[North-NV-Greens] Fwd: This week on NOW

[Paul Etxeberri]

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>NOW
>Friday, February 18, 2005 on PBS
>(Check local listings at http://www.pbs.org/now/sched.html)
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>This week on NOW:
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>* Quarry quandary.  What can one small town's battle to stop
>construction of a quarry tell us about whether corporate rights can
>trump the will of the people?  Find out in CITIZEN, INC.
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>* Trees for peace.  Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai talks about
>her way of connecting human rights, democracy and the environment in
>East Africa.  A David Brancaccio interview.
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>CITIZEN, INC.
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>When residents of St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania opposed a company's
>plans to build a quarry in their small town, they did a uniquely
>American thing: they elected a town supervisor who shared their view.
>The ensuing battle, like many around the nation that are pitting
>communities against corporations, raises a question at the heart of
>American democracy: can corporate rights trump the will of the people?
>NOW goes inside the controversy in St. Thomas Township by looking at how
>Frank Stearn, the newly elected official, steered clear of issues
>relating to the quarry and examines the legal status claimed by the
>corporation that stopped him in his tracks.  "I mean, clearly, it does
>not speak well to most people's understanding of how democracy works,"
>says Stearn.
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>WANGARI MAATHAI
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>During the last three decades, Wangari Maathai, the first African woman
>to win the Nobel Peace Prize, has inspired and organized poor women to
>plant some 30 million trees in her native Kenya and across the globe to
>conserve the environment and improve their quality of life.  The first
>woman in East and Central Africa to earn a doctorate degree, she is
>internationally recognized for her persistent struggle for democracy,
>human rights and environmental conservation.   "It is the leaders who
>are fighting over power and using resources to cause conflict between
>communities," she says.  "For me, it became very, very clear that you
>cannot protect the environment if you don't have good governance."
>Speaking on behalf of women, Maathai has regularly addressed the UN and,
>in June 1997, she was elected by EARTH TIMES as one of 100 persons in
>the world who have made a difference in the environmental arena. 
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>NOW continues online at PBS.org (www.pbs.org/now).  Log on to find out
>more about the legal history of corporate personhood and to hear voices
>from the debate over corporate rights; to learn about Wangari Maathai's
>Green Belt Movement and get action ideas for your community; to check up
>on the global environment with a list of the world's biggest water
>wasters and a photo essay documenting the trials and joys of making a
>nature documentary; and more.
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>Hosted by David Brancaccio, NOW has been called "...one of the last
>bastions of serious journalism on TV" by the Austin-American Statesmen
>and "...public television at its best" by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
>Each week, the series sheds light on a wide range of issues confronting
>the nation and explores American democracy and culture through
>investigative reporting and interviews with major authors, leading
>thinkers, and artists. 
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Paul Etxeberri

"Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow"   ---Chateaubriand