Earth Day Special: Vandana Shiva and Maude Barlow on the Rights of Mother Earth

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http://www.democracynow.org/2011/4/22/earth_day_special_vandana_shiva_and

Earth Day Special: Vandana Shiva and Maude Barlow on the Rights of Mother Earth

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AMY GOODMAN: As the world celebrates Earth Day, Bolivia is about to pass the world’s first law that grants nature equal rights with humans. The Bolivian delegation to the United Nations urged the global body to adopt a similar law during this week’s Harmony with Nature conference.

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This week also marks the one-year anniversary of the BP oil spill; next week, the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. Radiation levels around the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan remain high. As these disasters multiply, Latin American countries such as Bolivia have taken the lead in adopting measures to protect the environment. Ecuador has also adopted a resolution protecting nature.

We speak with two renowned environmental justice activists: Maude Barlow and Vandana Shiva. Maude Barlow is the head of the Council of Canadians, Canada’s largest public advocacy organization. Barlow is also co-founder of the Blue Planet Project and chair of the board of Food and Water Watch. Vandana Shiva, world-renowned environmental leader, feminist and thinker from India, is the author of many books, including Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace and Staying Alive: Women, Ecology, and Development.

I started our conversation by asking Vandana Shiva about the nuclear catastrophe in Japan and what it has meant for India, where major anti-nuclear protests have been sparked, in which one protester was killed. I asked her to explain what happened.

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1. Sundance Channel is airing lots of good programming

Cool

kick, rec

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2. Thank you for posting this.

Always interested in what Vandana Shiva has to say.
Happy Earth Day!

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3. George Monbiot has become the New George Will

I was so pleased to watch Vandana Shiva rip him a new one.

Big K & R for yr posting this.