Global Warming - Walter Reed - James McMurtry

A Veteran's View of Conditions at Walter Reed
Weekend Edition Saturday, February 24, 2007 · A Washington Post series focused on poor conditions and bureaucratic obstacles for care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. What does a wounded veteran have to say? Steve Robinson, a Gulf War veteran who is a special adviser to the group Veterans for America, discusses the situation with Scott Simon.
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Songwriting and Protest with James McMurtry
Weekend Edition Saturday, February 24, 2007 · As a young boy growing up in Texas, James McMurtry wanted to be Johnny Cash. His mother taught him to play a few chords on the guitar and he started writing songs around the age of 18.
Seven albums later, Childish Things was named Best Album of 2006 at the American Music Awards. "We Can't Make it Here," a grim lament about economic conditions in the United States, was also named Best Song. (And when you listen to it, you can hear Johnny Cash's influence in every intonation.)
"We Can't Make it Here": "It instantly got more attention than anything I'd done on a CD in 10 years," he says. "I was completely surprised by the power of the Internet."
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Arctic Team Studies Global Warming, Inuit Culture
Weekend Edition Saturday, February 24, 2007 · Beginning this month, a team of seven explorers — including three Inuit hunters — are embarking on a 1,200-mile journey across Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic. Traveling by dog sled, the expedition will spend time in local villages discussing the effects of Global Warming on Inuit cultures. A project of the Will Steger Foundation, the team will communicate with and educate online participants around the world.
A team of seven explorers — including three Inuit hunters — is about to embark on a 1,200-mile journey across Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic. Traveling by dogsled, the expedition will spend time in local villages discussing the effects of global warming on Inuit cultures — and will use the Internet to communicate with interested observers around the world.
The project is sponsored by the Will Steger Foundation, dedicated to the exploraiton and preservation of the Arctic.
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The Will Steger Foundation
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