Harbor Pollution Accord; SAG/AFTRA Split; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Darfur Peace Talks Break Down; Heathrow Woes; The Struggle To Control World Population
Harbor Pollution Accord
Harbor officials have reached a tentative agreement with environmental groups to establish a trust fund to address the long-term effects of port operations on the surrounding neighborhoods. The agreement goes before the Harbor Commission today. It includes a promise from environmentalists to drop their challenge to the Port's planned expansion of TraPac's facility in Wilmington. Larry gets the details from Harbor Commissioner, S. David Freeman, and Martin Schlageter, Campaign Director for the Coalition for Clean Air.
SAG/AFTRA Split
With the advent of digital media, new battles are raging over who gets residuals for actors in television shows, commercials and movies that appear on the Internet. Negotiations between producers and actors for a new contract are to start on April 28, and the last thing actors wanted was for a divided front. But that's exactly what's happened, with a split between the two main acting unions, the Screen Actor's Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Earlier this week Larry spoke with SAG head Alan Rosenberg. This morning he talks to Roberta Reardon, national president of AFTRA.
Orange County Journalists Roundtable
Larry Mantle talks with William Lobdell, City Editor of the Orange County Edition of the Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register senior editorial writer and columnist, Steven Greenhut, and Gustavo Arellano, OC Weekly staff writer about the latest news events and developments in Orange County.
Darfur Peace Talks Break Down
Peace talks in war-torn Darfur are facing further setbacks with a recent resurgence of violence. The U.N. and African Union have failed to organize meetings between warring factions from the Sudanese government and rebel forces since last fall. The Lybian peace conference fell apart in late 2007, and the A.U. reports little progress since then. Larry talks with Edmund Sanders, Los Angeles Times Nairobi Bureau Chief, and Jason Small, deputy director of the Sudan Programs Group at the Department of State to find out what is the latest news from the region.
Heathrow Woes
Serious disorganization at the new terminal of London's Heathrow Airport may tarnish the image of British Airways. The nearly $9-billion addition took five years to build, and opened to a disastrous first week. British Airways has cancelled nearly 400 flights, and is sorting through about 20,000 undelivered pieces of luggage. Larry talks with Mark Rice-Oxley, Christian Science Monitor correspondent in London to find out what happened and how the mess can be fixed.
The Struggle To Control World Population
In his new book "Fatal Misconception," author Matthew Connelly explores the global history of population control, from family planning to sterilization to genocide. The movement to control the population of other sects, ethnicities and families has changed how people view themselves and their family in the global setting.