off Iraqi officials ~~ Half of US lakes and reservoirs contain dangerous levels of mercury
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   5:31

Max Keiser Radio

Bluefin Tuna and Fiat Currencies — 11 Nov 2009 — Max and Stacy explain how the inflated power of fiat currencies leads to overexploitation of resources, including highly prized bluefin tuna.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   28:46

Tales of the Leveraged-Buyout Thieves — 07 Nov 2009 — Max and Stacy discuss how leveraged buyouts/takeovers are really just a method of concentrating and transferring wealth from healthy corporate balance sheets and pension funds to the private pockets of CEOs and dealmakers.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   58:26

On The Media

Prognosis Negative: Bad News on Health Reporting
13 Nov 2009 — TV-news segments abound with the latest diet and health advice, including gems like "Blue M&M's may cure paralysis!" Gary Schwitzer, editor of HealthNewsReview.org, has spent the last three years methodically reviewing TV health news claims for accuracy and responsibility.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   8:56

Jim Hightower

Selected Hightower commentaries for 09-13 Nov 2009...

Economic Indicators for Real People
...OR... "Dow Jones Average" meet the "Doug Jones Average"
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   2:00

Sick Leave Policies Spread Swine Flu
...OR... Shopping the specials in the Swine Flu section of your local Big Box store
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   2:00

The Rich Worry About You
...OR... It's about pitchforks and torches, not your well-being
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   2:00

Dying for Karzai
...OR... From the Shah of Iran to Manuel Noriega to Hamid Karzai—our captured black pawns
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   2:00

Bankers Gone Bonkers
...OR... Behold! ... the twisted logic of Wall Streeters
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   2:00

The Shortwave Report

News reports from around the world — 13 Nov 2009
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Bloomberg - On The Economy

The Art of Thinking Twice — 10 Nov 2009 — Among the fascinating observations here, Michael Mauboussin suggests that problems can best be solved by moving past the limitations of our immediate, personal predicament and ask ourselves, "What has happened to people in these circumstances before?" Mauboussin is author of Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   29:57

Quirks & Quarks

Fact or Fiction: Cracking Knuckles and Arthritis — 07 Nov 2009 — Does cracking your knuckles really lead to arthritis?
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   4:10

FEATURE STORY

THE TECHNOLOGICAL SINGULARITY VS. PEAK OIL

Tuesday Morning After — 03 Nov 2009
In this clip from an interview hosted by Ed Yersh, KMO of the C-Realm Podcast gives a brief explanation of the concept of the Technological Singularity—the idea that the capabilities of artificial intelligence will continue increasing exponentially and one day will overtake us humans. He then discusses whether future energy constraints would make that impossible.

Download/Listen   6:56

More:
-- Full 25-minute interview clip (covers other topics)

Related books:
-- The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology by Ray Kurzweil
-- Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age by Bill McKibben

Related movies:
-- Terminator DVDs

Related GP cartoons:
-- High-Tech Future Cartoon
-- Digital Revolution Joke/Cartoon

Related GP articles:
-- Technology/Cell-Phone Distraction

HOT & WHAT NOT

Democracy Now

Low Road to High Finance — 04 Nov 2009 — An interview with Gregg Gordon, author of the recent newspaper investigative piece, How Goldman Secretly Bet on the U.S. Housing Crash.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   13:43

Free Speech Radio News

Headline News — 06 Nov 2009
Stories include... US wrap-up: Unemployment, tax credit for homebuyers, single-payer health care ~~ Zelaya: Honduras compromise plan dead ~~ Narco-violence spreading in Mexican border state
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   5:31

ExxonMobil Signs Deal to Develop Major Oil Field in Iraq — 06 Nov 2009
Charlie Cray, director of the Center for Corporate Policy, comments on the deal ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell have signed with the Iraqi Oil Ministry to develop a major oil field in Basra. The 50-billion-dollar deal is the second major deal signed this week in Iraq.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   5:22

Flashpoints

Anatomy of a Financial Coup D'Etat, continued — 02-04 Nov 2009 — The series continues with Catherine Austin Fitts. Among other things, she discusses the parable of "trading sardines" and how that relates to the psychosis of those who think that Wall Street is a real part of the economy.
Part 6: Go to page  |  Download/Listen   22:15
Part 7: Go to page  |  Download/Listen   16:39

See previous parts: Wall Street Fascism: Financial Coup d'Etat

On The Media

Covering the Third War — 06 Nov 2009 — The US is (unofficially) at war in Pakistan. The area is virtually inaccessible to most journalists and information is tightly controlled by the Pakistani military. Yet reporters face pressure to byline their stories as if they were in the thick of the action, giving their own perceptions.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   5:56

Unmanned Aerial Drones: Wired for War — 06 Nov 2009 — While there were only a handful of US unmanned aerial drones in 2003, there are now some 7,000 that the military relies on for many of its objectives in Afghanistan and Pakistan. P.W. Singer, author of Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century, explains the impact both at home and abroad.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   6:06

Media Matters with Bob McChesney

Robert Greenwald: Rethinking Afghanistan
01 Nov 2009 — There would seem to be a uniformity of opinion among mainstream media pundits that there is only a military solution to Afghanistan. But documentarian Robert Greenwald says there are many people who that believe the militaristic approach cannot work there and is doomed to failure.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   59:42

GoldRadio.fm

Japan on the Brink — 04 Nov 2009 — John Rubino tells us what's holding up the price of gold, why it looks like there's trouble coming for public-sector pensions in the US, and why debt-heavy Japan faces a currency crisis.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   19:05

Living On Earth

Climate Bill Numbers — 06 Nov 2009 — Will the climate bill working its way through congress help or harm the economy? LOE examines the numbers.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   11:10

Downeast Conservation — 06 Nov 2009 — Fearing unwanted development, a group of Mainers has negotiated with a timber company to buy and protect 340,000 acres of forested land.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   8:07

Chemicals and Cholesterol — 06 Nov 2009 — PFC chemicals, which are widespread in industrial and commercial products, have recently been linked to elevated levels of cholesterol in the body.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   6:21

Max Keiser Radio

The Brainy Listeners of BBC Radio 5
04 Nov 2009 — Max Keiser addresses questions and comments from Radio 5 listeners. It turns out these folks are pretty savvy—they see exactly what the banksters and their political minions are up to.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   17:14

The Ecology of Predatory Capitalism — 04 Nov 2009 — Max and Stacy have a wide ranging discussion that covers... the psychology of economic depression vs. the ecology of predatory capitalism ~~ the significance of beavers in Detroit ~~ and the Quantum Theory of Money.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   27:46

One Radio Network

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Andrew Gause: The Real World of Money — 04 Nov 2009 — Andy covers the CIT bankruptcy, the Iranian oil bourse, state banks, the TARP vs. the "stealth bailout," parallels between today and post-Revolutionary US, the slavery aspects of the monetary system, and the financial-fiasco enablers in congress. Can you name "the senator from Goldman Sachs"? How 'bout "the senator from AIG"?
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:03:39

Prison Radio / Mumia Abu-Jamal

The Pendulum Effect — 01 Nov 2009 — The mesmerizing effect of shifting political positions.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   2:04

Radio EcoShock

The Future: Dark or Resilient? — 06 Nov 2009 — An interview with peak oil expert Richard Heinberg on peak COAL and related issues ~~ A speech by Paul Hawken on the possibility of a resilient future.
Download/Listen   1:00:00

Heinberg books:
-- Peak Everything—Waking Up to the Century of Declines
-- Blackout—Coal, Climate and the Last Energy Crisis

Hawken books:
-- Blessed Unrest
-- Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution

The Shortwave Report

News reports from around the world — 06 Nov 2009
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   29:00

You Bet Your Garden

Fall Leaves — 31 Oct 2009 — Master organic gardener Mike McGrath covers topics that include... Winning the battle between fall leaves and grass ~~ Attracting toads to eat garden pests ~~ Growing figs in non-Mediterranean climates ~~ Dealing with slugs on hot peppers ~~ Keeping deer out of gardens
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   52:14

Gary Null Show

Mike Whitney: A Crisis of Citizenship — 30 Oct 2009 — After a summary of the latest health news, Gary and former CIA analyst Mike Whitney discuss whether the ongoing Wall Street-banker rip-off of the American taxpayer and the lack of an effective public response is really a crisis of citizenship.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   53:57

KunstlerCast

Boston – Where Gentrification is a Good Thing — 05 Nov 2009 — JHK tours through the times and spaces of Boston, Massachusetts. He notes particularly the transformation of Boston from a rather dreary place to a mostly bright, upbeat town.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   28:57

FEATURE STORY

THE BANKSTERS' COUP D'ETAT
THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY

Flashpoints — Oct 2009

It's essential that we all grasp the fact that the Wall Street banks (and the wealthy elites who pull their strings) control not only vast stores of money, property, and other assets, they control everything via their infiltration of national governments, especially the US government.

Catherine Austin Fitts has been in the trenches with the banksters for a couple of decades and she has great insight into how the bankster takeover of the world was accomplished, including the role of banks and financial institutions, rating agencies, various US government bodies, and international trade agreements and enforcement groups.

There are two new parts to the series this week—4 and 5. We re-list parts 1-3 for convenience.

PART 1: Download/Listen  31:04
PART 2: Download/Listen  30:38
PART 3: Download/Listen  32:29
PART 4: Download/Listen  8:23
PART 5: Download/Listen  30:15

Related book:
-- Michael Ruppert - Crossing the Rubicon

Related GP pages:
-- Causes of the Financial Crisis (article)
-- The Money Masters (free movie)

Related Sites:
-- Flashpoints home page
-- Catherine Austin Fitts Solari site

HOT & WHAT NOT

Democracy Now

3rd Quarter's "Economic Upturn" Wasn't — 30 Oct 2009 — Jonathan Tasini talks about the phony nature of last quarter's upturn in GDP, noting that real unemployment figures remain unchanged. Tasini is a candidate for US senate and author of The Audacity of Greed: Free Markets, Corporate Thieves and the Looting of America.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   13:53

Bloomberg - On The Economy

Axel Merk - Debt Makes People Slaves of Money — 26 Oct 2009 — Axel Merk, manager of the Merk Hard Currency Fund, thinks the heart of our economic problems relate to too much debt and too much bailing out of failed enterprises. He is also author of Sustainable Wealth: Achieve Financial Security in a Volatile World of Debt
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   28:59

Bill Moyers Journal

James K. Galbraith - Main Street Still Reeling — 30 Oct 2009 — The Dow is up, but Main Street Americans still reeling, facing rising unemployment, foreclosures, and declining property values. Economist James K. Galbraith compares today's crisis to past economic crises and their attempted solutions.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   27:14

Free Speech Radio News

Headline News — 30 Oct 2009 — Stories include... Political rivals in Honduras reach power-sharing deal ~~ US and Colombia sign agreement on military base ~~ Thousands flee from massive oil fire in India ~~ Judge defends protest rights for logging activists in Oregon;
Honduras: Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:40
The Rest: Go to page  |  Download/Listen   6:03

Dozens in Congress Face Ethics Investigations — 30 Oct 2009 — As polls show a rising level of public distrust of the legislative branch, The Washington Post is reporting that dozens of congressional representatives and their staffers are under investigation for suspected ethics violations.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   4:01

Communities Cope with Toxic Legacy of Uranium Mining — 30 Oct 2009 — Some communities are still dealing with a deadly legacy of contamination from abandoned uranium mines.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   5:04

Afghan President Karzai's Brother Linked to CIA — 28 Oct 2009 — The New York Times is reporting that for the past eight years the brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been paid by the CIA to recruit for an Afghan paramilitary force and act as a go-between with Taliban leaders.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   11:57

Israel Restricting Palestinian Access to Water — 27 Oct 2009 — A report released by Amnesty International accuses Israel of restricting Palestinian access to water resources in the Occupied Territories.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:23

Financial Sense News Hour

Richard Heinberg Interview — 31 Oct 2009 — Richard Heinberg is one of the world's most insightful thinkers about peak oil and other resource constraints and their likely impact on how we live in the future.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:01:41

Recent Heinberg books:
-- Peak Everything---Waking Up to the Century of Declines
-- Blackout---Coal, Climate and the Last Energy Crisis

The Shortwave Report

News reports from around the world — 30 Oct 2009
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   29:00

Jim Hightower

Selected Hightower commentaries for 26-30 Oct 2009...

Let's Help Goldman Sachs Get a Clue
...OR... They're trying to BUY moral salvation—how typical!
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   2:00

Restraining Wall Street Execs Who Have No Self-Restraint
...OR... Boards don't restrain executive excesses, they enable them
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   2:00

Backing a Real Loser in Afghanistan
...OR... The election fraud there, in two minutes
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   2:00

Living On Earth

(Smart) Power to the People — 30 Oct 2009 — While the national government is just starting to talk about a smart grid, the city of Boulder, Colorado already has a few smart grid homes up and running. ~~ To the east, the EPA will begin a series of national workshops between developers, government leaders, and conservation groups about reclaiming brownfield sites for renewable energy.
Smart Grid: Go to page  |  Download/Listen   5:33
Brownfields: Go to page  |  Download/Listen   6:06

Fish-Kill Mystery — 30 Oct 2009 — Was a massive fish kill in a 38-mile-long creek on the West Virginia-Pennsylvania border due to an overgrowth of toxic algae, or was it pollutants from a nearby mining operation? Is the problem spreading?
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   7:41

California and Big-Screen TVs — 30 Oct 2009 — Government-haters have reported that California will soon be telling people they can't have big-screen TVs. Really?
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   6:24

One Radio Network

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Andrew Gause - 9x, not 2x — 28 Oct 2009 — Andy explains how the factors affecting reserves have more than doubled in the last year, but because of the 10:1 leverage of the fractional reserve banking system, the banksters can use that injection to create nine times more money to play with.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:04:28

FEATURE STORY

SQUEEZED
WHAT ARE AGRI-BUSINESS CHEMISTS DOING TO YOUR ORANGE JUICE???

Food Chain Radio — 18 Oct 2009
Alissa Hamilton, PhD, gives us a "peak behind the carton" at the crazy stuff the food industry does to the juice from a simple orange to keep O.J. in the grocery stores 365 days a year.

The agri-chemists have developed a product that is anything but "fresh-squeezed"—even when the carton says so. Hamilton's bottom-line advice: Look for "not from concentrate" juice made by small companies. Even better: Buy fresh oranges and squeeze your own!

Go to page  |  Download/Listen   43:01

Alissa Hamilton book:
-- Squeezed: What You Don't Know About Orange Juice

Related GP cartoons:
-- Funny Food News
-- Chemistry Cartoon

Related GP articles:
-- The Rainbow Diet
-- Health Benefits of Organic Food

HOT & WHAT NOT

One Radio Network

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Dr. Russell Blaylock - Disturbing Facts on the Swine Flu Vaccine — 17 Oct 2009 — The 2009 swine flu is mild by historical standards, with relatively low hospital admissions and death rates. So why are The Powers That Be pushing so hard on the swine flu vaccine? Given the variability and mutability of flu-virus genetics, how could they predict a pandemic so far ahead of time and contract for hundreds of millions of doses of vaccine? How would the vaccine manufacturers know so far in advance how to craft a genetically accurate vaccine? Answer: They couldn't. It's all about money.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:14:44

From Homeowners' Real Estate Problems to Federal Reserve Owners' Lear Jets — 21 Oct 2009 — Andrew Gause answers listener emails. Topics include advice for those with real estate difficulties, info on the pitfalls of foreign-currency investing, and an explanation of how the owners of the Federal Reserve DO make huge profits, contrary to apologists' claims. Also noteworthy: Unlike the WebBots predictions, Gause's reading of the economic tea leaves does not presage an impending crash.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:06:14

Flashpoints

Catherine Austin Fitts - Anatomy of a Financial Coup D'Etat — 19-21 Oct 2009 — This multi-part series from alt-finance Catherine Austin Fitts covers how the bankster takeover of the world was accomplished, including the role of banks and financial institutions, rating (raiding?) agencies, and various US government bodies.
PART 1: Download/Listen  31:04
PART 2: Download/Listen  30:38
PART 3: Download/Listen  32:29

Resource Pages:
-- Flashpoints home page
-- Solari.com (Catherine Austin Fitts site)

Two Beers With Steve

Peak Oil: 90, 86, 19 — 22 Oct 2009 — Ex-oil industry wonk Steve Crower thinks the steep depletion curves of conventional oil wells will soon overwhelm all efforts to bring new supplies and alternative fuels online, leading to serious economic and social consequences. He's boiled the problem down to three numbers: 90, 86, 19.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   54:00

Financial Sense News Hour

How the Top Financial Chiefs Suppressed The Derivatives Warning Ten Years Ago — 24 Oct 2009 — This segment plays clips from the recent Frontline program The Warning, which recounts the deregulation of derivatives and the fight of one regulator against the tide. The hosts discuss the Frontline material and then offer thoughts about the possible triggers of "the next crisis."
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:07:06

Morgan Downey - Oil 101 — 17 Oct 2009
Host Jim Puplava and guest Morgan Downey discuss oil and its importance to society. They agree that oil supplies will remain tight from here on out, as alternatives and new oil discoveries overall failing to keep pace with depletion, with prices staying more up than down.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   59:13

Morgan Downey book:
-- Oil 101

Radio EcoShock

Resilient Cities for Transition Times — 23 Oct 2009 — California green guru Warren Karlenzig on post-carbon cities ~~ A conversation with Anita Burke, a former Shell Oil executive, now a anti-corporate activist ~~ Planning for the "long emergency"
Download/Listen   1:00:00

Democracy Now

Oil Industry Playing Hardball / CIA Sniffing Around Social Media — 22 Oct 2009 — Whole Show ... (1) Headline news ~~ (2) University of Alaska professor Rick Steiner says he lost his federal grant funding for being an outspoken critic of the oil industry. ~~ (3) A new NY Times investigative series examines the worsening pollution in the nation's water systems ~~ (4) The Central Intelligence Agency has invested in a software firm that specializes in monitoring social media sites, including blogs, Flickr, YouTube, Twitter and Amazon.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:00:00

Free Speech Radio News

FCC Opens Public Comment Period on Rules to Regulate the Internet — 22 Oct 2009 — The FCC has opened up a public comment period on proposed rules that will regulate the openness of the Internet in the future.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   3:14

US State Department Reports on Alleged War Crimes in Sri Lanka — 22 Oct 2009 — James Ross of Human Rights Watch discusses a report released by the US State Department detailing a series of alleged war crimes by both the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tigers during fighting earlier this year.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   5:13

GoldRadio.fm

John Rubino - Lies, Damn Lies, and Government Statistics — 21 Oct 2009 — Rubino offers a number of trenchant observations, including: government statistics are now routinely manipulated; even though the Dow come back a lot, it's still way down when measured in terms of gold; any positive economic indicators are merely a temporary side effect of the Fed's unprecedented money printing.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   13:30

KunstlerCast

Is NYC The Green Metropolis? — 22 Oct 2009 — Inspired by the book "Green Metropolis," James Howard Kunstler examines the idea of Manhattan as a "green" city. Kunstler believes that the city is in good shape now but that financial and energy problems in the future may turn its newest skyscrapers into one-generation buildings, outlandish monuments built during the twilight of an empire.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   30:53

Related book:
Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability ... by David Owen
-- Book format
-- Audio CD format

Max Keiser Radio

Why China May Eat Their Reserves and Dump the Dollar — 21 Oct 2009 — Max explains, among other things, how it's conceivable that the Chinese could hold so many of Uncle Sam's dollars but still ultimately be willing to take the loss and pull the plug on the buck's hyper-leveraged status as the global reserve currency.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   27:56

Media Minutes

AT&T vs. Net Neutrality — 23 Oct 2009 — The FCC proposed new rules protecting Net Neutrality. But during the run-up to the vote, AT&T's chief lobbyist sent a letter to company employees asking them to weigh in against an open Internet. ~~ A new bill in Congress could help beleaguered community TV stations across the country.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   5:00

CounterSpin

A Fairer Deal for Music Artists? — 23 Oct 2009 — Segments include... (1) C-Spin's weekly unwinding of journalistic hoo-hah ~~ (2) The Performance Rights Act would require broadcasters to pay royalties that would be split between recording artists and record companies. It naturally faces strong opposition from industry. ~~ (3) During Open Access Week, hundreds of academic, research and advocacy groups have shown support for free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   28:00

Living On Earth

Health Risks of Nuclear Power and Testing — 23 Oct 2009 — The radioactive chemical strontium-90 is released during nuclear explosions and by nuclear power reactors. As it accumulates in bones and teeth, researchers have used baby teeth to track the link between this exposure and cancer.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   6:26

Energy's Hidden Costs — 23 Oct 2009 — The power we use comes with a hidden price tag in the billions of dollars, and now the National Academy of Sciences has broken down those costs.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   6:13

Building Green with Less Green — 23 Oct 2009 — The owner of this super energy-efficient, solar powered house in Maine used technology he calls "state of the shelf," rather than state of the art. His goal was a green house that's as economically affordable as it is environmentally sustainable.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   7:15

Government Greenbacks for Greener Homes — 23 Oct 2009 — A government program titled "Recovery through Retrofit" looks at financing green renovation projects in individual homes. Meanwhile local towns are experimenting with bonds linked to property taxes to pay for energy efficiency modifications.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   5:46

Related GP pages:
-- Home Solar Energy Article
-- Solar Energy Books

Prison Radio / Mumia Abu-Jamal

The Dow Says Wow, The People Say Ouch — 18 Oct 2009 — Mumia lambastes the jubilation on Wall Street over the rising Dow and the apparent "jobless recovery."
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   2:07

Vermont Commons

Better Farm and Food Laws To Help Family Farmers — 18 Oct 2009 — Brian Moyer of the advocacy group Rural Vermont covers recent legislative successes regarding laws about raw milk, on-farm slaughter, and other aspects of farming, and discusses the importance of ensuring that the laws are working as intended and helping family farmers.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   56:26

PBS News Hour

Yoo's Tenure Questioned Over Bush Torture Policy — 20 Oct 2009 — Should an otherwise good college law professor be barred from teaching just because he's implicated in potential war crimes?
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CDC Chief: H1N1 Poses More Risk for Kids, Young Adults — 20 Oct 2009 — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers his thoughts on the swine flu and vaccine.  ( Believe it if you dare! --GP )
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   8:06

Barofsky: TARP Program Fueled Public Distrust — 21 Oct 2009 — Inspector General Neil Barofsky explains the long-term damage to credibility done by the bailout money and the lack of transparency in how it was doled out.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   10:43

In Greenland, Ice Unlocks Climate Change History — 19 Oct 2009 — As they have been doing for decades, scientists are continuing to develop the historical climate record by extracting ice cores in Greenland.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   6:48

FEATURE STORY

... AND THE WALL STREET BANKSTERS ROLL ON

Democracy Now — 15 Oct 2009
JPMorgan Chase garnered massive profits for the third quarter. More broadly, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that major US banks and securities firms are on track to pay their employees about $140 billion this year—a record high. Meanwhile, on Main Street, foreclosures are at record levels and the broadest measure of official unemployment is at 17%.

How is this possible? Former bank regulator William Black explains that the banksters' recipe for success includes speculation on a grand scale, massive accounting fraud, and control of regulators and legislators. A year after the meltdown began, little has changed. The financial sector is still speculating, still lying, still colluding, and still making enormous profits at the expense of the real economy and working people.

Go to page  |  Download/Listen   25:43

Related books:
-- William Black book: The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One
-- Ellen Brown book: Web of Debt

Related interview:
-- William Black on Bill Moyers Journal

Related movie:
-- The Money Masters (watch free online)

HOT & WHAT NOT

Free Speech Radio News

Headline News — 16 Oct 2009 — Stories include... UN Human Rights Council votes to accept damning report on Israeli actions in Gaza ~~ New wave of refugees fleeing war zone in Pakistan ~~ Protesting French farmers take over the Champs-Elysees
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   5:28

Activists Push for Single Payer Healthcare in California — 16 Oct 2009 — While some worry that a public option goes too far, others say it doesn't go far enough.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   2:50

UN World Food Program Faces Crisis — 16 Oct 2009 — At a UN summit in Rome, leaders discussed ways to address food security with regards to climate change, internal conflict, migration, and funding for food programs.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   6:01

Argentina Farmers Fight Soy Industry Monoculture — 16 Oct 2009 — In Argentina, transgenic soy mono-culture farming has been widely adopted to support the beef industry, but the move has displaced traditional food production and small farmers.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   3:21

Living On Earth

Keeping Current on Electric Cars — 16 Oct 2009 — Jim Motavalli gives an overview of how automakers are doing on electric vehicles.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   5:27

Max Keiser Radio

WW III -- The Currency War — 14 Oct 2009 — Max Keiser theorizes that World War III will be fought not with bullets and bombs but rather with devious manipulation and outright destruction of other countries' currencies. Of course, as with any war, the elites will profit and the people will suffer, but at least the yacht fleets of the world will remain afloat.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   28:06

Radio EcoShock

Killer Nature — 18 Oct 2009 — Scientist Peter Ward on past extinctions—and the next one. ~~ Host Alex Smith offers his thoughts on the darkening future.
Download/Listen   1:00:00

Media Matters

Reconsidering Capitalism / Big-Media Blues — 11 Oct 2009 — (1) Host Bob McChesney has a good conversation with Michael Moore about his latest film, which takes aim at the uber-capitalist system. They also discuss politics-as-usual, activism, and the emerging struggle between the entrenched powers and we the people. ~~ (2) Sue Wilson discusses some perplexing questions about media, for instance: How can it be that conservative talk radio has increased its presence at the same time popular public opinion handed the Congress and White House back to more progressive elements of the political spectrum? Could it be that right-wing radio is really CORPORATE radio?
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:00:00

Gary Null Radio

Time's Up — 13 Oct 2009 — Gary offers commentary and information on ... why the "Mediterranean diet" works; the importance to health of oils from nuts and seeds; and how green tea can reduce stress. ~~ Keith Farnish explains why the mainstream environmental movement has lost its way. Farnish runs the EarthBlog site and is author of the book Time's Up--An Uncivilized Solution to a Global Crisis.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   59:45

Antioxidants and Healthy Hair / Vaccines — 14 Oct 2009 — Antioxidants can help protect against radiation damage and may help you keep a healthy head of hair ~~ How your depleted chi can be restored ~~ An update on vaccine issues from Gary and guest Jane Burgermeister
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:04:45

Zapata George Radio

James Howard Kunstler - A Failure of Consensus — 10 Oct 2009 — James Howard Kunstler rejects the idea that the blame for the ongoing financial crisis problem rests solely on the government; instead, what we have is a failure of consensus about the nature of our predicament (and, therefore, the appropriate solutions), as well as a failure of our leaders in Washington, local government, universities, and mainstream media to address issues honestly. Meanwhile, we're collectively wasting time and resources in a doomed quest to sustain the unsustainable.
Download/Listen   39:54

Mexico and Paper Currencies Unraveling — 10 Oct 2009 — (1) It's not front-page news in the US, but events in Mexico are getting serious. As government oil revenues fall with the failure of the Cantarell oil field, the federal government has experienced massive budget shortfalls and the drug cartels have ramped up crime and assassinations against the oil industry and local government officials. ~~ (2) There is a battle being waged by The Powers That Be to prop up its fiat currencies. Despite this, is the world questioning the worth of paper currencies by increasing its acquisitions of precious metals?
Download/Listen   29:19

Get more Zapata George Radio here.

FEATURE STORY

THE H1N1 VACCINE
WORSE THAN JUSTA PAIN IN THE REAR?

The Gary Null Show — 07 Oct 2009
Gary Null reviews the evidence regarding the safety and efficacy of vaccines in general, with a particular focus on the H1N1 vaccine. If you are unsure about whether you or your loved ones should get the H1N1 vaccine—or any other vaccines—you should listen to this.

Each segment begins with a discussion of vaccine issue and then moves into topics related to general health. At the end of part 2, there is a short interview with Gerald Celente, who addresses the economy and the banking system.

Part 1:  Go to page  |  Download/Listen   56:16
Part 2:  Go to page  |  Download/Listen   58:56

Related Gary Null movie: "Vaccine Nation"
-- Watch online for free
-- Check out DVD on Amazon.com

Related articles on Gary Null's site:
-- Flu Vaccines: Are They Effective and Safe? (PDF)
-- Vaccines' Dark Inferno: What is Not on Insert Labels? (PDF)

Gary Null books:
-- Get Healthy Now! - A Complete Guide to Prevention, Treatment, and Healthy Living
-- The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-Based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Well Being

Related Grinning Planet cartoons:
-- How a Virus Invades the Body
-- Things People Would Rather Not Hear a Doctor Say

HOT & WHAT NOT

Two Beers With Steve

The Money Masters — 04 Oct 2009 — Pat Carmack, producer of the film The Money Masters, explains why the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 and "fractional reserve banking" were key factors enabling the big banks to become the ruling powers in the world. One important insight: Being on a gold standard is no panacea—we were on a gold standard during the financial crises of the Great Depression era. Carmack recommends forcing banks to adopt "100% reserve banking" and putting the power to create money back in the hands of the government, where the profits from the interest can benefit citizens, not bankers.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:09:14

Related item - The Money Masters video:
-- View for free
-- See DVD on Amazon.com

Food Chain Radio

The Food Pirates -- Corporations, Banks, TARP Money, and Foreign Farmland — 03 Oct 2009 — Devinder Sharma gives a brief history of the Green Revolution in India and then exposes the fact that the world's biggest corporations, working hand-in-glove with corrupt governments, are buying up some of the planet's best farmland. This is driving poor farmers out of farming and setting up a future food crisis in these countries. The most shocking revelation: Some of the big banks that were bailed out are using TARP money to buy farm land in foreign countries!
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   43:17

Related GP article:
-- The Green Revolution Myth, Norman Bourlag, and World Hunger

Max Keiser Radio

The Oligarchs Are Doing What Oligarchs Have Always Done — 07 Sep 2009 — Max and Stacy do an audio tour of Europe, giving brief overviews of the financial issues facing various countries. They make the point that the world's ruling oligarchs are now doing what ruling oligarchs have always done: using a crisis to transfer wealth to themselves from the lower classes.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   28:10

Free Speech Radio News

Headline News — 09 Oct 2009 — Stories include... Suicide Bombing in Peshawar kills 50 ~~ Lawsuit filed against mandatory H1N1 vaccine ~~ Senate Judiciary Committee extends portions of Patriot Act
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   5:47

Surprise Decision Awards Nobel Peace Prize to Obama — 09 Oct 2009 — Barack Obama was not on anyone's list of top contenders for the Nobel Peace Prize, but Friday morning he was pronounced the winner to the surprise of many people, including himself. Some say he has not yet achieved enough in his presidency to deserve the prize, especially in comparison with some of the other candidates for the honor.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   4:47

On the 8th Anniversary of War, Afghans Opine on Security Conditions — 09 Oct 2009 — As the world marks the 8th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, the Obama administration is considering sending even more troops there. Kabul residents give the view from the ground.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   2:48

Former Soldiers with Cancer Say Military Exposed Them to Toxic Sites — 08 Oct 2009 — Former US Army members who suffer from cancer, leukemia, and lung damage told the US Senate today that the military made them live and work at sites known to be toxic.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   4:22

GoldRadio.fm

John Rubino - Oil and the Dollar — 08 Oct 2009 — Rubino addresses the rumor that oil exports may start being priced in something other than dollars and, if it were to happen, what the ramifications would be. He also talks about the Federal Reserve and Ron Paul's new book, End the Fed.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   13:23

Jack Crooks -- Currency Wrap-Up — 08 Oct 2009 — Questions addressed include... What are the current pressures—both up and down—on the US dollar as the global reserve currency? Will the financial problem lead to a devaluation meltdown in Europe?
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   16:27

Byron King - A New Paradigm — 06 Oct 2009 — Mr. King gives his thoughts on the declining dollar and the rising price of gold, as well as the outlook in oil supplies and fuel prices.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   19:11

David Morgan - Echoes Of History — 08 Oct 2009 — Morgan explains how the modern money system is a sleight of hand that allows The Powers That Be to accumulate vast wealth and get the little guys (Western taxpayers and third-world nations) to pay for it. He mentions several books and movies that illuminate the situation (see below).
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   13:34

Related movie:
-- The International

Related books:
-- Confessions of An Economic Hit Man
-- The Wizard of Oz

CounterSpin

Iran and the Nuclear Bomb / Banks and the Bailout Bomb — 09 Oct 2009 — Segments include... (1) C-Spin's weekly unwinding of journalistic hoo-hah ~~ (2) Iranaffairs.com analyst/blogger Cyrus Safdari shares his thoughts on mainstream media coverage of the story about Iran's nuclear program. ~~ (3) Much of the corporate media's reporting on the bank bailout scheme goes something like this: For all its flaws, it has pretty much worked; we've avoided a great depression and are backing away from the abyss. Nomi Prins says, "Really?"
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   28:00

Living On Earth

Acid in the Arctic — 09 Oct 2009 — Arctic waters are rapidly turning acidic, due to absorption of carbon dioxide. New research predicts parts of the Arctic Ocean will be corrosive enough to dissolve the shells of clams and mussels in the next decade, endangering the entire Arctic food chain.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   4:11

Chemical Reform — 09 Oct 2009 — Under current implementation of the US Toxic Substances Control Act, the EPA has relied on industry to police itself. Reforms proposed by the EPA administrator would give the agency greater authority to protect the public from harmful chemicals.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   7:08

Benign Design for the Environment — 09 Oct 2009 — An Arizona research center has set up a mini semiconductor manufacturing plant designed to use less water and save money.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   6:47

Media Minutes

Net Neutrality Myths — 09 Oct 2009 — Debunking old myths about Net Neutrality ~~ There's a new groundbreaking report on the future of media.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   5:00

Radio EcoShock

Beyond 4 Degrees — 09 Oct 2009 — We are heading past the 2 degree C warming "safe mark." Scientists ask "Now what?" and "How bad can it get?" ~~ A digest of Professor John Schellnhuber's presentation at Oxford "4 Degrees and Beyond" ~~ Comments from geologist/solar activist Jeremy Leggett, author of the new book The Solar Century.
Download/Listen   1:00:00

Jim Hightower

Lobbyists Take a Soak — 09 Oct 2009
...OR... Puttin' on the Ritz ... on the public tab
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   2:00

KunstlerCast

The Death and Life of Great American Cities — 08 Oct 2009 — Jane Jacobs was recently named as the planet's #1 urban-planning commentator. It turns out she's also a gregarious, beer-loving author who foresaw the currently evolving crisis. But when James Howard Kunstler interviewed her a few years back, she wasn't particularly interested in talking about the "long emergency issues" associated with a peaking in energy supplies. Here, JHK discusses her work and related topics.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   21:35

Related books:
-- Jane Jacobs: The Death and Life of Great American Cities
-- Jane Jacobs: Dark Age Ahead
-- James Howard Kunstler: The Geography of Nowhere

One Radio Network

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Steve Storch -- Bio-Dynamic Gardening — 05 Oct 2009 — Storch, a master practitioner of biodynamics, offers his thoughts on gardening through winter, root-cellaring, employing the energy of the earth to enhance your gardening results, and why now is a premium time for getting things ready for next year's growing season.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:25:10

Andy Gause - Dollar Death Seems Doubtful — 07 Oct 2009 — Andy recognizes the potential impact of pricing oil in something other than dollars—in the financial game, "oil is everything," he says—but he's not ready to believe that The Powers That Be are ready to leave the US dollar, which is the main means of their control.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:04:29

Natasha Campbell-McBride - Gut Flora and Healing with Animal Foods — 14 Sep 2009 — Dr. McBride covers the reasons poor intestinal health leads to many other health issues, the best remedies for a variety of maladies, the role of animal foods in the diet, and a "big picture" view of the food chain, which is really a food cycle. Her book is Gut and Psychology Syndrome.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:04:16

McAlvany Podcast

Dollar Demise—What the Big Money Managers are Saying Off the Record — 07 Oct 2009 — A recap of what some of the top financial gurus said at a recent conference. Views offered included:
-- Gold is a sure sign of debasement of currencies by governments.
-- The stock market has been "levitated" by central banks' unnaturally large infusions of liquidity.
-- Home prices MAY be bottoming, but there is definitely trouble ahead for commercial real estate.
-- The era of cheap oil in over.
-- Many big players remain overextended; there is a big de-leveraging yet to come.
-- Massive financial crises happen periodically for two simple reasons: greed and short memories.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   58:43

Prison Radio

Between Acorns and Blackwater — 05 Oct 2009 — Mumia Abu-Jamal offers an interesting commentary on the very different fates of two disgraced groups, Acorn and Blackwater.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   3:00

FEATURE STORY

THE FALL LAWN CARE DEBATE
CHEMICALS vs. ORGANIC

Science Friday — 02 Oct 2009
Paul Tukey explains how organic lawn care beats chemical pesticides and fertilizers every time, both in terms of expenses and results, as well as in terms of safety for kids, pets, and the local watershed. He adds that fall is the perfect time to work on your lawn.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   23:01

Paul Tukey book:
-- The Organic Lawn Care Manual

Related GP articles:
-- Lawn Care Tips
-- Organic Lawn Care
-- Dandelion Removal

Other Resources:
-- Food-Gardening Books

Related GP cartoons:
-- Fall Cartoon

HOT & WHAT NOT

Radio EcoShock

How Communities Survive Disaster — 02 Oct 2009 — Storms, floods, earthquake, attack, or employers closing—what are the tools to cope and recover?
Download/Listen   1:00:00

Two Beers with Steve

George Selgin on "Free Banking" / Interview with GrinningPlanet.com Founder — 28 Sep 2009 — What is the real definition of "money"? George Selgin gives us the scoop on that, and he explains how "free banking" works vs. the current central-bank model. ~~ In the first 10 minutes, there is an interview with Grinning Planet founder Mark Jeantheau, who gives the background on how the web site developed and where it's going. Cool!
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   53:32

Media Minutes

The Pandora's Box of Product Placement — 02 Oct 2009 — With product placement in TV programs exploding, public advocacy groups are calling for the FCC to develop rules for clear disclosure for all TV marketing. ~~ In an effort to cut costs, some rival broadcasters are merging their newsroom operations, lessening competition and potentially undermining the quality of the information you receive in your local TV newscast.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   5:00

wsRadio / Coping with Caregiving

Health Care for a Post-Peak Oil World — 02 Oct 2009 — Jan Lundberg offers his thoughts about the difference between true healing and today's petrochemical-drug oriented medical system. The current "insurance debate" is seldom about real health care, especially when the constraints of post-petroleum living are factored in.
Download/Listen   14:58
Get more Coping with Caregiving shows here

Jim Hightower

Selected Hightower commentaries, 30 Sep 2009 and 01 Oct 2009...

The Other American Army in Afghanistan
...OR... The privatization scam infests the US military
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   2:00

Pakistan Calling
...OR... Corporations are even offshoring America's debt collectors!
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   2:00

On The Media

The Patriot Act and National Security Letters — 02 Oct 2009 — Much attention has been paid to three provisions of The Patriot Act set to expire this year, but civil libertarians say the focus should be on a less-noticed portion of the law having to do with National Security Letters.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   6:54

ACLU Releases 'The Torture Report' — 02 Oct 2009 — The American Civil Liberties Union recently launched "The Torture Report" to help keep public attention on the issue of "enhanced interrogation"—which most people simply call torture.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   7:03

The Twilight Zone - Shadow and Substance — 02 Oct 2009 — This week marks the 50th anniversary of Rod Serling's landmark television series, "The Twilight Zone." Serling used the sci-fi genre as a tool to tell larger stories of relationships and morality. His seminal work influenced the next generation of Hollywood writers and producers and still appears daily in reruns.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   12:21

Free Speech Radio News

Broad Measure of Unempolyment Now at 17% — 02 Oct 2009 — New monthly figures released Friday by the US Labor Department show a slight rise in unemployment to 9.8 percent. But these official statistics don't tell the whole jobless story.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   4:02

Iran Negotiates New Nuclear Inspections — 02 Oct 2009 — The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency is heading to Iran this weekend to secure the tentative agreement made at Thursday's nuclear negotiations in Geneva.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   5:03

As Rescue Efforts Continue in Indonesia, Philippines Braces for Another Typhoon — 02 Oct 2009 — The death toll continues to rise in Pacific nations hit this week by earthquakes, tsunamis and tropical storms. In Western Sumatra, Indonesia, rescue efforts are still underway two days after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated much of the port city of Padang.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   3:09

Greenpeace Activists Under Arrest After Action at Suncor Mine in Canada's Tar Sands — 01 Oct 2009 — Greenpeace says 23 of its activists have been arrested in northern Canada after they blocked operations at a Suncor oil mine in Alberta's tar sands region. Greenpeace says that the open-pit oil mining operations are creating an environmental catastrophe, polluting local water sources and generating high amounts of carbon emissions.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   4:58

Max Keiser Radio

Why the G-20 Protests Are Dumb — 30 Sep 2009 — Max and Stacy discuss ... Why the approach used for G-20 protests is just dumb—there are much better ways to take down TPTB; as well as more on the "dollar carry trade."
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   28:00

Living On Earth

Mercury Rising — 02 Oct 2009 — The British Government's Meteorological Office produces the most widely respected and accurate climate models. The Office's new report shows that if we continue with high fossil fuel emissions, average world temperatures could rise at least 4 degrees Celsius within 50 years—a figure higher than previously thought, and twice the normally accepted "safe range."
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   6:18

River Resurrection — 02 Oct 2009 — The San Joaquin river in California is flowing again after four decades, which could help resurrect the salmon fishery. But local farmers are worried that there will be a shortage of irrigation water for their crops.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   2:05

PBS News Hour

Fossil Find Sheds Light on Early Human Evolutionary — 01 Oct 2009 — A 4.4-million year old fossil, discovered in Africa has opened a window onto humans' "early evolutionary steps," according to the group of scientists responsible for the find.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   9:14

GoldRadio.fm

Mish Shedlock - The Waiting Game — 01 Oct 2009 — Mike 'Mish' Shedlock discusses ... our leaders' "wait and see" approach; the "shadow housing market" (that is, the undocumented inventory of unoccupied homes still on banks' books); "insider dumping" of stock shares. Shedlock reviews the case that the current cycle is deflationary, not inflationary, and predicts more financial trouble ahead.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   17:22

Hang On To Your Seat And Hat — 28 Sep 2009 — David Smith sees serious inflation and turbulence ahead. He says the best thing to do is to hold fast to one's core values.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   11:54

$2200 Gold By The End Of 2010 — 28 Sep 2009 — Kevin Kerr thinks agriculture financing (i.e. loans to for farmers' seasonal activities) might be in for some problems that will ultimately add to the evolving threat to food supplies. This, he says, will be one of the factors that leads to inflation and a significant rise in the price of gold.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   10:48

One Radio Network

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Clif High - The Shape of Things To Come — 28 Sep 2009 — Clif High gives a rundown of the latest Web Bots predictions, which include big trouble over vaccines, the collapse of the US dollar, an escalation in the Iran-Israel conflict, and severe "earth changes"—among other things!
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:12:45

Related page: Grinning Planet's page of  Related GP article: Web Bots predictions and Clif High interviews

Militia Radio

Clif High - Web Bots Predictions — 24 Sep 2009 — Another good interview with Clif High about the possibility of world-changing events coming in the next year.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:45:44

Science Friday

Can Bats and Wind Power Get Along? — 02 Oct 2009 — New research finds that a relatively minor adjustment to wind turbines could greatly lessen incidents of bat deaths associated with wind power generation.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   12:59

80% Reduction in GHGs by 2020? What?? — 02 Oct 2009 — Lester Brown advocates cutting global carbon emissions 80% by 2020, which is far more aggressive than any plan currently being considered. He says this is the level of reduction that is actually needed to avoid catastrophic climate disruption, and he further asserts that we already have the technologies needed to get there—all we need is the will. Brown's book Plan B, v4.0 is available for free online.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   20:27

The Gary Null Show

Lester Brown on Global Food Supply / Mandatory Vaccines for New York Health Care Workers — 01 Oct 2009 — Lester Brown surveys the various threats to the global food supply, which include less availability of irrigation water and the ongoing financial crisis. The discussion also covers the effects of pollution on human health. ~~ Gary Null gives an update on the shocking situation with New York health care workers, who have been told, "Get the vaccine or you're fired."
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:01:35

Vandana Shiva on Food and Agriculture — 28 Sep 2009 — Vandana Shiva explains how the same disastrous, corporate-driven food and agriculture policies that have brought Americans the worst diet on the planet are now being applied to India.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:00:34

KunstlerCast

Food in a World Made By Hand — 01 Oct 2009 — In James Howard Kunstler's novel World Made by Hand, the characters in the post-peak-oil world must overcome many obstacles but nonetheless manage to eat food that is in general delicious and a vast improvement over the current American diet. Kunstler talks about the lost ceremony of eating with family and friends as well as the tragic result our "fast food nation" has brought about.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   30:57

C-Realm Podcast

Investments in Hyper-Complexity — 30 Sep 2009 — KMO concludes his interview with James Howard Kunstler. They discuss the Y2K scare in light of the peak oil threat; as well as how the meltdown of hyper-complex financial instruments has trumped the peaking of global oil supplies as the biggest threat to life as we know it.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   50:34

Financial Sense News Hour

Market Wrap-Up — 03 Oct 2009 — Topics include... Weekly market summary ~~ Energy policy considerations ~~ The tightest grain supplies in the history of the post-WWII era ~~ A discussion of the "October Crash Syndrome" with Michael Panzner, author of When Giants Fall – An Economic Roadmap for the End of the American Era.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   47:26

The Debate: Inflation vs. Deflation — 03 Oct 2009 — A summary of the deflation vs. inflation arguments that FSNH guest have presented over the past month or so.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   57:24

Bailout Nation — 26 Sep 2009 — Barry Ritholtz discusses the insanity of financial system that privatizes profit but socializes risk—i.e. the big banks and Wall Street gamble; if they win, they pocket the profits; if they lose, they get bailed out. He also contrasts government actions today against what was done during the Great Depression of the 1930s, and runs down the complete list of "who is to blame for this mess". Ritholtz is author of Bailout Nation
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   54:34

FEATURE STORY

WEB OF DEBT
THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT OUR MONEY SYSTEM—AND HOW WE CAN BREAK FREE

Two Beers With Steve — 22 Sep 2009
Ellen Brown, author of Web of Debt, provides an excellent tour through the reality of the financial crisis. Among her points:

• The debt-based money system has been run by the banksters since before the days when the American colonists rebelled against the Bank of England.
• The reason the US government and the Federal Reserve are madly printing money is because the Big Pile O' Debt in the "shadow banking system" has imploded, presenting a huge problem for our Ponzi-style monetary system.
• Collapse of the whole system has not yet been prevented because the root problems have not been addressed.
• The only real solution is to move to state-run banks; that is, the profits from money creation must be taken back from the private banks and used for public benefit.

Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:14:56

More Ellen Brown Stuff:
-- Blog: Web Of Debt Blog
-- Book: Web of Debt: The Shocking Truth About Our Money System and How We Can Break Free

Related GP article:
-- Causes of the Financial Crisis

HOT & WHAT NOT

Radio EcoShock

Geoengineering — 25 Sep 2009 — Alex thinks we may soon way bye-bye to blue skies, as poltroonish politicians and worried scientists begin looking at "Plan B" for avoiding catastrophic climate disruption—engaging in planet-level schemes to geo-engineer the climate. Big fossil fuel companies and climate deniers have suddenly jumped on board the idea, so you KNOW it must be the right thing to do, eh?
Download/Listen   1:00:00

CounterSpin

"Predatory Lending" Vs. "Subprime Lending" — 25 Sep 2009 — Segments include... (1) C-Spin's weekly unwinding of journalistic hoo-hah ~~ (2) Joseph Romm explains how some of the obstacles to climate change solutions stem from inept media coverage ~~ (3) A look at the language of the mortgage crisis — "predatory lending" vs. "subprime lending", which respectively spotlight bad lenders vs. bad borrowers.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   28:00

Media Minutes

FCC Commish Supports Net Neutrality — 25 Sep 2009 — In a recent speech, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski called for new rules to protect "net neutrality," the principle that bars internet service providers from blocking or slowing any lawful content on the web.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   5:00

Democracy Now

G-20 – Bankers' Bingo! — 25 Sep 2009 — After headlines... Lori Wallach boils down the G-20 meeting to one thing: it's working people vs. the banksters ~~ A historian and labor organizer reports on the G-20 protests and puts them in context of Pittsburgh's history as a once-great labor town ~~ Wangari Maathai discusses the latest report on climate change, which predicts that global temps will rise to more than three times the "safe" level, even if we were to implement to most rigorous of the currently proposed climate solutions ~~ An analysis of the UN Security Council's resolution aimed at shoring up the international commitment to limiting the spread of nuclear weapons
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(In our 2009 Trends article, we predicted that climate stuff this year would be hot air, bad ideas, and way too little too late. Yup. --GP)

Free Speech Radio News

Iran Reveals Another Nuclear Facility — 25 Sep 2009 — Iran has revealed to the International Atomic Energy Agency's secret nuclear site. President Obama expressed his displeasure with the news. The IAEA is still trying to determine what, if any, violations took place.  (Probably none. Under the terms of the international nuclear non-proliferation treaty, Iran has the right to pursue peaceful nuclear power. --GP)
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   4:19

On The Media

Mr. Newspaper Goes To Washington — 25 Sep 2009 — Washington is paying attention to the newspaper crisis. The president has even weighed in. But some worry that any government help would create a conflict of interest. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), sponsor of The Newspaper Revitalization Act, and Jim Moroney, publisher of The Dallas Morning News discuss what role, if any, the government should play in saving newspapers.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   8:55

State Secrets Still Pretty Secret — 25 Sep 2009 — The "state secrets" privilege allows the government to ask judges to dismiss trials for national security reasons. Civil libertarians say the government abuses the privilege in order to avoid lawsuits. The Obama Administration has proposed reforms to the privilege, but lawyer and professor Jonathan Turley says the reforms don't go far enough.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   6:19

True Enough — 25 Sep 2009 — Documentaries are supposed to represent the truth. But who decides what the truth is exactly? Patricia Aufderheide, professor and documentarian, explains a new effort to interview documentary filmmakers anonymously about their ethical lapses. She hopes that by understanding the extent of the problem the documentary community can come to some consensus on where the truth lies.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   9:09

Max Keiser Radio

Specflation – The Truth About the Emerging Dollar Carry Trade — 23 Sep 2009 — Max and Stacy point out that the "deflation vs. inflation" debate is really only relevant in an honestly run economy. In the hyper-speculative world of casino capitalism, what we have is "specflation."
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   29:00

C-Realm Podcast

The Virtual and the Authentic — 23 Sep 2009 — KMO and James Howard Kunstler discuss the diminishing returns of information technology and the failure of virtual experiences to provide a fulfilling substitute for authentic experiences in our electronically mediated lives.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   56:53

Living On Earth

Vanishing Aspens — 25 Sep 2009 — Scientists believe climate-change-driven drought is responsible for the rapid and widespread death of aspen trees in the Rocky Mountains. Unless conditions reverse, the decline is predicted to continue.
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Green Intelligence — 25 Sep 2009 — Professor John Wargo discusses his new book, Green Intelligence: Creating Environments that Protect Human Health. It's a guide to chemical risks in our environment and efforts to protect us from these risks.
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PBS News Hour

Brazil's Lula Fingers "Blue-Eyed Bankers" in Financial Crisis — 24 Sep 2009 — Brazil's President Lula comments that this is the first financial global crisis that started in the developed countries, not the developing countries. He also comments on issues related to Brazil's Amazon region. In the second part of the segment, economist Joseph Stiglitz says our current approach to running the economy is ineffective and hopelessly off-target.
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