RadioActive 6/6/13

Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco

Issue: Environmental and Social Justice

Program Topic: Maine’s proposed Omnibus Energy Bill and it’s connection to gas fracking; expedited wind corridor; moratorium on dump expansion passed

Key Discussion Points:
a) today we look at the Maine legislature’s Energy Omnibus Bill, which would accelerate and subsidizes the development of natural gas infrastructure in the state, which would increase the demand for fracked gas. Gas fracking has proved to be profoundly destructive extractive process, use has proliferated. Despite proponents heralding natural gas as transitional green fuel, today’s guests underscore that burning natural gas hydrocarbons contributes, as well, to climate change.
b) We also look at plans for an expedited wind power corridor with parallels to the East West Corridor and a legislative effort to re-initiate community rights to comment projects in currently expedited areas.
c)We also look at the passage of a bill which puts a year moratorium on dump expansions in Maine.
d) And we give a brief update on a First Nation action yesterday to oppose gas fracking at Elsipogtok, Big Cove , New Brunswick.

Guests:
Glenn Brand, Sierra Club Maine Chapter Director
Hillary Lister, Maine activist and independent researcher, who has worked on monitoring legislation and organizing around trash dumping and incineration issues, the East West Corridor, industrial wind, gas pipeline development and democratic process and participation.

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Hear Again 6/6/13

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Todd Cheney was one of the early audio essayists on WERU. He called his feature “Two Cents Worth” and pondered such fascinating questions as when leaving a dish dirty becomes domestic malfeasance. This wondering aloud episode is from 1990.

Healthy Options 6/5/13

Host and Producer: Rhonda Feiman
Co-Producer: Petra Hall
Engineer: Amy Browne

Program Topic: Women’s Health
Key Discussion Points:
a) How does the National Women’s Health Network get the facts about medications and treatment protocols marketed to women?
b) What are the studies showing the long term effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?
c) Why should women think twice before taking HRT?
d) How often should women have pap smears?
e) How often should women have mammograms, and what are the safety issues for mammograms?
f) Should women take calcium supplements? What are the issues with medication and bone density?
g) What sorts of questions should women ask their health care providers before taking new medications or agreeing to any procedures?

Guest:
Cynthia Pearson, Executive Director of the National Women’s Health Network nwhn.org/

Related websites of interest:
NWHN 10 minute video: vimeo.com/20292230
National Breast Cancer Coalition link: www.breastcancerdeadline2020.org/
Article on the origin of NWHN & the history of the feminist health movement:
www.ontheissuesmagazine.com/2011spring/2011spring_tribute.php

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