Broken, this canal is filled with controversy. This is techknow. A show about innovations that can change lives. The science of fighting a wildfire. Were going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity, but were doing it in a unique way. This is a show about science. Oh oh my god by scientists. Now techknow investigates nicaraguas great divide. Hey guys welcome to techknow im phil torres joined by Lindsay Moran and marita davison. And today were talking about a story that is dividing the country of nicaragua and it has environmental groups on alert around the world, and of course we are talking about this proposed canal that would go right through the country and it could be huge. And phil, this canal project, along with all of the Additional Development involved with it, would cut through some of the most environmentally sensitive regions of the country. And lindsay, i understand behind this project is a Chinese National . Thats right, a very wealthy and influential busines
With controversy. This is techknow. A show about innovations that can change lives. The science of fighting a wildfire. Were going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity, but were doing it in a unique way. This is a show about science. Oh oh my god by scientists. Now techknow investigates nicaraguas great divide. Hey guys welcome to techknow im phil torres joined by Lindsay Moran and marita davison. And today were talking about a story that is dividing the country of nicaragua and it has environmental groups on alert around the world, and of course we are talking about this proposed canal that would go right through the country and it could be huge. And phil, this canal project, along with all of the Additional Development involved with it, would cut through some of the most environmentally sensitive regions of the country. And lindsay, i understand behind this project is a Chinese National . Thats right, a very wealthy and influential business man, but someone who has no
Around. The dow took a steep dive of nearly 200 points yesterday with the rest of the market following cu with the exception of gold which gained 18 per ounce. Potential Market Movers today will be gdp numbers and earnings. Last night facebook shares soared more than 12 after beating analyst predictions. And, lenova is set to buy googles motorola handset unit for 2. 9 billion dollars according to reuters. Todd horwitz of average joe options joins us now to talk about the fed fallout. Good morning. I like to call you dr. Doom and gloom but you pegged it right. Good morning angie. Yes, the fed did come out with their tapering announcement but i think the feds a little bit concerned here. I think their unintended consequences of the entire program is starting to show up through all of the markets including the emerging markets. Exactly. Which leads me to the turkey situation and the other emerging marketswhat do you think is likely to happen here . I think theres a good chance that theyre
Im antonio mora. We are appalled by the violence. And it will not resolve the crisis. Violence and bloodshed must stop immediately. Tens of thousands of protesters pack the streets in venezuela as police raft the leader of the arrest the leader of the potential. This is a comeback story, of how she went to pretty well in the american public, back to a high point. We begin with an outbreak of violence in the ukraine. 20 were killed tuesday. Hundreds more have been hurt. The violence started after protesters marched into an area of city square, where the police massed. Police were accused of using live ammunition, live bullets. It happened since november 21st, when Viktor Yanukovych rejected a deal with European Union and went with russia. Im joined by nataliya goomenyuk with an independent news service. Where have you been today. What did you see . We have been following everything that happened from early morning. So far we have the shift in the newsroom. I should explain what is happe
Issue through comedy and satire. It is called dear white people. A group of black students at a fictional, predominantly white, Ivy League School. We will speak with actor Marque Richardson, an awardwinning firsttime director Justin Simien. I say to all the white people in the audience, on behalf of all of the black people in the world, you have the right to left. You get a free honorary lacquered with the two sundance ticket. It is meant to be a satire. I think if you start with the title for you get the kneejerk reaction it is going to be an hourlong indictment, you miss the point. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama is holding an emergency meeting with g7 leaders in the netherlands today following russias annexation of crimea. The session comes as the russian government continues to strengthen its control of crimea , seizing more bases and attaining detaining ukrainian commanders. The cr