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August 12, 2009

Slippery Business: Canada's Role in the Ecuador Pipeline

An award-winning documentary draws attention to a Canadian company's role in Ecuador's oil mess.
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Solo in the Hot Zone: Backpack Journalists
August 12, 2009

Solo in the Hot Zone: Backpack Journalists

War reporting for the plugged-in generation.  It’s fast, mobile and to the point. It’s also deadly serious.
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The World's Most Dangerous Places
August 12, 2009

The World's Most Dangerous Places

Robert Young Pelton has found his way into, and out of, more conflict zones than most can name. 
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August 11, 2009

The Spoils of Peace: Restoring Cambodia

At last count, Aki Ra has defused over 20,000 landmines—the same number he estimates he laid as a child.
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The Moroccan Conspiracy
August 11, 2009

The Moroccan Conspiracy

Albert Koehl finds that, in Morocco, being a conspirator is sometimes part of the fun.
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Avi Lewis: Taking Care of Business
August 11, 2009

Avi Lewis: Taking Care of Business

Avi Lewis' acclaimed documentary The Take inspired many with its message of hope: hope that economic alternatives exist, and that change can happen at a grassroots level. He even convinced himself—and that has given way to a whole new project.
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August 11, 2009

In Search of the Eagle Hunters

In the most remote region of Mongolia, semi-nomadic herdsmen train golden eagles to help them hunt. Filmmaker Tony Girardin travels 1600 kilometres over the desert to meet one.
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How to Survive Anything
August 11, 2009

How to Survive Anything

"Survivorman" Les Stroud has endured some of the harshest physical environments on earth. He speaks with Verge about the headspace you need to survive.
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August 11, 2009

Visions of a Voodoo Psychic

Marc-André Roy explores the value of voodoo in Benin.
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Our Generation: Homegrown Electricity in Kenya
August 10, 2009

Our Generation: Homegrown Electricity in Kenya

Local ingenuity brings homegrown electricity to Kenyan communities.
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Surfers Turning The Tide on Climate Change
August 10, 2009

Surfers Turning The Tide on Climate Change

Activist Bill McKibben says climate change is the most important issue of our time. And he's leading a tech-savvy movement to demand serious change from our governments.
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Tailor-Made in Uganda
August 10, 2009

Tailor-Made in Uganda

Armed with needle and thread, Carrie-Jane Williams helps Ugandan girls stay in school.
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