Imagine living beside the world's largest freshwater body, yet being unable to afford its use. This is the reality for Highland Park, Michigan residents, who face soaring water costs and demand

Imagine living beside the world's largest freshwater body, yet being unable to afford its use. This is the reality for Highland Park, Michigan residents, who face soaring water costs and demand accountability for these rising expenses.

This critical situation highlights issues of water access, community rights, sustainability, and civil rights, with particular relevance to women's rights, government responsibility, and local activism in Michigan. The topic is explored in a film by Liz Miller.

Anndrea Herrmann, President of the Hemp Industries Association, was interviewed by the Investing News Network on May 16, 2014. She discussed hemp regulations and the challenges her organization

Anndrea Herrmann, President of the Hemp Industries Association, was interviewed by the Investing News Network on May 16, 2014. She discussed hemp regulations and the challenges her organization faces.

Herrmann elaborated on hemp regulations in the United States and globally, addressing difficulties in public education. She also provided an overview of hemp's many interesting uses.

Environmental protection agencies, created to regulate polluting industries, have been compromised. These bodies, meant to safeguard our environment, have been "hijacked" by the very industries

Environmental protection agencies, created to regulate polluting industries, have been compromised. These bodies, meant to safeguard our environment, have been "hijacked" by the very industries they were designed to oversee.

Legal scholar Mary Christina Wood tells Bill Moyers that our judicial system, along with future generations, may ultimately be our best hope. She suggests they will save us from ourselves.

Civil society, particularly NGOs, initiates change. Through their activism, speed, and collaborative methods, they effectively influence both UN processes and private sector entities.

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Civil society, particularly NGOs, initiates change. Through their activism, speed, and collaborative methods, they effectively influence both UN processes and private sector entities.

Key speakers include Jonathon Porritt, Vandana Shiva, Nitin Desai, Lester Brown, Bill Ford, Kris Gopalakrishnan, Yolanda Kakabadse, and Gro Harlem Brundtland.

Katherine Hamilton, President of the Gridwise Alliance, is discussing a key topic.

She focuses on the $3.6 billion in stimulus funding designated for smart grid technology

Katherine Hamilton, President of the Gridwise Alliance, is discussing a key topic.

She focuses on the $3.6 billion in stimulus funding designated for smart grid technology and regional energy management.

Trailer for feature length documentary. We hear from a chorus of voices from six continents including Vandana Shiva, Bill McKibben, David Korten, Michael Shuman, Juliet Schor, Zac Goldsmith and

Trailer for feature length documentary. We hear from a chorus of voices from six continents including Vandana Shiva, Bill McKibben, David Korten, Michael Shuman, Juliet Schor, Zac Goldsmith and Samdhong Rinpoche - the Prime Minister of Tibet's government in exile. They tell us that climate change and peak oil give us little choice: we need to localize, to bring the economy home.