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Searching For
Solutions
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waters near
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A follow-up to Vanishing Homelands, Searching for Solutions documents the efforts of scientists, social innovators, agriculturalists, inventors, traditional and grassroots leaders, and other visionaries who are working on ways to sustain
responsible growth
and development while
preserving diverse
environments and cultures.
Reported from Latin America, India, and the Middle East, and broadcast on National
Public Radio and Public
Radio International,
1994-95.
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 Food for a
Billion Indians
It's growing increasingly difficult
for food production to keep pace with
population growth. In India, failure could spell disaster. Produced
by Sandy Tolan.
Family
Planning in India
With funding from USAID,
Indian health officials have launched
a massive new family planning
effort in Uttar Pradesh, India's
most densely populated state.
Produced by Cecilia Vaisman and Nancy Postero.
Brazil's
Birth Control Crusader
In northwestern Brazil, a controversial
doctor is on a mission to lower
birth rates. Produced by Nancy Postero and Cecilia Vaisman.
Women's
Empowerment in India
The cultural, religious, and social
realities that stand in the way
of lowering fertility rates in
India are apparent in the tiny
farming villages where one women's
group is trying to bring about
change. Produced by Cecilia Vaisman and Nancy Postero.
India
Food and Global Trade
Indians have long considered "food
security" to be a national
foundation. Now, dependence on
the global economy sends India
on an uncertain, and some say,
dangerous course. Produced by Sandy Tolan.
Brazil
Sterilization
Brazilian women seeking to control
the size of their families have
few contraceptive options and
often turn to sterilization and
illegal abortions. Produced by Cecilia Vaisman and Nancy Postero.
Norplant
In India and Brazil, population
control advocates have come into
headlong conflict with feminists
over the contraceptive drug Norplant,
considered by some to be one of
the most effective birth control
methods available today. Produced by Nancy Postero and Cecilia Vaisman.
Miracle
Farmer
In India, where signs of faith
are everywhere, a deeply spiritual
farmer has found a way to grow
abundant supplies of rice without
the use of harmful chemicals. Produced by Sandy Tolan.
Mining
History for its Lessons
Have human beings always had the
potential to destroy their own
society, or is this a more recent,
industrial phenomenon? Can anything
be learned from the environmental
missteps of our ancestors? Produced by Sandy Tolan.
Visions
of a Sustainable World
City officials from throughout
Latin America come to Curitiba,
Brazil to learn about lowcost,
environmentally sound planning
from visionary urban designer
Jaime Lerner. Produced by Cecilia Vaisman.
Solar
Energy and Middle East Peace
Developing solar energy is part
of the Israeli-Jordanian peace
agreement, but the modest plans
may be overwhelmed by market forces. Produced by Sandy Tolan and Alan Weisman.
Can
Hydrogen Fuel the United States?
Although scientists and engineers
have shown that hydrogen, the
most abundant element in the universe,
is a completely clean substitute
for fossil fuels, politicians
and big business may never be
ready to switch. Produced by Alan Weisman.
Gaviotas
Over the past 25 years, a group
of Colombian visionaries have
created an ideal sustainable community
in the midst of their country's
painful problems. Produced by Alan Weisman.
The
Great Hydrogen Car Race
While German automakers race to
produce the world's first pollution-free,
hydrogen-powered car, the world's
largest consumer market for automobiles,
the U.S. remains stuck in a Faustian
bargain with fossil fuels. Produced by Chris Brookes and Alan Weisman.
The
State of Solar Energy
In Israel, where developing alternative
energy was always seen as a matter
of survival, solar technology
is pointing away out of dependence
on fossil fuels. Produced by Alan Weisman Sandy Tolan.
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