Environmental damage caused by the farming industry has been on the rise in recent years. Animals are often mistreated. In germany a growing number of people want to see changes to Agricultural Policy but little has shifted put this speed because of lobbyists in the Agricultural Sector are lobbyists more powerful in this policy area than in others. Our Research Revealed a tightly intertwined web of interests in which corporations influential figures manning several lobbying positions and politicians are closely linked a lot is at stake during the making of this film billions of euros in agricultural subsidies were being negotiated in brussels and germany was under pressure to finally impose stricter limits on the amount of liquid manure used on its fields. Who is. As pulling the strings behind the scenes. At. Brussels farmers and conservation groups from across europe are protesting outside the headquarters of the European Commission to call for a change in Agricultural Policy they col
See aljazeera will bring you the needs and Current Affairs that matter to you. Aljazeera. And well come again to rewind today we rewind to 2013 when after the earthquake of 2010 a cholera epidemic hit haiti and killed thousands the outbreak was the worst in recent history and as a. Team found out the source of the outbreak was surprising to many including it seems to those initially responsible later well find out if there is hope for haiti to read a cake cholera once and for all as it has been for the worlds wealthiest countries but 1st lets watch haiti in the time of cholera. Haiti october 2010 looking back at a hospital in a small rural town north of the capital. These were the 1st victims of a horrific unknown disease in a country still reeling from a devastating earthquake. Patients were dying in the space of a few hours children were specially vulnerable. Aljazeera was the 1st news channel on the scene. In the following days and weeks we tracked the epidemic as it rips across the
First up is general Public Comment. At this time, members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission, except the agenda items. With respect to agenda items, that will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting. I had just the one speaker card. Its not me. [ laughter ] no, i know its not you. [ laughter ] its carvallo. Real quick, im from the San Francisco heritage. I just want to mention that the legacy business backlog right now is five months when a business applies to be a legacy business and theyre overwhelmed over there and i think rick could use some help. So any influence you might have to move resources to the office of Small Business to help with the legacy business program, you all know how popular it is, but we try to get a new Business Online and five months is pushing it. So thats all. Thank you for any help you might give. Thank you. I am from the mission district. I came he
Made for mines. The arctic is often described as a vast expanse of eternal ice but in some parts of the region thats no longer the case. This is alice muir island in the canadian arctic. This strip of coastline was once covered with ice but the nearby glaciers are melting so we can see more and more of the land that lies beneath them. Some researchers predict starting in 2050 the arctic will be ice free in summer so what will happen to the region is all that ice melts. Almost for me to rise should she look. The arctic helps to determine the climate for a much wider area including parts of the us due to Climate Change due to the ice free feeding. The wall maps the retreat to the arctic in the center. That will cause massive changes here and in other parts of the world. I think is the biggest challenge facing the whole in the future. A challenge or an opportunity during the summer after the ice has melted but to taishan blooms along the coastline animal bones indicate that wildlife is re
Industry has offered them swine flu. On the 1st text that could escalate. The pulse on aljazeera. And well come again to rewind today we rewind to 2013 when after the earthquake of 2010 a cholera epidemic hit haiti and killed thousands the outbreak was the worst in recent history and as a. Team found out the source of the outbreak was surprising to many including it seems to those initially responsible later well find out if there is hope for haiti to reddick a cholera once and for all as it has been for the worlds wealthiest countries but 1st lets watch haiti in the time of cholera. Haiti october 2010 looking back at a hospital in a small rural town north of the capital. These were the 1st victims of a horrific unknown disease in a country still reeling from a devastating earthquake. Patients were dying in the space of a few hours children were specially vulnerable. Aljazeera was the 1st news channel on the scene. In the following days and weeks we tracked the epidemic as it ripped ac