Survival

program:  Evening News program date:  Fri, 12/30/2011 Short Description:  Tough Times for the Solar Panel Industry The once booming solar panel industry has hit some difficult times. According to a report from Common Dreams, supply has exceeded demand, which has resulted in factory closures and a loss of jobs. Four years ago, with surging energy prices and a looming recession, hundreds of solar panel manufacturing plants were built to meet rising demand. Now with a weakened economy and a cheap supply of natural gas, only a handful of solar panel manufacturers remain profitable.While solar panels, or photovoltaic energy as its known to industry insiders, is struggling, the market for solar thermal energy remains steady. Mike Fitzgerald, the owner of Gresham based Eco Systems explains.   1:36 minutes (1.46 MB)

program:  Evening News program date:  Mon, 12/05/2011 Short Description:  Local Trade Dispute with China Solar Panel Industry Friday, a U.S trade panel ruled that solar imports from China were harming the U.S. domestic solar industry. In response, China’s Ministry of Commerce said it is deeply concerned that the decision shows a strong inclination to trade protectionsism, and was reached without sufficient evidence.  2:43 minutes (2.49 MB)

Roy Casagranda answers questions on revolution at Occupy Austin - Day 54. The questions asked Roy were: 1. What makes you want to participate in the Occupy movement? 2. Why do you think the Occupy Movement has emerged? 3. How effective do you think the tactic of civil disobedience can be when facing the sheer brutality of a police state? 4. For you, what dose a better world look like and what do you think should characterize the struggle towards that goal? Roy Casagranda is a Professor of Political Science at Austin Community College. A ZGraphix Production. Produced for Austin Indymedia by Jeff Zavala. http://zgraphix.org http://twitter.com/zgraphix http://facebook.com/zgraphix.org

Controversy Surrounds Green Climate Fund at UN Climate Talks in Durban by Kombatrock

The United Nations climate change talks continued in Durban, South Africa today with civil society organizations and environmental activists ramping up pressure on UN delegates to come to a legitimate and binding treaty to address runaway climate change. Of particular concern for some countries is the the Green Climate Fund and how it will be implemented. Kelly Benjamin is at the climate talks in Durban and brings us this report:

Roy Casagranda speaks on Justice and Revolution at Occupy Austin - Day 47. A ZGraphix Production. Produced by Jeff Zavala. http://zgraphix.org http://twitter.com/zgraphix http://facebook.com/zgraphix.org  

program:  Evening News program date:  Wed, 11/09/2011 Short Description:  Interviews from the Occupy Portland live stream Interviews from the Occupy Portland live stream (joined in progress).  Subjects include the Occupy Bagdad event, moving foreward, progress with the fire marshall; Sparks and Radar talk about the website, committees, Eyropean finacaial issues and personal lessons of the occupation; Donna Cohen one her class "Tax Reform for Dummies," Nadine from the information booth who is studying the occupation for her urban studies class;Cameron Whitten on an Iraq Veterans Against the War/Veterans for Peace function, the molotov cocktail incident and the Terry Schrunk Plaza expansion; Elmire talks about Yellow Brick Road and homeless youth, the possibility of occupying a foreclosed building & other ideas to help expand and advance the movement and the homeless issue; support for the Occupy Io 113:19 minutes (103.75 MB)

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