Jesse on Oil and Gas Industry, Marcelo Climate Justice

Program Title: Latin Waves Interviews Jesse Freeston/Marcelo Saavedra
Description: Part A - Jesse Freeston is an independent journalist he reports regularly for the REAL News, just back from Pennsylvania where he describes what’s happening as the Wild West, where environmental and human health opposition to hydraulic fracturing drilling is growing. He takes a look at the economics of the impending boom, Pittsburgh hosted the largest conference of companies interested in the massive Marcellus Shale gas deposit, thought to hold enough gas to power the entire US for anywhere from two to 30 years. Pittsburgh itself already has gas development surrounding it, and hundreds marched to the conference to show their objection.

Part B - Marcelo Saavedra is an Imara indigenous leaders, he is a professor at the University of Ottawa, he speaks to Sylvia Richardson about the Climate Change Conference held in Bolivia. The Cochabamba Agenda for Climate Justice.

Host(s): Stuart and Sylvia Richardson
Featured Speakers/Guests: Jesse Freeston /Marcelo Saavedra

Credits: Stuart and Sylvia Richardson,
Latin Waves Grassroots Media
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Comments: Part A - Jesse Freeston is an independent journalist he reports regularly for the REAL News, just back from Pennsylvania where he describes what’s happening as the Wild West, where environmental and human health opposition to hydraulic fracturing drilling is growing. He takes a look at the economics of the impending boom, Pittsburgh hosted the largest conference of companies interested in the massive Marcellus Shale gas deposit, thought to hold enough gas to power the entire US for anywhere from two to 30 years. Pittsburgh itself already has gas development surrounding it, and hundreds marched to the conference to show their objection.

Part B - Marcelo Saavedra is an Imara indigenous leaders, he is a professor at the University of Ottawa, he speaks to Sylvia Richardson about the Climate Change Conference held in Bolivia. The Cochabamba Agenda for Climate Justice.