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Waves of Change, Rivers of Doubt: Global Water Issues and Solutions (Hour-Long PRX Special)

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Part of Series Making Contact
Length 59:00
Licensor National Radio Project
Producer(s) National Radio Project
Formats Documentary, Hard Feature, Special
Topics Environment, Public Affairs
Produced 2006
Added to PRX August 17, 2006
 

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Summary:

Privatization, access to clean water, desalination technology, bottled water debates, and non-point source pollution.

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http://www.radioproject.org

Additional Credits and Funding:

Lisa Rudman, Executive Director; Pauline Bartolone, Special Correspondent; Dorian Taylor, Communications Manager; Peggy Law, Founding Director; Norman Solomon, Senior Advisor; David Barsamian, National Advisor

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Engaging, NPR NewsMagazine-y, Sound Rich

Language:

English

Description:

An hour-long special where we look at core worldwide water issues including privatization, access to clean water, desalination technology, bottled water debates, and non-point source pollution.

Support for this program comes in part from the Public Radio Exchange (PRX) Reversioning Project.

Senior Producer/Host/Writer: Tena Rubio. Contributing Producers: Robynn Takayama, Lester Graham (GLRC), Sarah Olson, Sarah Meehan, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Shawn Allee. Senior Mixing Engineer: Stephanie Welch

?Headline News? - ?Wenonah Hauter?, Food and Water Watch; Eric Olson, NY Advocacy Center/Natural Resources Defense Council; Wilma Subra, Subra Company.

?Water Privatization? - Kapua Sproat, Earth Justice; Duke Sevilla, Hui o Na Wai `Eha; Alan M. Arakawa, Mayor of Maui; Avery Chumbley, Wailuku Water Company; Wenonah Hauter, Food and Water Watch; Geoffrey Segal, Reason Foundation.

GLRC?s ?Ten Threats: Bottled Water Diversion Debate? - Chuck Swartzle, Besco Water Treatment, Inc.; William E. Lobenherz, Michigan Soft Drink Association; Dave Dempsey, Clean Water Action Great Lakes.

?Bottled Water Debate? - Stephen Kay, International Bottled Water Association; Erik Olson, Natural Resources Defense Council.

?Access to Clean Water (Ghana)? - Pascalina, resident of Maamobi; Patrick Apoya, Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS); Ben Ampomah, Water Resources Commission; Michael Agyeman, Ghana Water Company; Leo Shang-Quartey, The Ghana National Coalition Against the Privatization of Water (NCAP).

?Desalination? - Karl B. Stinson, Alameda County Water District; Dr. Peter Gleick, The Pacific Institute; Richard Stover, Energy Recovery Inc.; Conner Everts, California Statewide De-Sal Response Group.

GLRC?s ?Ten Threats: Rethinking Urban Runoff? - Brian Bell, EPA; Grace Troccolo, Chicago Center Green Technology; Dr. Stephen Bocking, professor of Environmental and Resource Studies Program, Trent University.

Program debuted to PRX Aug 16, 2006, can be aired anytime.

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