Alert! Radio - Episode 148

Macdonald Stainsby, a creator of savegreenpeace.org, talks about why the appointment of Tzeporah Berman as director of Greenpeace International global climate and energy campaign has caused such an uproar within the Canadian ranks of Greenpeace. Stainsby also talks about the growing tendency of environmental groups to take money from the world’s biggest polluters. Sid Shniad of Independent Jewish Voices is one of the 8800 Jewish Canadians and Americans named in this year’s Self-Hating Israel-Threatening (S.H.I.T.) list. He talks about the list and what its creators intend by it. Devlin Kuyek of Grain describes the amazing global land grab as vast portions of the most fertile lands of Africa are being bought off or leased by multinational companies. Mitch Podolak devotes Music is the Weapon to fallen comrade Liz Barkley.