GRITtv: JUly 28, 2009

“A threat of unknown magnitude,” some have called it. The LA Times writes that it could kill hundreds over the next two years. What is it? Swine flu. How did we get here and what are the connections between industrial agriculture, global warming, and what many think could be a deadly flu epidemic? Arun Gupta, an editor at the Indypendent and the author most recently of Bacon as a Weapon of Mass Destruction , Kim Knowlton , Senior Scientist at the Natural Resource Defense Council’s Global Warming and Health Project, and Michael Greger , Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at The Humane Society of the United States and author of Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching discuss the looming threats of avian and swine flu, global warming, and what we can do to change our system of industrial agriculture. You can find the NRDC’s new report on Dengue Fever here . Then, if you think it’s tough making change here in the United States try being an LGBT organizer in Lebanon. Nadine Mouwad of MEEM and others have created a powerful and effective network of resources for the Lebanese LGBT community. Finally, Streetfilms is looking for short Public Service Announcements on what biking etiquette should be. Have any ideas? There are two categories: Why Biking Rules! And The Biking Rules Street Code. You can learn more about the contest here . Thanks to Ralph Rollins , Friends of the Earth , The NRDC and Mark Fiore , and Publish What You Pay and Oxfam America for video in tonight’s show.

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