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Brooklyn Bridge Park: A Dying Waterfront Transformed - Joanne Witty on Big Blend Radio

Big Blend Radio interview with Joanne Witty about the creation of Brooklyn Bridge Parkin New York. Along with Henrik Krogius, Joanne is the co-author of ‘BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK: A Dying Waterfront Transformed', the inspiring story of how democracy and human nature can transform a maritime wasteland into an urban masterpiece. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cody Hall: Say NO to Dakota Access Pipeline

Big Blend Radio interview with Cody Hall, spokesperson for the Red Warrior Camp, a collective of folks who believe in meeting their prayers halfway through Nonviolent Direct Action, to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. According to https://nodaplsolidarity.org: "The “Dakota Acces” Pipeline (DAPL) is a $3.8B, 1,100 mile fracked-oil pipeline currently under construction from the Bakken shale fields of North Dakota to Peoria, Illinois. DAPL is slated to cross Lakota Treaty Territory at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation where it would be laid underneath the Missouri River, the longest river on the continent.Construction of the DAPL would engender a renewed fracking-frenzy in the Bakken shale region, as well as endanger a source of fresh water for the Standing Rock Sioux and 8 million people living downstream. DAPL would also impact many sites that are sacred to the Standing Rock Sioux and other indigenous nations.The DAPL is a massive project being organized by a shady group of the world’s largest fossil-fuel companies and banks. They have offices in cities around the world. Putting direct, nonviolent pressure on the corporations building and funding this project is critical for supporting frontline resistance to DAPL." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shelley Armitage: Walking The Llano

Shelley Armitage, Professor Emerita of English and American Studies at the University of Texas at El Paso, discusses her eco-memoir “Walking the Llano: A Texas Memoir of Place”. When American explorers crossed the Texas Panhandle, they dubbed it part of the “Great American Desert.” A “sea of grass,” the llano appeared empty, flat, and barely habitable. Contemporary developments—cell phone towers, oil rigs, and wind turbines—have only added to this stereotype. Yet in this lyrical eco-memoir, Shelley Armitage charts a unique rediscovery of the largely unknown land, a journey at once deeply personal and far-reaching in its exploration of the connections between memory, spirit, and place. www.ShelleyArmitage.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cruising the Sea of Cortez, Baja California

Travel writer Deborah Stone discusses her experience cruising the Sea of Cortez in Baja California, known as The Aquarium of The World. Read her article in Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine> www.bigblendnetwork.com/baja-california.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.